15 Successful Entrepreneurs Who Didn't Need College 15

antreprenori de succes care nu au nevoie College

November 5th, 2007 38 Comments 05 noiembrie 2007 38 comentarii

How many times were you told to make sure you worked
hard in high school so you could go to college and get a good
career job? Cât de multe ori vi sa spus să vă asiguraţi că aţi
lucrat din greu in liceu ca să mergi la facultate şi obţine o
slujbă bună carieră? Okay, maybe not all of you got nagged
about it, but probably a good portion of today's generation of
adults did. Bine, poate nu toţi ai nagged despre ea, dar,
probabil, o bună parte din actuala generaţie de adulţi facut-o.

It's natural to wonder whether college is really necessary .

Este natural să se întrebe dacă colegiu este cu adevărat
necesar . A college degree, as many have found, is no
guarantee of a good career . Un grad colegiu, după cum mulţi
s-au găsit, nu reprezintă o garanţie a unei cariere de succes .
On the flipside, there are many successful entrepreneurs who
didn't need their college education and become millionaires anyway. Pe de alta parte, sunt multi
antreprenori de succes care nu au nevoie de educaţia lor colegiu şi să devină milionari oricum.
Here are fifteen of them, both contemporary and from the past, in alphabetical order. Aici sunt
cincisprezece dintre aceştia, atât contemporane şi din trecut, în ordine alfabetică.

