FAMOUS ENTREPRENEURS

HENRY FORD

• Born: July 30, 1863
• Married Clara Ala Bryant, and supported himself
• By farming and running a sawmill
• They had one kid, Edsel Ford

COMPANY/ PRODUCT

• Ford Motor Company
• He came up with the Model T (steering wheel left side)
• Came up with the Model A. Total output was of more than
• 4 million
• "Mental collapse" had strokes, became increasingly debilitated

CHARACTERISTICS / STRATEGIES OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS

• "Before everything else, getting ready
• Is the secrete of success"

ANDREW CARNEGIE

BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

• Birthday: November 25,1835
• Death: August 11, 1919
• Family: believed in the importance of books
• And learning. Wealthiest businessmen in America.
• Best known for a steel tycoon.

COMPANY OR PRODUCT

• Carnegie Steel Business
• Revolutionized steel production in the U.S.
• He built plants around the country, using
• Technology And methods that made manufacturing
• Steel easier, faster, and more productive

CHARACTERISTICS / STRATEGIES OF SUCCESSFUL ENTRPRENUERS

• For every step of the process, he owned
• EVERYTHING he needed: the raw materials, ships and
• Railroads for transporting the goods, and even coal fields
• To fuel the furnace.

MARY KAY ASH

• Birthday: May 12,1918
• Death: November 22, 2001
• Family: married 3 times, had 3 kids.
• Started her own cosmetics company, called
• Mary Kay inc.

COMPANY OR PRODUCT

• Mary Kay Inc.
• A profitable business fro. Scratch that
• Created new opportunities for women to
• Achieve financial success. The company went
• Public in 1968. The business remained successful

CHARACTERISTICS / STRATEGIES OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENUERS