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November 22, 2007 by Rich Whittle | 1 Comment

College-Startup.com:

How many times were you told to make sure you worked hard in high school so you could go to college and get a good career job?

It’s natural to wonder whether college is really necessary. A college degree, as many have found, is no guarantee of a good career.

On the flipside, there are many successful entrepreneurs who didn’t need their college education and become millionaires anyway.

• Mary Kay Ash. The founder of Mary Kay Inc. started a cosmetics business.
• Richard Branson. Richard Branson is best known for his thrill seeking spirit and outrageous business tactics.
• Coco Chanel. An orphan for many years, Chanel trained as a seamstress.
• Simon Cowell. Simon Cowell started in a mailroom for a music publishing company.
• Michael Dell. With $1,000, dedication and desire, dropped out of college at age 19 to start Dell Computers.
• Walt Disney. Having dropped out of high school at 16, his career and accomplishments are astounding.
• Debbi Fields. As a young housewife with no business experience, she started Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery.
• Henry Ford. At 16, Henry Ford left home to apprentice as a machinist. He later started Ford Motor Company.

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