 Mary Kay Ash . Mary Kay Ash. The founder of Mary Kay Inc. started a cosmetics
business. Fondator al Mary Kay Inc a inceput o afacere cosmetice. While she didn't have
a college education or any training, she successfully created a brand known throughout
the world. În timp ce ea nu avea o facultate sau orice formare, ea a creat cu succes un
brand cunoscut în întreaga lume. To date, nearly half a million women have started Mary
Kay businesses, selling cosmetics. Până în prezent, aproape o jumătate de milion de
femei au început afaceri Mary Kay, de vânzare produse cosmetice. Their appreciation for
Mary Kay Ash is unwavering. Lor apreciere pentru Mary Kay Ash este de neclintit.
 Richard Branson . Richard Branson. Richard Branson is best known for his thrill
seeking spirit and outrageous business tactics. Richard Branson este cel mai bine
cunoscut pentru fiorul care caută spiritul său scandalos şi tactici de afaceri. He dropped
out at the age of 16 and started his first successful business venture, Student Magazine .
El a renuntat la varsta de 16 ani si a inceput sa afacere de succes în primul rând, Student
Magazine. He is the owner of the Virgin brand and its 360 companies . El este
proprietarul brandului Virgin şi 360 de companii . His companies include Virgin
Megastore and Virgin Atlantic Airway. firmele sale se numără Virgin Megastore şi
Virgin Atlantic Airway.
 Coco Chanel . Coco Chanel. An orphan for many years, Gabrielle Coco Chanel trained
as a seamstress. Un orfan de mai mulţi ani, Gabrielle Coco Chanel antrenat ca o
croitoreasă. Determined to invent herself, she threw out the ideas that the fashion world
 deemed feminine, boldly using fabric and styles normally reserved for men. Hotărât să se
inventeze, ea a aruncat idei pe care lumea modei considerate feminine, folosind cu
îndrăzneală ţesături şi stiluri în mod normal rezervate pentru barbati. A perfume bearing
her name, Chanel No. 5 kept her name famous. Un parfum care poartă numele ei, Chanel
No. 5 a pastrat numele ei celebru.
 Simon Cowell . Simon Cowell started in a mailroom for a music publishing company.
Simon Cowell. Simon Cowell a început într-o mailroom pentru o companie de editare a
muzicii. He has since become an Artist and Repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG
in the UK, and a television producer and judge for major television talent contests
including American Idol . El a devenit un artist şi repertoriu (A & R) executive pentru
Sony BMG în Marea Britanie, şi un producător de televiziune şi de judecător pentru
talentul importante concursuri de televiziune, inclusiv American Idol .
 Michael Dell . Michael Dell. With $1,000, dedication and desire, Michael Dell dropped
out of college at age 19 to start PC's Limited, later named Dell, Inc . Dell became the
most profitable PC manufacturer in the world. Cu 1.000 de dolari, dăruire şi dorinţă,
Michael Dell a renuntat la facultate la vârsta de 19 ani pentru a începe lui Limited PC-uri,
mai târziu numit Dell, Inc . Dell a devenit cel mai profitabil producător PC din lume. In
1996, The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation offered a $50 million grant to The
University of Texas at Austin to be used for children's health and education in the city. În
1996, Michael Dell şi Susan Fundaţia a oferit un grant 50 milioane dolari la Universitatea
din Texas, Austin pentru a fi utilizate pentru sănătatea copiilor şi educaţia în oraş.
 Barry Diller . Barry Diller. Fox Broadcasting Company was started by a college
dropout, Barry Diller . Fox Broadcasting Company a fost iniţiat de un abandon colegiu,
Barry Diller . Diller is now chairman of Expedia, and CEO of of IAC/Int erActiveCorp
which includes Home Shopping Network and Ticketmaster. Diller este acum presedinte
al Expedia, şi de CEO de IAC / erActiveCorp Int, care include Home Shopping Network
şi Ticketmaster.
 Walt Disney . Walt Disney. Having dropped out of high school at 16, Walt Disney's
career and accomplishments are astounding. Având abandonat liceul la 16 ani, cariera lui
Walt Disney si realizarile sunt uluitoare. The most influential animator, Disney holds the
record for the most awards and nominations. Cel mai influent animator, Disney detine
recordul pentru cele mai multe premii şi nominalizări. Disney's imagination included
cartoons and theme parks. imaginaţia lui Disney inclus desene animate si parcuri
tematice. The Walt Disney Company now has annual revenue of $30 billion. Walt Disney
Company are acum venituri anuale de 30 miliarde dolari.
 Debbi Fields . Debbi Fields. As a young, 20 year old housewife with no business
experience, Debbi Fields started Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery. Ca un tanar, 20 ani
gospodină vechi, cu nici o experienţă de afaceri, Debbi Fields a inceput Mrs. Fields
Chocolate Chippery. With a recipe for chocolate chip cookies, this young woman became
the most successful cookie company owner . Cu o reteta pentru prajitura cu ciocolata,
aceasta tanara a devenit cel mai de succes cookie proprietarul companiei . She later
renamed, franchised, then sold Mrs. Field's Cookies. Ea a mai târziu redenumit, franciza,
vândut apoi Cookie-urile doamnei Field.
