Celebrating Small Business Week - 10 Small Businesses that Changed History
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The document highlights 10 influential small businesses and entrepreneurs since 1963, celebrating their contributions during National Small Business Week. Notable examples include Ford Motor Company, Walt Disney, McDonald's, and Starbucks, each illustrating how these companies began as small ventures and evolved into major industry leaders. The text recognizes the importance of small business owners in America's economic progress.
Celebrating Small Business Week - 10 Small Businesses that Changed History
- 1. 10 Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs that Changed History
- 2. Since 1963, we’ve celebrated the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs & small business owners during National Small Business Week. @company_corp
- 3. We wanted to celebrate 10 companies that started as small businesses and have since made a mark in American history @company_corp
- 4. Henry Ford, The Assembly Line & Ford Motor Company Founded: 1903 Fact: At a time when cars sold for $1,000, Henry Ford revolutionized the industry by selling the Model T for $345 State Incorporated: Delaware
- 5. Walt Disney and The Walt Disney Company Founded: 1923 Fact: The Walt Disney Company finished 2013 with approximately $45 billion in annual revenue State Incorporated: Delaware
- 6. Dick & Mac McDonald Opened The First McDonald’s Founded: 1940 Fact: The first McDonald’s started in San Bernardino, CA and today the chain serves 68 million customers worldwide in 119 countries State Incorporated: Delaware
- 7. The First Dunkin Donuts Opened in 1950 Founded: 1950 Fact: William Rosenberg was traveling to factories selling food items. When he noticed coffee & doughnuts were the most popular products, he came up with the idea for Dunkin Donuts State Incorporated: Delaware
- 8. Warren Buffet, today the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Founded: 1839 (Warren became CEO in 1962) Fact: One of Warren’s first business ventures was placing 3 pinball machines throughout barbershops in Maryland, collecting money every week State Incorporated: Delaware
- 9. Philip Knight Began Selling Nike Shoes at Track Meets Across the Pacific Northwest Founded: 1964 Fact: Originally called Blue Ribbon Sports, the name officially became Nike in 1971 State Incorporated: Oregon
- 10. The first Subway was called Pete’s Subway Founded: 1965 Fact: Fred De Luca borrowed $1,000 from Peter Buck, a family friend, to open the first sub shop. Subway is the largest restaurant chain in the world with over 37,000 locations. State Incorporated: Florida
- 11. Wayne Huizenga – Founded 3 Fortune 500 Companies Year Founded: 1971, 1981, 1985 Fact: Huizenga took part in founding Waste Management, AutoNation & Blockbuster Video. One by one, he started and grew each of them into Fortune 500 companies. State Incorporated: Delaware, Florida and Texas
- 12. First Starbucks opened in 1971 in Seattle, Washington Founded: 1971 Fact: Starbucks is the largest coffee company in the world with 20,891 stores in 64 countries State Incorporated: Washington
- 13. Chipotle was Founded in 1993 Founded: 1993 Fact: Today Chipotle has 37,310 employees and 1,539 locations State Incorporated: Delaware
- 14. As big as these businesses became… @company_corp
- 15. …let’s remember where they started. @company_corp
- 16. We want to thank all small business owners and entrepreneurs for their hard work & contributions toward America’s progress. @company_corp
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