FRANCHISE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

 Taco Bell was founded in 1948 by Glen Bell. He opened his first business in San Bernardino, California which was a hot dog stand called Bells Drive-In. He wasn't receiving the business he had hoped for, so he improved his skills and opened up a new stand in 1951. The name was eventually changed to Taco Bell after many internal reviews. It became very successful and then they started opening up a bunch of stores worldwide. They currently have 7,000 stores open across 28 countries.

UPS started in 1907 when two teenage entrepreneurs had an idea to create a package delivery service. Claud Ryan and Jim Casey opened the American Messager Company in a basement with just a 100-dollar loan. As the company began to grow and become more popular, the began to expand beyond Seattle to Oakland. They then named the company United Parcel Service. The decided to use the color brown for the company's trucks and uniforms. The color represents class, sophistication, and professionalism. They then expanded to the east coast and then further across the country. To expand their company even more UPS started using airfare to transfer their mail in a quicker and more efficient fashion. By doing this they were able to reach places like Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Apple is one of the most popular tech brands. In 1976 apple was founded by three men: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ron Wayne. The company came from an idea that Wozniak had to build his own microcomputer. He showed his design to a place that he was an engineering intern at the time, and they expressed no interest. He then involved Jobs who was his classmate at the time, and they moved the production to the Jobs family garage. Jobs then moved on to do the work of making the company successful with proper funding and management. The company became an immediate success, and they opened their first store May 19, 2001. There are now 518 apple stores in 25 countries.