 Henry Ford . Henry Ford. At 16, Henry Ford left home to apprentice as a machinist. La
16 ani, Henry Ford a plecat de acasa ca ucenic la un lăcătuş-mecanic. He later started
Ford Motor Company to manufacture automobiles . El a început mai târziu Ford Motor
 Company pentru fabricarea automobilelor . Ford's first major success, the Model T,
allowed Ford to open a large factory and later start the assembly line production,
revolutionalizing the auto-making industry. Ford primul succes major, Model T, Ford a
permis de a deschide o fabrica mare şi să înceapă mai târziu de productie linie de
asamblare, revolutionalizing industria auto-luare.
 Bill Gates . Bill Gates. Ranked as the world's richest person from 1995-2006, Bill Gates
was a college drop out. Catalogat ca fiind cel mai bogat om din lume de la 1995-2006,
Bill Gates a fost o picătură în colegiu. He started the largest computer software company,
Microsoft Corporation. A început cea mai mare companie de software de calculator,
Microsoft Corporation. Gates and his wife are philanthropists, starting The Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation with a focus on global health and learning. Gates şi soţia sa
sunt filantropi, începând de Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , cu accent pe sănătatea
globală şi de învăţare.
 Milton Hershey . Milton Hershey. With only a fourth grade education, Milton Hershey
started his own chocolate company. Hershey's Milk Chocolate became the first nationally
marketed chocolate. Cu doar o educaţie de clasa a patra, Milton Hershey a început
propria companie de ciocolată sale. Hershey's Milk Chocolate a devenit primul ciocolata
comercializate la nivel naţional. Hershey also focused on building a wonderful
community for his workers, known as Hershey, Pennsylvania. Hershey, de asemenea, sa
concentrat pe construirea unei comunitati minunat pentru lucrătorii lui, cunoscut ca
Hershey, Pennsylvania.
 Steve Jobs . Steve Jobs. After attending one semester of college, Steve Jobs worked for
Atari before co-founding Apple Computers. După participarea la un semestru de colegiu,
Steve Jobs a lucrat pentru Atari înainte de co-fondator Apple Computers. Now without
the “Computers” in their name, Apple includes innovative products such as the iPod,
iTunes, and most recently the iPhone. Acum fara "Calculatoare" în numele lor, Apple
include produse inovative, cum ar fi iPod, iTunes, şi cel mai recent iPhone. Steve Jobs
was also the CEO and co-founder of Pixar before it merged with Walt Disney. Steve Jobs
a fost, de asemenea, CEO şi co-fondator al Pixar înainte de a fuzionat cu Walt Disney.
 Rachael Ray . Rachael Ray. Despite having no formal training in culinary arts, Rachel
Ray has made a name for herself in the food industry. În ciuda faptului că nici o instruire
formală în arta culinară, Rachel Ray a făcut un nume pentru ea însăşi în industria
alimentară. With numerous shows on the Food Network , a talk show and cookbooks,
high-energy Rachael doesn't slow down. Cu numeroase spectacole pe Food Network , un
talk-show şi cărţi de bucate, de mare energie Rachael nu încetini. She has also appeared
in magazines as well has having her own magazine debut in 2006. Ea are, de asemenea, a
apărut în reviste precum şi a debutat având propria revistă în 2006. She knew she was a
success when a website dedicated to bashing her was created. Ea a stiut ca a fost un
succes atunci când un site dedicat bashing ei a fost creat.
 Ty Warner . Ty Warner. Sole owner, CEO, and Chairman of Ty, Inc., Ty Warner is a
savvy, yet private business man. proprietar unic, CEO, şi preşedinte de Ty, Inc, Ty
Warner este un om Savvy, încă de afaceri private. Ty, Inc., made $700 million in a single
year with the Beanie Babies craze without spending money on advertising! Ty, Inc, a
făcut 700 milioane dolari într-un singur an cu Beanie Babies nebunia fără a cheltui bani
pe publicitate! He has since expanded to include Ty Girlz dolls, directly competing with
 Bratz dolls. El sa extins pentru a include Ty Girlz păpuşi, în concurenţă directă cu
păpuşile Bratz.
 Frank Lloyd Wright . Frank Lloyd Wright. Having never attended high school, Frank
Lloyd Wright surpassed all odds when he became the most influential architect of the
twentieth century. Având nu a participat la liceu, Frank Lloyd Wright a depasit toate
cotele atunci când a devenit cel mai influent arhitect al secolului XX. Wright designed
more than 1,100 projects with about half actually being built. Wright a proiectat mai mult
de 1100 de proiecte cu aproximativ o jumătate de fapt, a fi construit. His designs have
inspired numerous architects to look at the beauty around them and add to it. creatiile sale
au inspirat numeroase arhitecţi să se uite la frumusetea din jurul lor şi să-l adăugaţi.

Of course, just because these people made it does not of course mean that most people can do
without a college degree . Desigur, doar pentru că aceşti oameni au făcut, desigur, nu înseamnă
că majoritatea oamenilor pot face fără o diplomă de facultate . If you've got an entrepreneurial
spirit, the degree is just a backup. Dacă v-aţi luat un spirit antreprenorial, gradul este doar o copie
de rezervă.

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