Thomas Edison: Thomas Edison was labeled dumb and scatterbrain by his

school teachers but he went on to become one of the worlds greatest inventors and founded General Electric; one of the most powerful companies in the world. Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Edison

Richard Branson: Best known for his adventurous spirit and outrageous
business tactics. He dropped out of school at the age of 16 to start his first successful business venture; Student Magazine, bought his own 79-acre Caribbean island

when he was just 24 and he was knighted in 1999. He is the billionaire founder of the
Virgin brand and its 360 companies. His companies include the famous Virgin Atlantic Airways. I wanted to be an editor or journalist. I wasnt really interested in becoming an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going. Richard Branson

Michael Dell: He dropped out of college at the age of 19 to start PCs Limited;
later renamed Dell Computers Inc. Dell became the most profitable PC manufacturer in the world making Michael Dell a billionaire. I had to give it a full go and see what happened. Michael Dell

Henry Ford: This automobile billionaire was born in abject poverty. He never
saw the four walls of school but he went on to build Ford Motor Companyand become one of the richest men that ever lived. Thinking is the hardest work to do, thats why so few people are engaged in it. Henry Ford

Walt Disney: Walt, regarded as the most influential animator because of his
creativity with cartoons. He dropped out of high school at 16 and founded Walt Disney; a company which now has an annual revenue of about $30billion. If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney

Succes sful E ntr epreneu rs an d Worlds Richest School Drop Out Billi onaire s 11.

Ray Kroc: Billionaire Ray Kroc never saw the four walls of school and

spent most of his life working as a salesman. He bought McDonalds in 1961 for $2.7m and grew it into a multi billion dollar company. Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Ray Kroc 12.

Debbi Fields: A 20 year old housewife with no education and business

experience started Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery and became the most successful cookie company owner. She later renamed, franchised, and then sold Mrs. Fields Cookies. You dont have to be superhuman to do what you believe in. Debbi Fields 13. 14.

Cosmos Maduka: Nigerian Elementary school drop out andbillionaire Ingvar Kamprad: Billionaire founder of IKEA. He dropped out of

founder of the Coscharis Group. high school at the age of 17 to start IKEA; now the top home furniture retailer in the world, with over 90,000 employees working in its 200-plus stores, and annual revenues in excess of $10 billion. Im not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I dont have time for dying. Ingvar Kamprad 15.

Carl Lindner: Billionaire investor and founder of United Dairy

Farmers. He dropped out of high school at the age of 14 to deliver milk for his family diary.