1. Seventy percent of small businesses in the world are owned and operated by a single person.


2. Gambling generates more revenue than movies, spectator sports, theme parks, cruise ships, and recorded music combined.


3. The average smartphone user checks Facebook14 timesa day.


4. The world’s 100 richest people earned enough money in 2012 to end global poverty four times over.


5. Smoking near an Apple computervoidsthe warranty.


6. Wal-Mart averages a profit of $1.8 million every hour.


7. Candy Crush brings in a reported $633,000 a day in revenue.


8. Each week nearly one-third of the U.S. population visits a Walmart.


9. If you have $10 in your pocket and no debts, you are wealthier than 25% of Americans.


10. The actor who played the “Marlboro man” died of lung cancer.


11. More people in the world have mobile phones than toilets.


12. If Bill Gates were a country, he’d be the 37th richest on earth.


13. Sixty-four percent of consumers have made a purchase decision based on social media content.


14. The most productive day of the work week is Tuesday.


15. Samsung accounts for 20% of Korea’s gross domestic product.


16. “Yahoo” is an acronym for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.”




https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/57-fascinating-business-facts-that-will-blow-your-mind?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C3948184519
https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/facts-and-stories-about-brands/#.pkwd33iq6?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C8636705156
http://www.tharawat-magazine.com/facts/9-fascinating-business-facts/
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17. UPS was founded by 2 kids with a cycle and $100.


In 1907, 19 year-old James Casey founded the company with $100 borrowed from a friend and a bicycle.

Today, the company is the world's largest package delivery company.
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18. The Volkswagen group owns Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Audi, Ducati, and Porsche.

The ‘V’ stands for “volks” which means people in German and and the ‘W’ stands for “wagen” which means car.

It’s the car for the people.

19. Ronald Wayne, also known as the third founder of Apple alongside Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, sold his shares for only $800 after 12 days working with the company.

His stake, which was 10% of the company, would be worth $35 billion today with Apple’s current valuation.


The Apple logo represents the forbidden fruit from the “Tree of Knowledge” in the Biblical creation story of Adam and Eve.

20. In 1974, FedEx was on the verge of bankruptcy, losing up to a million dollars a month.

It was saved when the founder took the last $5,000 of the company’s assets and turned it into $32,000 by gambling in Las Vegas. Today, FedEx is estimated to be worth $30 billion.

The logo, if you look closely you will see the arrow between the letter ‘E’ and ‘X’, which represents the company’s forward thinking ways and outlook towards the future.

21. BMW originally started off as an aircraft manufacturing company. After Germany's defeat in WWI, all airplane manufacturing companies had to cease production.

With the company facing bankruptcy, BMW shifted to motorcycle production, soon followed by the manufacture of cars in 1928.

Their current logo is a tribute to their aviation heritage, the blue and white represent a propeller in motion with the sky peeking through.

22. The three ellipses seen in the logo for Toyota represent three hearts: the heart of the customer, the heart of the product, and the heart of progressin the field of technology.


http://www.lifebuzz.com/logos/

Booked

educative....


I just like to hear dat word business

Number 9 is so true. But I know a lot of people won't believe it.

23. Coca cola is the world’s most widely distributed product, sold in more than 200 countries.


24. Coca-Cola only sold 25 bottles the first year but kept going. It’s a perfect lesson for everyone never to give up on the way to your dream.


25. Coca-Cola logo is recognized by 94% of the world’s population and the products are consumed every second not everyday around the world.


26. It took 58 years from 1888 to sell the first billion gallons of Coca-Cola. Today, it takes months.


27. There are over 2 ,000 Coca-Cola products consumed worldwide every single second.


28. Coca-Cola trucks travel over 1,000,000 miles a day to supply consumers worldwide.



http://www.rgkg.com/coke%20facts.htm

^^^^^
So, all these guys were awake all night waiting on Explorers.??

36. There is a factory in Japan which can run unsupervised for 30 days at a time it's almost entirely manned by robots.

I would like to know the name of the company. Chaii.!!

29. The first motor car model to achieve worldwide sales of over 20 million.


Volkswagen Beetle sold over 20 million first.

Today, the best selling car/model is the Toyota Corolla with over 40million units sold.

So informative.

Explorers I hail you, very informative

That number two though....
Hurts to see a Bet shop in every hood around, but no factory to provide jobs to these youngin's who dream of becoming rich via Nairabet/BetNaija .

Explorers:
20. In 1974, FedEx was on the verge of bankruptcy, losing up to a million dollars a month.

It was saved when the founder took the last $5,000 of the company’s assets and turned it into $32,000 by gambling in Las Vegas. Today, FedEx is estimated to be worth $30 billion.

The logo, if you look closely you will see the arrow between the letter ‘E’ and ‘X’, which represents the company’s forward thinking ways and outlook towards the future.

That guy gats balls. A very strong risk taker.

Nairamarked!

30. Start with a dollar, double it every day. In 48 days you’ll own every financial asset that exists on the planet about $200 trillion.

31. The International Labour Organization estimates a record 200 million people will be unemployed around the world in 2013. If you gave them their own country, it would be the fifth-largest in the world.

32. There used to be fake Apple stores in China. They were so fake, in fact, that even the staff were convinced they were working for Apple.

33. Phantom Vibration Syndrome is the name given when someone thinks their phone is vibrating but isn’t.


34. In Japan, 90% of mobile phones are waterproof, as many people even use them in the shower.


35. When the first iPod prototype was shown to Steve Jobs, he dropped it in an aquarium. Jobs used the subsequent air bubbles to prove there was empty space and it could be made smaller.


36. There is a factory in Japan which can run unsupervised for 30 days at a time it's almost entirely manned by robots.


37. There are more than 682 million iPhone across the globe.



Source: http://www.lifebuzz.com/tech-facts/

Business is the way of life!

Wow! Explorers at it again, very informative. Well done sir.

paschal47:
Explorers I hail you, very informative

Two hands and one leg in the air bro....

cool

Good work op.
Apart from the business and all other positives here, it is learned folks like you that make NAIRAland a sweet addiction.
keep it up bro.

Explorers explain the 30th point abeg, its not like I don't understand it though. But reading it up there makes it seem like its so easy.

Explorers:
30. Start with a dollar, double it every day. In 48 days you’ll own every financial asset that exists on the planet about $200 trillion.

I no understand this one

jmichlins:
I no understand this one

Day1 - $1
Day2 - $2
Day3 - $4
Day4 - $8
Day5 - $16
Day6 - $32
Day7 - $64
Day8 - $128
Day9 - $256
Day10 $512

Like that....
ogorwyne