ENTREPRENEUR

SCAVENGER HUNT
By Maksud Tashtanov

Charles Schwab
1. What is Charles Schwabs net worth?
$ 6.4 billion
2. What year was his company founded?
1971
3. What type of business is he in?
The Charles Schwab Corporation is an
American brokerage and banking company

Donald Trump
1. What did Donald study in college and
where did he go to school?
Trump attended Fordham University in the
Bronx for two years, before transferring to
the Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1968, with a
Bachelor of Science degree in economics.
2. How did he earn his money?
He inheritance from his dad

Dave Thomas
1. How did Wendys get its name?
Thomas named the restaurant after his
eight-year-old daughter Melinda Lou, whose
nickname was Wendy
2. What year was the 1st Wendys
opened?
1969
3. What year did Wendys open its 2000th
store?
1980

Bill Gates
1. How many employees does Microsoft
have worldwide?
117,354
2. What year did Microsoft begin?
1975
3. What programming languages did Bill
Gates develop?
BASIC

Debbie Fields
1. What year did she open her 1st store?
1977

2. What does Mrs. Fields sell?

COOKIES

3. In 1990, what did Mrs. Fields begin to

do?
Mrs. Fields' Cookies began making frozen
cookie dough at its Carson, California plant

Phil Knight
1. In the beginning, where did Phil sell his shoes?
Behind his car.
2. Who was Phils Co-founder?
Philp Hampson

3. How much was his first investment?

$1,000

4. What does NIKE stand for?

A Greek goddess named Nike

Martha Stewart
1. What type of business did Martha start
in the 1970s?
She started a catering business
2. How much is Marthas company worth?
1 billon
3. Where did Martha work before she
became an
entrepreneur?
Stewart went to work as a stockbroker for a
boutique.

Orville Redenbacher
1. What did Orville grow in order to make
extra money?
He grow corn.

2. How did he become successful?

He sold better popcorn hybrid

Walt Disney
1. What was Walts 1st Company called?
Laugh-O-Grams,
2. Where did Walt and his wife get
married?
Lewiston, Idaho
3. What was his ambulance for the Red
Cross covered with?
Disney cartoons.

Jerry Yang
1. What did Jerry and David develop? Why?
YAHOO to make it easier to keep track of their
favorite web sites
2. What does YAHOO stand for?
Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
3. What did YAHOO become incorporated?
David and Jerry hired Tim Koogle as CEO and
Jeffrey Mallett as COO into the ranks of their
management team