Like most people, I have struggled with many things in my life. When pursuing an idea, hope, or dream, it is often easy to just give up and move on to something less challenging. The world is filled with people who have given up on something that, at one time, was very important [...]
“Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!” - Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was best known as an inventor and innovator. But many people don’t realize that Edison was also an extremely successful business [...]
On August 27, 1878, Thomas Edison began his experiments with electric lighting. Just a few months later, on November 15th, the Edison Electric Light Company (later to become General Electric) was incorporated. Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb, as many people believe. Edison perfected the incandescent light bulb by using an improved carbon [...]