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مئة دولار هو رأس المال التأسيسي لشركة UPS العالمية لتسليم الطرود « الصفاة — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:02:08 +0000

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By: Giorgio

Giorgio — Sun, 01 May 2011 10:41:30 +0000

Since I learned Marketing, I don’t believe in most of the stories.
Marketing departments know that people like entertaining stories, not business plans and projects, so they can make up a story in such a way that still manages to be true.
Funny thing is, is valid, I would use that strategy in any project that applies.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:31:26 +0000

@Matt, online references suggest that based on the CPI, the purchasing power of $100 in 1907 would be roughly equivalent to $2,350 now. Using wage parity measures, $100 represents the equivalent of $10,000 to $15,000 in current dollars.

Practically speaking, many startups burn through hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars and still fail. No amount of capital is going to make a bad idea or a poorly managed business into a success.

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By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:04:04 +0000

Yeah…..compare what $100.00 was really worth back then, and what it’s worth now…..I could start any f***ing business I wanted.

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By: Andreas

Andreas — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:12:27 +0000

Unless a link shows up I really much doubt it.
I can’t find any images with green uniforms, I can’t find any mention except for lists like the above (surely wikipedia would know about it, but instead the information was purged in August 2010 when apparently nobody was able to back it up).

The given sources don’t include that information (they do not include any information given in the article either).

UPS had some problems with german work habits and work councils, but not with uniform colors.

By: Daven

Daven — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:46:16 +0000

@Andreas: UPS themselves disagrees with you.