Becoming Entrepreneur learn from Levi Strauss

To be entrepreneur can we learn from Levi Strauss. Levi Strauss came from Bavaria. He arrived in New York in 1847 and working with the brothers in the business tirinya goods dried. In the 1853 Strauss went to San Francisco to build their own business. The opportunity came when one of his clients, Nevada tailor named Jacob Davis, shows a change of ideas in the men's pants. The result is a strong pair of pants and durable, suitable if you use a gold or penambang farmers. Davis need $ 68 to register the design of the patent rights. In the 1873 Strauss and Davis mempatenkan pants, or "over waist-high" when it sebutannya. Companies increasingly prosperous and when he died, Levi Strauss company has $ 6 million property.

Biggest challenges faced by the company occurred in 1906, when the earthquake occurred, followed a fire that destroyed the headquarters company and two manufacturer. Actions that Levi Strauss to give credit to the customer grosirnya so they can wake up and return business. Companies still pay the employee-servants and a temporary office and showroom is open to give them something to do, while the new headquarters and a factory was built. At the time of great depression, when the CEO Walter Haas Sr.. Stay-hiring employees with the employees told them to build a new floor in the company's factory in Valencia Street in San francisco and not dismiss them. He beragumentasi that workers be given the power, the people who share the values and aspirations with companies such as managers and owners, will make the company become the market leader. "You can not create a vibrant person, or the support organization unless they have a soul" said Haas. Then give the same opportunity for the African-American to work in the factory manufacturer in 1950s and 1960s, when developing their business to countries south. In line with the development of the business, the community people who follow their tradition of growing together. Levi-Strauss now get 40 percent of profits from international business and product factories in more than 50 countries around the world. Quarter servants working outside the United States. Levi Strauss chose to toss a noble efforts to remain memperkerjakan employees when the company in difficulty. With perhaps a noble Lord assist.

By M. Suyanto