10 Successful Online
Businesses
BY: ALEJANDRO
QUIROZ
eBay is one of the largest online marketplaces that makes it as simple as possible to get your
own business going. You can make and open an account and start making money within a
couple of hours on eBay. eBay was founded on September 3, 1995 in Campbell, Ca. The
founder to eBay is Pierre Omidyar. There are several ways that eBay makes its money from
the section on transaction fees. Because of this eBay made $17.9 billion last year.
Founder of eBay Pierre Omidye
CEO of eBay David Wenig
Amazon one of the largest Internet-based retailer in the United States was founded in July
5,1994. Amazon fist started off as an online bookstore and then began to get larger and
larger and then began to sell DVD’s, Blue-rays, CDs, software, video games, electronics,
apparel, furniture, food, toys and jewelry and much more. Amazon makes its money from
its revenue which brings in $88,988,000 a year.
Founder and CEO of Amazon
Nike was First founded on January 25, 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports, by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight
and then officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971. The name Nike originally comes from the Greek
goddess of victory. Further more, Nike is an American Multinational corporation that is engaged in the
design, development, manufacturing and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel,
equipment, accessories and services. It is one of the worlds largest suppliers of athletic shoes and
apparel. Nike is valued to be $19 billion, making it the most valuable brand among sports businesses.
Founders: Bill Bowerman
and Phil Knight
CEO: Mark Parker
Apple Inc. first founded on April 1, 1976. Apple Inc. is an American multinational
technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs,
develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online
services. Apple’s worldwide annual revenue totaled $233billion for the Fiscal year
ending in September
2015.
Apple
was founded by these three guys
Steve Jobs
Steve Wozniak
Ronald Wayne
The Walt Disney Company is most commonly known as Disney or even as the Mouse
House. The Walt Disney Company was first founded on October 16, 1923 in Los
Angeles Californian by brothers Roy O. Disney and Walt Disney. Disney is a very huge
company that reals in a very large amount of money just by its 11 theme parks around
the world provide nearly a third of its $45 billion revenue and 20.7% of its $10.7
billion operation profit.
Founders of The Walt Disney Company Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney
CEO: Bob Iger
Adidas was first founded on August 18, 1949 in Herzogenaurach, Germany and
founded by Adolf Dassler. Adidas AG is a German multinational corporation that
designs and manufactures sports shoes, clothing and accessories. The Companies
Revenue as of 2015 is Adidas is making $17.1 billion. As you can see Adidas is a
very successful online business.
Founder: Adolf Dassler
CEO: Herbert Hainer
Founder: Louis Vuitton
CEO: Michael Burke
Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton, or shortened to LV, is a
French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV most monogram
appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-towear, shoes, watches, jewelery, accessories, sunglasses and books. . Louis Vuitton is one of
the world's leading international fashion houses; it sells its products through
standalone boutique, lease departments in high-end department stores , and through the ecommerce section of its website For six consecutive years, Louis Vuitton was named the
world's most valuable luxury brand. 2012 valuation was US$25.9 billion.
Craigslist is a classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs,
housing, personals for sale, items wanted, services, community, and much more. Craig
Newmark the creator of craigslist began the service in 1995 as an email distribution list to
friends, featuring local events in the San Francisco Bay Area. Craigslist makes money only
through a handful of revenue streams such as how It charges a $25 fee to post a job listing
in six major U.S. cities. It charges $75 for a job listing in the San Francisco area. Last, the
company charges a $10 fee to list an apartment rental in New York
Founder: Craig Newmark
CEO: Jim Buckmaster
True Religion Brand Jeans is an American clothing company. Its Headquarters is
located in Vermont, California, U.S. The Brand was first founded on December 2002
by both Jeffrey Lubell and Kym Gold. True Religion Brand Jeans sell what they refer
to as 'premium denim' which is handmade in America. The True Religion Brand
makes most of its money by selling its products. True Religions net income is
$44.97million.
Founders: Jeffrey Lubell
Founder: Kym Gold
Air Jordan is a brand of shoes and athletic clothing designed, owned, and produced
for Michael Jordan by Nike's Jordan Brand subsidiary. The shoe concept was made
by Michael Jordan before the drawing. Nike then got Peter Moore and Buce Kilgore
to draw the Shoe. The shoes, informally referred to in the plural as Jordans, were
first produced for Michael Jordan in 1984 and released for public consumption in
1985.