Business Facts

    Random Business Facts

    There are 75 Business Facts!

    Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
    82
    CEO takes over company worth $9m, fires management, gives power to employees, and now makes over $200m
    Ricardo Semler, a CEO in his twenties, took over a company worth $9m, fired most of the management, and gave the power to the employees. It now has a turnover of over $200m.
    15
    Harrods have three private wells to supply their water!
    -15
    Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.
    -11
    China's Pollution Is so Bad, a Millionaire Made over $6m Selling Cans of Fresh Air
    In response to China's air pollution, a Chinese millionaire started selling cans of fresh air for $0.80 and made over $6 million dollars in 10 months.
    19
    Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $800. Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
    -4
    Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
    172
    Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday'. They make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.
    42