Saturday, March 14, 2009

10 Fortune 500 Companies That Started With Next to Nothing

Stumbleupon:In the contemporary marketplace, most bigger, new businesses start as a result of years of market research, planning and strategic investment. Venture capitalists and big-money consultants get together with ideas that are based on years of experience and expertise, and they work in order to maximize profits. While, there are still millions of entrepreneurs and people that start their own successful companies, they are typically small to medium-sized at best, or they reach their growth capacity within several years.

There are, however, some marked examples of businesses that started out organically, as an idea of one or several individuals with little or no experience, and/or little or no money.

The following examples are businesses which have grown so large to be included in the Fortune 500, or the world’s largest 500 companies - but which have started from the humblest beginnings. They are “Rags to Riches” stories of unique brands, started by unique individuals that only have accumulated wealth and vast market share, but have created their own niche and never looked back...Read More

1- Whole Foods Market...Read More



2- Molson Coors



3- Apple



4-Nordstrom



5- Dell



6-Electronic Data Systems



7-Mattel



8- Wrigley



9- Starbucks



10-eBay Media

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