https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky The Characteristics of Two Entrepreneurs en-us 2017-12-07 18:35:08 UTC 2017-12-15 17:41:41 UTC hello@padlet.com myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/214270911 For this activity, I have picked two entrepreneurs, Ralph Lauren and Milton Hershey...


This padlet will give you details and comparisons between the two entrepreneurs. One is from the past/old (Milton Hershey) and the other is a present/new (Ralf Lauren). ]]> 2017-12-07 18:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/214270911 myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/214274924 American manufacturer and philanthropist who founded the Hershey Chocolate Corporation and popularized chocolate candy throughout much of the world.
Synopsis
Milton Hershey was born on September 13, 1857, in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, although some sources say he was born in Derry Church, Pennsylvania. Following an incomplete rural school education, Hershey was apprenticed at age 15. After two failed attempts, Hershey set up the Lancaster Caramel Co. In 1900 Hershey sold the company, focused on perfecting the formula for chocolate bars, and began building at the site that became the world’s largest chocolate manufacturing plant.
American manufacturer and philanthropist who founded the Hershey Chocolate Corporation and popularized chocolate candy throughout much of the world.
Synopsis
Milton Hershey was born on September 13, 1857, in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, although some sources say he was born in Derry Church, Pennsylvania. Following an incomplete rural school education, Hershey was apprenticed at age 15. After two failed attempts, Hershey set up the Lancaster Caramel Co. In 1900 Hershey sold the company, focused on perfecting the formula for chocolate bars, and began building at the site that became the world’s largest chocolate manufacturing plant.
Early Years
Entrepreneur Milton Snavely Hershey was born on September 13, 1857, in Derry Township, Pennsylvania. He was the only surviving child of Veronica "Fanny" Snavely and Henry Hershey. Born on a farm outside of Derry Church, Pennsylvania—a small farming community in the central part of the state—Hershey spent the early years of his childhood trailing his father, a dreamer who always had his eye out for the next big opportunity. But Henry Hershey lacked the perseverance and work ethic to stick anything out.
By 1867, Hershey's father had largely cut himself out of the family picture. The details around his parents' separation are cloudy, but it's largely believed that Fanny, the daughter of a Mennonite clergyman, had grown tired of her husband's failures. With Hershey's upbringing left to her, the strict Fanny instilled in her son an appreciation for hard work. At the age of 14, Hershey, who'd dropped out of school the year before, expressed an interest in candy making and began apprenticing with a master confectioner in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Four years later, Hershey borrowed $150 from his aunt and set up his own candy shop in the heart of Philadelphia.
Early Ventures
For five long years Hershey poured his sweat and time into the business. But success eluded him. Finally, he closed shop and headed west, reuniting with his father in Denver, where he found work with a confectioner. It was there that he discovered caramel and how fresh milk could be used to make it.
But the entrepreneur in Hershey wasn't content to work for someone else, and he struck out on his own again, first in Chicago and later in New York City. In both cases, Hershey again failed. In 1883, he returned to Lancaster and, still convinced he could build a successful candy company, started the Lancaster Caramel Company.
Success soon followed. Within a few short years, Hershey had a thriving business and was shipping his caramels all over the country.
The Chocolate King
At the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Hershey got an up-close look at the art of chocolate making. He was immediately hooked. While his caramel business boomed, Hershey started the Hershey Chocolate Company.
His fascination quickly became focused on milk chocolate, considered a delicacy and largely the domain of the Swiss. Hershey was determined to find a new formula that would allow him to mass-produce and mass-distribute milk chocolate candy.
In 1900 he sold the Lancaster Caramel Company for an astonishing $1 million. Three years later he began building a mammoth and modern candy-making facility in Derry Church. It opened in 1905, setting a new course for Hershey and the candy industry.]]> 2017-12-07 18:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/214274924 myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/214275678 Ralph Lauren is an American clothing designer best known for his sportswear line Polo Ralph Lauren, the centerpiece of his fashion empire.
Synopsis
Iconic designer Ralph Lauren was born Ralph Lifshitz in New York City on October 14, 1939. Lauren worked in retail at Brooks Brothers before developing a line of neckties. The brand he established, Polo, is now one part of an international empire that includes fragrances, home furnishings, luxury clothing and dining based on a fantasy aesthetic of upper-crust life. Lauren, a funder of cancer research initiatives, has also used his personal fortune to amass a collection of rare and classic cars as well as a massive Colorado ranch.
Background and Early Life
Ralph Lauren was born Ralph Lifshitz in the Bronx, New York City, on October 14, 1939, the third of four siblings. His parents Frieda and Frank were Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants who had fled Belarus, and the youngster grew up in the Mosholu Parkway area of the family's adopted borough. 
At the age of 16, Ralph and his brother Jerry changed their last name to Lauren after having been teased consistently at school. Another brother, Lenny, retained the family name. Ralph was known for his distinctive fashion sense as a teen, finding inspiration in screen icons like Fred Astaire and Cary Grant while having a taste for both classic preppy wear and vintage looks. He went on to attend Baruch College in Manhattan, where he studied business for two years. After a brief stint in the Army, Lauren took on a sales job at Brooks Brothers.

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Ralph Lauren- (https://www.biography.com/people/ralph-lauren-9374814)]]> 2017-12-07 19:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/214283289 myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/214289125
Name: Milton Hershey
Birth Date: September 13, 1857
Death Date: October 13, 1945
Place of Birth: Derry Township, Pennsylvania
Place of Death
Hershey, Pennsylvania
AKA: Milton Hershey
Full Name: Milton Snavely Hershey]]> 2017-12-07 19:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/214289125 myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215124651
Name: Ralph Lauren
Occupation: Fashion Designer
Birth Date: October 14, 1939 (age 78)
Education: Baruch College, City University of New York
Place of Birth
New York, New York
AKA: Ralph Lauren
Originally: Ralph Lifshitz]]> 2017-12-11 17:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215124651 myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215128715 2017-12-11 17:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215128715 myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215130763 2017-12-11 17:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215130763 myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215135543 2017-12-11 17:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215135543 myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215511348 2017-12-12 16:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215511348 myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215512100 2017-12-12 17:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215512100 myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215515549 2017-12-12 17:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215515549 myla_brown https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215516118 2017-12-12 17:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/myla_brown/us7kt6hyujky/wish/215516118