From Garage to Global: 10 Inspiring Stories of World Famous Companies

8. Yankee Candle Company

Stories after stories convey the furtive secrets of this globe’s major corporations. All the ambiguity comes from what we now know as a plain garage. Michael Kittredge wanted to woo his mother during Christmas of 1969 with an unusual gift so he used his crayons to produce scented candles in their garage room. The scent was so lucrative that neighbors showed curiosity in his "products" and soon he was making candles to the entire neighborhood. In four years, it was big hit and the garage wasn’t enough to hold it. From a small-time car stall, Yankee Candle Company is the U.S. biggest distributor of scented candles in the market.

9. Harley Davidson

It all started when two childhood friends William Harley and Arthur Davidson were fascinated towards a motor bike from a Milwaukee garage. They began to work upon the motor bike but realized that the engine was very much underperforming. They decided to build an engine on their own and that was the historic moment when Harley Davidson invented their first motor bike. Today Harley Davidson is among the best motor bike brand company in the world.

10. Maglite

Maglite founder Anthony Maglica in 1955 had set up a tiny job shop in his garage in Los Angeles as a side venture. His initial investment was just $125 which he had saved, just enough for a deposit on a $1,000 borer. Slowly and steadily Maglite started gaining reputation for the quality of their products. Today the company has various latest forms of lights like LED version of the Solitaire, 2D LED Pro promising a beam in excess of 200 Lumens and many more.

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