1. Charles Willey, a company John Wiley & Sons. Depression in 1807
In December 1807 the U.S. Congress on the proposal of President Thomas Jefferson adopted a law the embargo that forbade American trade ships to sail abroad and moored in any foreign port, unless they were in fact given authorization by the president himself.
This was Congress's decision followed a seven-year economic crisis. It was at this time, New Yorker, Charles Willey opened in Manhattan a small print shop and bookstore. Later, entering into a contract with another printing press, he founded a publishing company, first printed masterpieces of such authors as James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe and Washington Irving. The company has ceased to carry out small printing orders and began to specialize solely on the books. Now the company's value is estimated at 2 billion U.S. dollars.
2. William Durant, the company is General Motors. Stock panic 1907-1908's
later week after the fall of the exchange value of the third largest trust company U.S. Knickerbocker Trust Company have declared bankruptcy nine largest banks in the country. Seemed would be about any business could be no question.
However, a graduate of Boston University, William Durant thought otherwise. Using opportunity, he began buying small separate car companies to build auto giant General Motors, which he founded and headed back in 1905. That he carmaker is obliged to create such now well-known brands, like Cadillac and Pontiac.
3. Charles Russell Bard, the company CR Bar. Stock panic 1907-1908's
Panic of 1907 did not make Charles Russell Bard abandon their own businesses. Enterprising American, instead of becoming an overnight unclaimed French silk began to import and sell urethral katetory, eliminating the discomfort of patients with problems urinating. Later, he expanded medical business, began trading cardiological, radiological and other goods. Currently, the company CR Bard is estimated at 8.7 billion dollars USA.
4. Cornelius Vander Starr, a company American International Group. Post-war crisis of 1918-1921.
In dvadtsatishestiletnem aged U.S. servant Cornelius Vander Star became a member of the Japanese company Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and a year later moved to Shanghai, where he worked in various insurance companies. In 1919, during the post-war crisis Vander Star moved to America and founded a company called Japan American Asiatic Underwriters, now the largest American insurance company, known as American International Group.
More recently, the U.S. government in its efforts to combat the crisis the company has allocated 150 timilliardny loan.
5. Ralph Falk, Donald Baxter, a company Baxter International. The Great Depression of 1929-1939 years.
Even the greatest economic crisis of the last century could not take away business from two doctors from the state of Iowa. At that time, only large research institutes and hospitals had the medical equipment necessary for intravenous procedures. Doctors Ralph Falk and Donald Baxter in 1931 founded a company Don Baxter Intravenous Company in 1931 and began mass production and sale of such equipment.
Currently, the company Baxter International produces virtually the full range of medical products: from drugs to the most sophisticated equipment for anesthesia.
6. James A. Ryder, the company Ryder Systems. The Great Depression of 1929-1939 years
In 1932, James Ryder retired as an engineer and invested all their savings to buy a truck-truck to transport garbage from the beaches of Miami and delivery building materials in Palm Beach. Two years later, James got a few more trucks and began to lease them to other companies, including local manufacturer of beer.
After a ten-year depression had passed, the trucks began to be serious competition for railroads in the matter timely and speedy delivery. And with the development of highways has become a rapidly developing business and Ryder. Currently, the cost of logistics company Ryder Systems is 2,1 billion dollars.
7. Hugh Hefner, the company Playboy Enterprise. The crisis of 1953 - 1954's
At the end of 1953 saw the light of the first issue of scandalous famous magazine Playboy. On the magazine there was no date or edition number - he did not know the publisher, will there ever be another next issue. The history of the world-known men's magazine began to banal funny: former employer Hugh Hefner, publisher of Esquire, has refused to raise the salary of a staff member to $ 5 Hugh was offended, left, and with the help of friends, literally "on his knee," wrote a competitor for Esquire, a cheeky and provocative. Currently, the empire Playboy, which runs the daughter of Hugh Christina, includes not only the magazine but also TV, publishing books and calendars.
8. John Sperling, the company Apollo Group. Fuel crisis of 1973-1975 years
In 1973, at the height of the fuel crisis, a university teacher of San Jose John Sperling pointed out that the university replenished age students wishing to change their professions. He had the idea to develop a special curriculum for those who sought to radically change occupations, but the authorities did not give a bold stroke of thought.
Sperling founded the company to start the Apollo Group, specializing in licensing training materials for traditional schools, and then opened the first commercial school University of Phoenix, which in the first year received a total of eight students. Now the company Apollo Group - 90 institutions across the country, its market value is 10.6 billion dollars
9. David Mintz, the company Tofutti Brands. The crisis of the early 1980
In the late 70's. Pastry Brooklyn restaurant David Mintz find a replacement for milk production of kosher desserts, which the devout Jews might have after eating meat. In 1981 he founded the Tofutti Brands, based manufacturer of ice cream, cookies and cakes on the basis of tofu. Thirty years later, the company produces hundreds of different products - without the contents of milk.
10. Robert Briskman, the company Sirius Satellite Radio. The crisis of the early 1990's
former NASA engineer could figure out how to transfer Digital radio by satellite antennas and founded his own company CD Radio, later renamed Sirius XM Radio. The current market value of the company - 826 million dollars
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