Entrepreneurs
Stories of Successful and Most Famous Entrepreneurs .
Walt Disney – An American entrepreneur
Walt Disney, an American entrepreneur, is so well known that hardly anyone the world over has not been affected in some way or another by his existence. His role in the entertainment industry is nothing short of legendary. Born Walter Elias Disney on December 5, 1901, he has been an animator, voice actor, film producer, director, screenwriter, international icon, and philanthropist. As a film producer, Walt Disney has received 22 Academy Awards with 59 nominations, receiving four awards in one year! Disney also received seven Emmy awards. He gave his name to the popular theme park resorts, in locations both domestically and [...]
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Oprah Winfrey – The Richest Black Woman
Oprah Winfrey, formerly a poor black woman born of an unwed black mother, does not fit the prescription for a billion dollar entrepreneur extraordinaire, but that is exactly what she is. Her legendary story is based on her spirit, her desire and her persistence in the face of obstacles to succeed and move forward. Born on January 29, 1954, in she is best known for her self-titled, multi-award winning talk show, which was in syndication from 1986 to 2011. She is also an actress, producer, talk show host, philanthropist and media mogul. She was the first black billionaire and the [...]
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Mark Zuckerberg – Facebook Founder: The Youngest Billionare in the World
Mark E. Zuckerman was born on May 14th, 1984 in White Plains, NY. Both of his parents are doctors. His mother is a psychiatrist and his father is a dentist. He has three sisters. Raised in the Jewish faith, he considers himself an atheist. An American computer programmer, he attended Harvard University. He is best known for creating the social networking program Facebook, for which a film was produced. In 2011, his estimated worth was $17.5 billion dollars. He was a Harvard student when he created the world famous popular Facebook, but his interest in computers started long before. Early [...]
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From Rags to Riches – the Story of Andrew Carnegie, Steel Magnate
Andrew Carnegie, Entrepreneur and Steel Magnate A Rags to Riches Success Story No one could say that there was a greater self-made man than Andrew Carnegie. He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1835. In 1848, he and his parents emigrated to America, where he found a job as an ordinary factory worker in a bobbin factory. Shortly after he became a messenger boy and progressed up the ranks of a telegraph company. He later created the Carnegie Steel Company, which was later joined together with Federal Steel Company and several other small steel companies to create U.S. Steel. After [...]
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Steve Jobs: The Man Behind the Apple’s Legacy
On the faithful day of February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California, a boy was born into the world. His name was the world-renounced Steve Jobs. He was born to graduate students from the University of Wisconsin. His parents, Abdufattah Jandali and Joanne Simpson, were unwed and decided to put him up for adoption. On the eve of his birth, his mother made a call to a lawyer, and referred him to a man named Paul Jobs. Before signing the adoption papers, Joanne Simpson hesitated of giving him up because she wanted Steve to be adopted by parents who both [...]
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Bill Gates’ Success
Bill Gates – The Richest man in the world! Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle in a family having rich business, political and community service background. His great-grandfather was a state legislator and a mayor, his grandfather was vice president of national bank and his father was a lawyer. Bill believed in achieving his goals through hard work. He also believes that if you are intelligent and know how to use your intelligence, you can reach your goals and targets. From his early days Bill was ambitious, competitive and intelligent. These qualities helped him to attain [...]
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