Throughout life, individuals are faced with few opportunities to enrich themselves. Many even believe that, for this type of change to happen, it is essential to have initial help — such as a good inheritance, for example.
What a lot of people don't know is that there are people who
started from scratch and reached the highest level of wealth! They own
networks, renowned companies and schools that everyone knows, but who have no
idea how they were started: built from a bank account equal to yours or in even
worse situations!
Find out who these people are below and get inspired:
4 People Who Started From Scratch and Got Rich in Brazil
Antônio Saraiva – Habib's Network
If today the Habib’s chain has more than 20,000 employees,
years ago Antônio Saraiva didn’t even have enough staff to bake bread in his
family’s bakery. Therefore, he himself went to the kitchen with his brother and
put his hand in the dough to make the company work.
The secret to his success was resilience! It is also
necessary to mention that the entrepreneur's humanity made a difference in his
trajectory, since many of the recipes that started the network's success were
taught by a 70-year-old man hired after asking for a vacancy.
Flavio Augusto da Silva – Wise Up
A resident of the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Flávio
Augusto won a job in the commercial area of a language school using a
borrowed tie. After four years, he became commercial director and, with no
further growth prospects, it was time to take a risk. And he really took a
risk: he took on debt and created Wise Up which, just a few years later, was
traded for almost R$900 million, making him one of the largest shareholders in
the history of publicly traded companies.
Guilherme Leal – Natura Cosméticos
Anyone who looks at the gigantic Natura doesn't imagine that
one of its most important names spent the beginning of his life unfolding
between working during the day and studying at night — just like most people
you know.
Together with some partners, Natura was born ready to impact
the cosmetics market with socio-environmental aspects that made the company a
great highlight.
Luiza Trajano – Magazine Luiza
Women also made history as people who started from scratch.
Luiza was the clerk in a small store owned by her uncles, and today she is the
name behind one of the biggest Brazilian retailers. In addition to expanding
her business in an unparalleled way, Luiza Trajano is also an icon of
electronics and electronics sales via the internet, since the concept of
virtual stores in Brazil was practically created by her.
