sam walton

sold things at great prices
worked at jc penny after school was finished
married in 1943, son in 1944
bought a drug store for $25,000
his store was doing well and he paid the loan off in 3 years, but lost the store because the building owner would not lease again
moved to bentonville -population of 3,000
started self serve stores, had another one in feyetteville
then ended up with 16 stores
then bought a plane to get around
first wal-mart made a million dollars in the first year
bought the bank so he could lend himself money
in 1964 he opened second and third stores
1969 had 18 walmarts
1970 owner 32 stores
1985 he was the richest man in the country
checked into the hospital in little rock, april 6th 1992 he died.

Steven Brower

Grew up in a hut in Nigeria, and is ranked 19th in Canada as a mortgage broker. Settled in fraser valley after moving around.Liked sales and marketing all his life. Within 9 months he was the top rep in Canada as a recruiter. Then soon became the top rep in north america then the manager of sales for western Canada.
 Stared working from home as a morgage broker, went to many courses to figure out how to make a deal.
Started his own buiseness and has 11 brokers working for him now. Added 13 more brokers under his company
getting where you want to be in buiseness:
Hard work/ stay persistant
dont give up
listen
24 hour time rule
technology systems
customer loyalty
 learn to sell
conrteuous
plannning
dont procrastonate
surround yourself with good people
family and friends
count your blessings
LEARN

Telus Corporation: supports ongoing employee education with tuition subsidies for courses at outside
institutions and a variety of in-house and online training programs. supports ongoing employee education with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions and a variety of in-house and online training programs. helps employees become owners through a share purchase plan that's available to all employees

 BC Hydro: host in-house apprenticeship programs for graduates from a wide variety of technical fields.
manages a technologist-in-training program for candidates in the engineering, operations and electrical systems maintenance and repair fields

Parklane Homes Ltd.: pays parental leave top-up benefits (to 80% of salary for 27 weeks) for new mothers, fathers and adoptive parents. gives all employees a 4% discount off the price of a new company-built home.
offers "big employer" training benefits, such as tuition subsidies and assistance in obtaining professional accreditations

Dave Thomas- Wendys

Lifted himself out of poverty, adopted and at the age of 5 his mother died.
Moved to Oak bridge to work at the plant for atomic bombs.
Quit high school at age 15, living at the ymca and working as a bus boy.
met his wife lorane at work and married within the year.
Had 4 children in six years, more of a buiseness man than family man.
paired with kernal sanders for the ultimate marketing team for kfc
sold kfc more a few millions dollars, first wendys opened in 1969 in columbus ohio
first 6 years there were 100 wendys , one year later there were 500
made the first drive through, increased sales by 50%

what i like to do: outdoor activitys and working out
- personal trainer
-supplement store
-gym
what i am good at: I am good at working with my hands and accomplishing my goals
-trade worker
-labourer
What does the market need- the market needs hard workers and people willing to make goals so they can accomplish things

Money from nothing

Golf balls- went to golf courses and fished balls from the ponds, washed them and sold them back to people for great prices -$57
Recycling- emptied recycling from classes, recycled the bottles for money -$37.20
Lawns and washing cars- mowed 3 lawns washed 5 cars -$80
Car advertising- Advertisements on cars for buisenesses -$0
Holy shirts and pants- sold used shirts and pants - $184
KJA services- any odd job and serivce -$0
Breaktime childcare- taking car of kids-$0
Scratch and sniff- dog walking and recycling $604.59
Green enterprises- sold coffee and muffins, installed sounds systems and fixed computers -$785
JJf- firewood- bundled firewood for sale -$0