The Perfect Time is Now.
Turn the Key! Number 527.
Publix 1930 Allstate 1931 Revlon 1932 Hewlett-Packard 1939 Snickers 1930 Ocean Spray 1930 Krispy Kreme 1937 Disney 1929 United Airlines 1929 Fortune Magazine 1929
what ties all of these companies together? they all came into being during one of the worst worldwide financial crises in history. could there have been a worse time to start a company? we’ll never know because the leaders of these firms realized that they each had a great idea. that with enough hard work, their ideas would provide things that people would like. ideas that people would gladly fork over all-too-rare cash with which to use those ideas.
Fact: over half of the corporations in the Fortune 500 were founded during a financial crisis.




