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***Why Starting a Business Remains the Path to Success

Written by Michael Sexton, Trump University, The Official Guides to Real Estate

Topic: Business Start-upPublished April 13, 2009
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--Secrets of the Self-Made,-- an interactive multi-media article on Forbes.com, offers a revealing glimpse into the minds of some of America's entrepreneurial billionaires. Among the more interesting information, for me, are the descriptions that these ultra-rich individuals share about their first jobs. (All data on the net worth of these men comes from the Forbes article.)nnFranklin Otis Booth Jr., an investor and rancher, started as an electroplater, making 65 cents per hour. Today his net worth is $1.9 billion.nnDanny Gilbert, managing partner of Gilbert & Tobin, fueled his entrepreneurial fires as a kid by selling homemade pizzas out of his family's kitchen. Today he is worth $1.1 billion.nnWayne Huizenga, the only person in history to start three Fortune 500 companies, started out pumping gas. Today he is worth $2.1 billion.nnMichael Ilitch, founder of Little Caesar's Pizza and owner of sports teams, got his first job removing snow from cars in a used car lot. He is worth $1.5 billion today.nnWhat Do These Titans Have in Common? These men live in different parts of the country. They have different interests and hobbies. But they do share two things.nnFirst, they didn't like working for other people.nnSecond, they started companies. Are you ready to follow in their footsteps and write your name alongside theirs as one of the world's most successful people? Then do what they did. Start or buy a company. Trump University offers you the tools to make it happen. You can start small, simply by learning all you can about becoming an entrepreneur. But I would urge you to get started today by taking one of these life-changing courses from Trump University: The Art of Buying a Business - Don't build - buy! Why take on all the risks of starting a business? Buying an existing one lets you skip over many of the pitfalls of the start-up phase and avoid costly --learning curve-- mistakes. The Entrepreneurship Mastery Program - Our premier entrepreneurship course equips you with all the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your own enterprise. Design a Winning Business - Turn your idea into a success plan by mastering the essentials of financing, market research, marketing, operations and more. Be sure to investigate all our entrepreneurial classes in the Trump University Course Catalog. This can be the year when you begin to write the story of your own success. The best time to get started? Today.

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