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Put a great entrepreneurial idea together with one or two hardworking people and you may just get a global business. This CNBC program shows how that happened with the following companies: Merlot Skin Care, founded by entrepreneur Wayne Beckley after he heard about the power of antioxidants in red wine and was convinced they could be utilized in topical form; Method, an eco-friendly cleanser manufacturer started by two friends who maxed out their...
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This CNBC program profiles everyday people who have taken ordinary ideas and turned them into extraordinary businesses. Among the entrepreneurs and companies featured are SimplyShe, a women's lifestyle brand that expanded like wildfire when its founder added pet clothes to her line of products; Two Men and a Truck, once a small moving company that Mary Ellen Sheets took over from her sons, now earning $170 million a year; and Vita Coco, a beverage...
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John Davidson Rockefeller lived from 1839-1937. In this Film Ideas video, explore his earlyentrepreneurial endeavors, social habits,business management strategies, the Standard Oil Company, and the "Cleveland Execution."Rockefeller considers September 26, 1855 the day of his rebirth.
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Franchise chains account for $90 billion a year in sales-10 percent of Canada's gross domestic product and employing over one million Canadians. Even in an economic downturn, franchising is a reliable business. Experts predict that people eager to create their own jobs in a time of uncertainty are more attracted to a proven concept. Follow Amanda and Chris Collucci as they try to sweep the world off its feet with their housekeeping franchise concept,...
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R. H. Macy had the vision to build a one room shop into one of the world's largest retail stores. Each year the holiday season kicks off with the parade that bears his name and his store has become a mecca for shopping, immortalized in the classic movie "Miracle on 34th Street." From his early days as a Nantucket whaler to his adventures as a world class merchant, R. H. Macy remains one of America's great success stories.