List of famous entrepreneurs that failed



Here's an "A" list of famous entrepreneurs... that failed!

When facing a business failure, it's common to be depressed. You may be feeling alone... convinced that you're the only one that this has ever happened to!

Well, no one wants their business to go bankrupt. But it's not the end of the world. (On a personal note, I should have declared bankruptcy when I lost my business. Live and learn.)

As an entrepreneur, let's just call your businesses failure a speed bump on the road of your business life. You got knocked you off your bike. Because you're an entrepreneur thru & thru, you'll pick yourself up, get back on your bike, and start off to the next business venture as soon as you catch your breath.

I'm not trying to make light of anyones business failure. It's a terrible thing to go through, and can make you question everything you thought you knew about yourself. But take a look at this list of names. You'll recognize many of them. Yes, these are bankruptcy survivers.

These famous people went bankrupt & survived to succeed again-

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Francis Ford Coppola
  • Henry Ford
  • Cyndi Lauper
  • MC Hammer
  • Willie Nelson
  • Perez Hilton
  • Stan Lee
  • George Foreman
  • Ted Nugent
  • Walt Disney
  • Tom Petty
  • Milton Hershey
  • Rembrandt
  • Burt Reynolds
  • Anna Nicole Smith
  • H. J. Heinz
  • Mark Twain
  • P.T. Barnum
  • Elton John
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Wayne Newton
  • Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Kim Basinger
  • Larry King
  • Johnny Unitas
  • Donald Trump
  • Debbie Reynolds
  • Mike Tyson
  • Mickey Rooney
  • Stephen Baldwin
  • Oscar Wilde
  • Jose Conseco
  • William McKinley
  • Vince Neil
  • Charles Goodyear
  • Frank Baum

This is a pretty impressive survivor list, isn't it? Abraham Lincoln? Wow, who knew? I guess anyone can get into trouble in their business.

The whole point of this article about famous business failures is that all these people overcame their financial problems. And you can too!

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