The study of famous American business owners is a great idea for all aspiring entrepreneurs. Who better to model after than the most successful entrepreneurs in America?

Sam Walton is one such man. You may not know his name, but surely you have seen one of his stores. Wal-Mart is a multi-billion dollar company that was started with a single man with a single store. Because of his ability to dream big, take action, and never give up, he was able to turn that single store into an empire that is still strong today.

Another many of equal success was Henry Ford. Henry Ford was never known to be an educated man, however he had an uncanny ability to see things in a new light, improving and enhancing them. Because of his vision, he was able to produce the first mass produced passenger car the Model T. He was also the brains behind the 8 cylinder engine, another revolutionary move.

And we all know the name Bill Gates, currently one of the richest men in America. With his very competitive business practices and his vast technical knowhow, he completely dominated the computer software industry, landing him a fortune of over $121 Billion dollars. He and his wife Melinda are two of the biggest and most influential philanthropists that the world has ever seen, so far donating over $30 Billion.

And we cannot leave out ’The Oracle of Omaha,’ super investing billionaire Warren Buffet. A natural born math whiz and business fanatic, Buffet has developed his own unique and practically infallible investing strategy. He has invested his way to the top 15 richest Americans of all time with a fortune of over $46 Billion.

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