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 Past Chair, CEO Apple  Net Worth $5.5 Billion  Born in San Francisco  Jr. High—frequently attended after-school lectures at Hewlett- Packard  Attended one semester of college

 Entrepreneur  Co-founder, chairman, architect of Microsoft's  Ranked as the richest person in the world for the last thirteen consecutive years  His story… In his junior year, Gates left Harvard University to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun with his childhood friend. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool everywhere, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates’ foresight, leadership and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft.

 Born May 14, 1984  White Plains, New York  Cofounder, CEO Facebook  2010 Networth $4 Billion  Enjoyed developing computer programs, games and communication tools.  Launched Facebook from his Harvard college dorm room  Left Harvard and moved to California

 Age 28 an “idea” changed her life  Today her company MothersWork has 1,100 stores  $500 million clothing empire Struggling to find maternity clothes to wear to work, she used her savings to create a maternity catalogue… Even though she made major mistakes, her instincts and perseverance paid off.

 Entrepreneur, Founder—Nike  Started as a tiny company—Blue Ribbon Sports  Middle-distance runner for University of Oregon Track Team  Degree in Journalism  Graduate School of Business at Stanford—changed his life  Assignment: Invent a new business…where his idea began  First real job to please his father was with a Portland Accounting firm A few adjectives that have been used to describe Phil Knight…mysterious, inscrutable, eccentric, unpredictable, shy, aloof, reclusive, competitive and a genius.

 Was a 2 nd grade teacher who kept catching colds from her students  Came up with her own preventative remedy of vitamins, herbs…and called it--Airborne  Airborne brings in $100 – 150 million annually and she stopped teaching to run her company First thing she did was researched a way to find how to make the medicine work within 2 minutes—because she knew Americans liked things to happen quickly. She and her husband cashed in IRAs and savings—started with 12,000 tubes in the local drugstores. Family and friends told them they were crazy!

 At age 16 she began writing product reviews for local newspaper  In college, she got her first paying client (paid her to write a report about their products)  After graduation, she started her own company—Buzz Marketing Group which keeps clients such as Sony and MGA Entertainment updated on the latest trends among young buyers.  Today company is worth more than $5 million. To make her product review company successful—she had to think outside the box. Her research was more informative, sexy and scandalous. She also did surveys about sex and religion, things people wanted to know but were too scared to ask. All profits are reinvested to make company bigger and better.

 Person who creates a business from a need and puts creativity and cleverness into action to provide a service or a product.  Characteristics: Independent, Risk- taker, Hard worker, Deal with others…

RISKS No guarantees No regular paycheck No boss Long hours Assume debt of business REWARDS Be your own boss Keep profitsControlSatisfaction Pursue talent and creativity

  Characteristics that describe the typical self-employed person:  Independence, positive attitude  Creativity and talent  Risk-taker  Honesty and good work ethic  Hard worker  Organization and planning skills  Self-confidence  Good Listener  Team worker  Decision maker  Motivated  Salesmanship  Follow through

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