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It's one of those rare stories that doesn't claim to take cutting edge technology to make it successful. Just people working together and owning a business, tog

by PalUk 13y ago

It's one of those rare stories that doesn't claim to take cutting edge technology to make it successful. Just people working together and owning a business, together deciding on their next move. And it has proven to work well. Wow, very inspiring.

wallflower 13y ago
You might like the story of Bob's Red Mill which was organic before people even were marketed that term. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob's_Red_Mill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob's_Red_Mill
- aestra 13y ago
  I was just going to post about Bob's Red Mill. Bob Moore built a multimillion dollar company and then he transferred ownership of the company (in the form of employee stock) to his employees. http://abcnews.go.com/WN/owner-multi-million-dollar-company-hands-business-employees/story?id=9875038 http://abcnews.go.com/WN/owner-multi-million-dollar-company-... >Moore said he's gotten countless buy-out offers over the years, but he couldn't envision selling the business to a stranger. >"It's the only business decision that I could make," he said. "I don't think there's anybody worthy to run this company but the people who built it. I have employees with me right now that have been with me for 30 years. They just were committed to staying with me now and they're going to own the company." > "There's a lot of negative stuff going into business today," he said. "It's a good old basic Bible lesson -- love of money is the root of all evil. And unfortunately, our entire philosophy today is get all the money you can and whatever way you can. It's caused many corporations to bite off more than they can chew. And it causes people to do a lot of things just for money that they feel in their hearts is not the right thing to do." >With his own company, Moore has tried to do just the opposite. In a refreshing twist to the typical tenets of corporate America, Moore thinks of his employees and customers first and foremost. He also believes that there isn't a secret for building a successful business, it is just hard work and luck. Sounds like an incredibly down to Earth guy.
  - wallflower 13y ago
    Bob Moore speaking last year. Pretty amazing story (There was a fire that destroyed his first mill) http://vimeo.com/70167461 http://vimeo.com/70167461

by PalUk 13y ago

wallflower 13y ago

You might like the story of Bob's Red Mill which was organic before people even were marketed that term. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob's_Red_Mill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob's_Red_Mill

aestra 13y ago
I was just going to post about Bob's Red Mill. Bob Moore built a multimillion dollar company and then he transferred ownership of the company (in the form of employee stock) to his employees. http://abcnews.go.com/WN/owner-multi-million-dollar-company-hands-business-employees/story?id=9875038 http://abcnews.go.com/WN/owner-multi-million-dollar-company-... >Moore said he's gotten countless buy-out offers over the years, but he couldn't envision selling the business to a stranger. >"It's the only business decision that I could make," he said. "I don't think there's anybody worthy to run this company but the people who built it. I have employees with me right now that have been with me for 30 years. They just were committed to staying with me now and they're going to own the company." > "There's a lot of negative stuff going into business today," he said. "It's a good old basic Bible lesson -- love of money is the root of all evil. And unfortunately, our entire philosophy today is get all the money you can and whatever way you can. It's caused many corporations to bite off more than they can chew. And it causes people to do a lot of things just for money that they feel in their hearts is not the right thing to do." >With his own company, Moore has tried to do just the opposite. In a refreshing twist to the typical tenets of corporate America, Moore thinks of his employees and customers first and foremost. He also believes that there isn't a secret for building a successful business, it is just hard work and luck. Sounds like an incredibly down to Earth guy.
- wallflower 13y ago
  Bob Moore speaking last year. Pretty amazing story (There was a fire that destroyed his first mill) http://vimeo.com/70167461 http://vimeo.com/70167461