Famous Entrepreneur

Scavenger Hunt
www.biography.com
Use the Internet to research the following entrepreneurs:
1. Bill Gates1. How many employees does Bill Gates have?
128,000 employees

2. What year did Microsoft begin?

1975
2. Dave Thomas1. How did Wendys get its name?
David named it after his daughter.
2. What year was the 1st Wendys opened?
1969
3. What year did Wendys open its 2000th store?
November 1980
3. Oprah Winfrey
1. Where was Oprah born?
Kosciusko, MS
2. What is the name of Opras ABC production company?
Harpo Productions

4. Phil Knight1. In the beginning, where did Phil sell his shoes?
In a little store, He made them himself.
2. What does NIKE stand for?
Greek Goddedd of Victory

5. Orville Redenbacher1. What did Orville grow in order to make extra money?
Popcorn
2. How did he become successful?
He popped popcorn with less kernals.
6. Walt Disney1. What was Walts 1st Company called?
Laugh-O-Grams
2. What was his ambulance for the Red Cross covered with?
Disney Cartoons
7. Jerry Yang1. What did Jerry and David develop? Why?
Yahoo
2. What does YAHOO stand for?
Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
8. George Foreman
1. What cooking product is George famous for?
His grill
2. What are his sons names?
George Foreman Jr., George Foreman III, George Foreman IV, George
Foreman V
9. Magic Johnson
1. What does Magic Johnsons business empire include?
Shopping Plazas in Las Vegas and Los Angeles
2. How did he earn his famous nickname, Magic?
In high school, he scored 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 16 assists.
All of these entrepreneurs had great ideas and created business on those
ideas. Each one became successful; maybe you can too.
Select one of the entrepreneurs above and create a glogster
(www.glogster.com) of their success. Include pictures of the person, their
business, etc. Make it nice!!