What do Bill Gates Henry Ford J. P. Morgan Mary Kay Ash & Walt Disney all have in common? Uncompromising vision a willingness to take risks & exceptional business acumen. Not only did these individuals amass great fortunes they revolutionized the business world & helped shape society as we know it. Theirs are just a few of the stories collected in this anthology of commercial ingenuity. Drawing on a wealth of sources this priceless collection brings to life extraordinary achievements many of them forgotten or little known: how Robert Morris the preeminent merchant of the eighteenth century financed the American Revolution with his personal credit; how Ray Kroc used a shrewd real estate strategy to turn a faltering hamburger franchise operation into the Mc Donalds fast food empire; & how Mary Kay Ash built a billion-dollar direct sales cosmetics company by preaching a message of economic empowerment to women. Enlightening & fascinating Forbes (r) Greatest Business Stories of All Time celebrates larger-than-life ambition inspired leadership wheeling & dealing & hard work. Forbes is a registered trademark of Forbes Inc. Its use is pursuant to a license agreement with Forbes Inc.