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By: A Staff Writer
Date: Oct 03, 2025
Accidental Entrepreneurs: Charles Flint - IBM Charles Flint was an American entrepreneur and financier who played a key role in the creation of IBM, originally known as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). Flint's accidental entrepreneurship began in the early 20th century when he recog...
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Date: Oct 10, 2025
Accidental Entrepreneurs: Charles Darrow - Monopoly Charles Darrow was born in 1889 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was an unemployed salesman who became the accidental entrepreneur behind Monopoly. Darrow's accidental entrepreneurship began in the 1930s when he was unemployed during the Great Depressi...
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Date: Oct 16, 2025
Accidental Entrepreneurs: Christopher Cockerell - Hovercraft Christopher Cockerell was born in 1910 in England. He was an engineer and inventor known for developing the hovercraft. Cockerell's accidental entrepreneurship began in the 1950s when he was experimenting with ways to reduce friction on water...
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Date: Oct 17, 2025
Accidental Entrepreneurs: Edwin Binney & C. Harold Smith - Crayola LLC Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith were entrepreneurs who founded Crayola LLC, a company known for producing crayons and other art supplies. Binney and Smith's accidental entrepreneurship began in the late 19th century when the...
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