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The Biz Ideas You Should Have Thought Of!
Ever have a great idea that you were afraid to follow through with? Want to know where you would be if you did -- and succeeded?
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Michele Ferrero & Family -- Nutella
From: Italy
Worth: $10 Billion
Do you think you could sell chocolate for breakfast? The Italian Ferrero family whose brands include Ferrero Rocher, the famous round hazelnut noughats wrapped in bright gold wrappers, believed in the idea enough to spread it around.
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Brad Hughes -- Public Storage
From: United States
Worth: $5.3 billion
Back in 1972, Hughes foresaw that Americans would accumulate so much stuff they would not be able to fit everything in their house. Well, not exactly. But he had a vision of storage facilities and has since built the largest self- storage company in the country.
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Ralph Lauren -- Polo Shirt
From: United States
Worth: $5 billion
A business school drop-out who officially worked less than a year in the fashion biz before launching his own company, this son of Russian immigrants has made a fortune persuading consumers to pay $50 for a branded cotton shirt. There's your talent!
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Jeff Bezos -- Amazon.com
From: United States
Worth: $4.4 billion
Bezos led the charge on Web retail when he decided to open an online bookstore that he started out of his garage. A former Wall Street hedge fund professional, Bezos is not afraid of a risk.
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Ty Warner -- Beanie Babies
From: United States
Worth: $4.5 billion
Warner, a college dropout who sold plush toys, saw a way to bring excitement to the market. He cleverly learned from his own pint-size customers by naming his very own beanie babies and bringing them to market as one family collection to own.
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