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Crime never pays - in the long run that is. After years of embezzling and cooking the books, the scandal surrounding Enron finally broke in Nov. 2001. By December, the company's stocks had tanked and it filed for bankruptcy.
The clothing giant started as one West Coast shoe store, started on Swedish immigrant's minor fortunre of $13,000, which he earned in the Alaskan gold mines.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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    Before she became the world's wealthiest novelist, Harry Potter author JK Rowling was raising her daughter on welfare. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Nordstrom
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    The clothing giant started as one West Coast shoe store, started on Swedish immigrant's minor fortunre of $13,000, which he earned in the Alaskan gold mines.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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    The UK publishing power player dropped out of school when he learned he could make more money working at a club. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images)
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    Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin rented this garage Menlo Park, California for $1,700 a month to set up Google in (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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    William Wrigley, Jr., who immigrated to America in 1891 with $32 to his name. His company took off when he started giving gum as an extra when customers bought his baking powder.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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    Barbie's manufacturer started as a picture frame company in Ruth Handler's garage. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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    The computer company started with $1,000 and a dorm room. Its headquarters was in the Michael Dell's University of Texas student living until he decided to drop out to run the company full time. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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    Way back when, Whole Foods was one lonely store in 1980, and also home sweet home to owners John Mackey and Rene Lawson. They even used the dishwasher as a shower. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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The clothing giant started as one West Coast shoe store, started on Swedish immigrant’s minor fortunre of $13,000, which he earned in the Alaskan gold mines.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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