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100

This is the percentage of startup companies that began as home businesses.

What is 69%?

100

Before the smashing success of their department store, this entrepreneur started seven businesses that failed.

Who is R. H. Macy?

100

In 1948, these brothers took a risk by introducing their Speedee Service System featuring 15-cent hamburgers.

What is McDonald's?

100

On average small business owners spend this amount in their first year.

What is $40,000?

100

A company that will ship all kinds of snow anywhere in the US.

What is Ship, Snow, Yo?

200

The number of seconds a startup begins.

What is every 3 seconds?

200

This famous entrepreneur dropped out of Stanford after two days.

Who is Elon Musk?

200

This famous chain was founded in 1971 along the cobblestone streets of Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market.

What is Starbucks?

200

Steps to take when making a business plan for a small business include.

What is a schedule that meets your needs, will help the business grow, and make investors feel confident about their investment?

200

This company offers a complete package with a travel kit, a heaven 101 booklet, boarding passes, and a post-death reservation certificate.

What is Reserve a Spot in Heaven?

300

One of the main reasons for startup failure.

What is product mistiming?

300

This entrepreneur was rejected 1,009 times before his recipe was accepted by a restaurant willing to franchise.

Who is Colonel Harland Sanders?

300

In 1966, a young rock climber used his life savings to start this business at a humble shop in San Francisco.

What is The North Face?

300

According to the Small Business Administration, this % of U.S. businesses are considered small.

What is 99% of businesses?

300

This startup, which earned $50,000 on Shark Tank, allows you to send a personalized message written on a potato to your loved ones.

What is Potato Parcel?

400

Figure that represents the amount of money that was invested in startups throughout the entire world.

What is 16 billion?

400

This entrepreneur was elected mayor of New York, and took a salary of only $1 per year.

Who is Michael Bloomberg?

400

This company was founded in 1997 by a man who was irritated for getting fined $40 after returning a movie 6-weeks late.

What is Netflix?

400

This is why large companies are typically well managed.

What is they can afford to hire specialists?

400

A website where people can sign up to attend other people’s weddings as guests for a small fee.

What is Join My Wedding?

500

The number of days that it takes to begin a startup in The United States.

What is 5 days?

500

This entrepreneur invented a messaging program that his father used in his dental office at age 12.

Who is Mark Zuckerberg?

500

This business was founded in 1827 by the son of a ship captain, who mixed graphite, clay, water, and grooved cedar wood to create a pencil.

What is Ticonderoga?

500

This is why working for a large company is smart before someone starts a business.

What is large companies have structured training programs where someone can meet experienced people?

500

This tattoo aftercare company was started by a Miami graduate. The company has preserved 1,871,042 tattoos and counting. They received an investment of $500,000 on Shark Tank.

What is Mad Rabbit?