lunes, 16 de mayo de 2011

History of John Edson

A man who had a dream and put him to work for their own benefit and proceeded to change his entire life. Very Young built his first boat when he was just a kid and sailed around Lake Washington.Después graduating from high school, attended the University of Washington and earned a degree in Bachelor of Arts / Science. Then she married and had two children. He spent much time building boats in his garage, but he knew he wanted to turn this love into a business. He wanted to build boats that even the average man can afford. For everyone to live their dream of owning a sailboat.
 
He started the outboard edge of the Navy in 1955. The company sold the common type of motors, gears and hardware for sailors. But in 1965 he was ready to move on to bigger and better things. Bought a pair of molds and began with bigger boats. He thus became Bayliner Marine Corporation. And the company took off. The company's revenue doubled every three years. Bayliner sold many different types of boats. From luxury ships vessels had everything simple. To date Bayliner boats are identified as high quality at a fair price. He had made his dream come true, ten times more. Because his company had become one of the richest men in the world.

In 1986, he sold the company to Brunswick for $ 425 million. But John did not stop there. Invested money in stocks and real estate.

But one of the things he is best known for the money donated to Arizona State University for student entrepreneurs. The amount was staggering. Was 5.4 million. But he wanted to help young people who had dreams of starting their own business. I wanted to keep their dreams as well. This program supports young entrepreneurs and their ideas. The winners of the funds are financed by a year and then have to try again. The winners receive a prize of $ 20,000. The program has really helped some college students to start working on their careers and brought some really good ideas to the table. He also gave money to places like Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research and the Mayo Clinic.

These days he spends his time sailing the waters, skiing and flying helicopters. It has also recently unveiled the first motor yacht of 164 feet, which spends much time traveling. A life of leisure for a man who himself became a millionaire selling pleasure boats. His fortune is a billion dollars.

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