Archive for the ‘Notable Business Series’ Category

March 8th, 2011

Notable Business Series – Fuller Brush Company

It’s had movies made and songs sung about it, and the brunt of jokes since the 1940s. But the Fuller Brush Company has been a market leader for over a century.

March 1st, 2011

Notable Business Series – Waterbury Button Company

Button, button, who’s got the button? The Waterbury Button Company does and its our notable business for this week. Since 1812, they’ve been making buttons!

February 22nd, 2011

Notable Business Series – Baker Chocolate Company

The Baker Chocolate Company, now owned by Kraft Foods can teach us a bit about the power of advertising, and how to corner a market with promotion and variety.

February 15th, 2011

Notable Business Series – The Singer Corporation

Our notable business for this week is the Singer Corporation, the epitome of successful branding.

February 7th, 2011

Notable Business Series – The Disney Company

If there was ever a notable business that could teach us some valuable lessons of survival and innovation, it’d be the Disney Company.

February 1st, 2011

Notable Business Series – The DuPont Company

This week’s notable business is the DuPont Company. Though they’ve run afoul of anti-trust laws and environmental groups from time to time, there’s one particular aspect we can learn a valuable lesson from.

January 25th, 2011

Notable Business Series – Brooks Brothers

Will your business still exist years from now? Who knows? But if you take a lesson from Brooks Brothers, you may just be successful now and in the future.