Fred Smith: The Entrepreneur Redux
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Fredrick Smith, the forty-year-old founder of the thirteen-year-old, $1.3 billion Federal Express company, is about to tackle a new area. The project, called Gemini, is going to be a $100 million electronic document transmission service which will deliver information anywhere in the country in just two hours. Smith does not see this business as a big risk, rather he sees it as an extension of what Federal Express is currently doing. Federal Express is already a huge telecommunications company, and he feels that this next logical step to the business will not take business away from Federal Express's overnight service.
Publication Name: Inc.
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0162-8968
Year: 1984
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Wax on, wax off
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CHOICE magazine tested 27 car waxes and discovered that almost all of them produce the same results in restoring a gloss to a car's surface. The Kitten Speedshine, $8, is the easiest to use but it is only for new cars. The Mothers California Gold, $27, offers the most durability and works effectively on weathered surfaces, but it is the most difficult to use. Some polishes can leave scratch marks and a haze.
Publication Name: Choice (Chippendale, Australia)
Subject: Consumer news and advice
ISSN: 0009-496X
Year: 1999
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Licking a layoff
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Working parents can ease the financial and psychological burden on their families of an anticipated layoff by planning ahead. They should secure a credit line, take care of medical checkups beforehand and cut costs for things like medical coverage and day care.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 1993
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