ANDREW CARNEGIE

• Presented by: Xavier bartel
• Principles of business hour: 1
• 4/15/15

Introduction
Andrew Carnegie
Born- November 25th, 1835
Dunfermline, fife, Scotland
Emigrated to u.s. In 1848 with very poor parents, accumulated his wealth by having multiple investments until he had enough money to create his steel business.
His wife was Louise Whitfield and he had one child named Margaret Carnegie miller. He is often referred to as a true "rags to riches" story. He donated most of his money to charity and other businesses and when he sold his steel company he gave it to libraries and other businesses which promoted his name.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Carnegie was born in dunfermline, Fife Scotland.
• He moved later to Pennsylvania due to poor family in Scotland.
• From there he worked when he was 13 he worked as a bobbin boy which changes spools of thread in a cotton mil.
• Because of hard times in Scotland he knew they couldn't stay there, his uncle told him stories of other heroes and that inspired him.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION CONTINUED

• He evolved into a entrepreneur by first working in the city that was the leading city for factories.
• He was hired into Pennsylvania railroad company after hearing about his skills as an operator for telegraphs.
• He worked his way up the ranks and eventually became a superintendent of the company.
• After the civil war he left prc to pursue his own company in steel which led to keystone bridge company opening.

QUALITIES

• Qualities he had were he was a very hard worker, he would do anything until a job was done, he taught himself how to read telegraphs without having to write the message down. He never gives up on something and always wants to do more.
• Yes carnegie is a real leader because he wants to do everything he can to do his best and he will do anything to improve or have a better skill at something.

WHY I CHOSE ANDREW CARNEGIE

• I chose Andrew Carnegie because he built everything he had from nothing and completely turned his life around for the better.
• I posses hard worked from his qualities, I work my hardest to get things done on time and to do my very best on it.
• I wouldn't because steel isn't as interesting to me as it may have been to him. Now people rely on electronics more so going into that would be where profit would be.

SOURCES

• http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie
• http://www.history.com/topics/andrew-carnegie
• http://carnegie.org/about-us/foundation-history/about-andrew-carnegie/carne...