He was a witty writer and gained popularity with his work - Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack. He had a printing company and its success made him franchise printing press in other countries. He was probably the first person to promote and work out franchising to a great extent when the concept was relatively uncommon.

His investment were sharp and perfect, he and his wife collected cotton rags and invested in paper mills and gradually set up a wholesale paper business. He tried and succeeded in all his entrepreneurial ventures before the age of 40 and then retired to concentrate on his experiments, research and politics.

Henry Ford

Quote: “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”

Areas: Automobile

‘Fordism’ is a popular theory which was created by Henry Ford. Though his backers and competitors insisted on building and developing cars targeting the rich, he worked on making cars for the common man. Ford company in fact mass produced cars faster and cheaper than other competing companies