1. By Cole Cagle & Derrick Whittington

2.  NIKE sells clothes and shoes for athletes.

3.  NIKE started as a distributing outfit in Phil Knight’s car in 1964 with the help of his coach Bill Bowerman  He sold Tiger shoes(now known as Asics)but sold his own in 1972

4.  Employees-48,000  Retail Stores-756

5.  Athletic clothes, shoes, and cleats for a variety of sports(originally NIKE just sold track shoes)

6.  Entry-Accounting Manager, Integrated Workplace Services Director, Internship Sales Support NIKE Stores  Senior-Senior Financial Analyst, Senior Sharepoint Engineer

7.  Between $9-$20 an hour

8.  No chance, NIKE doesn’t offer promotions and has terrible pay, according to reviews.

9.  Insurance, Health, and Wellness  Financial and Retirement  Family and Parenting  Vacation and Time-Off  Perks and Discounts  Professional Support

10.  Owner-Phil Knight(Bill Bowerman died on December 24, 1999)  Manager-Mark Parker

11.  NIKE was originally called Blue Ribbon Sports  Jeff Johnson was the first employee  Knight wanted to name NIKE “Dimension 6”  Shaquille O’Neal wore all Reebok when he met with NIKE  Daewoo, a car company, was responsible for the creation of Foamposites  “Just Do It” was inspired by serial killer, Gary Gilmore  On May 27, 1990, 80,000 pairs of NIKE shoes were lost at sea

12.  www.businessinsider.com/history-of-nike- facts-about-its-50th-anniversary-2014-11 www.businessinsider.com/history-of-nike- facts-about-its-50th-anniversary-2014-11  about.nike.com/pages/executives  www.glassdoor.com/benefits/NIKE-US- Benefits-El_IEl1699.o,4_IL.5,7_INl.htm www.glassdoor.com/benefits/NIKE-US- Benefits-El_IEl1699.o,4_IL.5,7_INl.htm  www.complex.com/sneakers/2014/01/nike- facts-you-didnt-know www.complex.com/sneakers/2014/01/nike- facts-you-didnt-know