BUILT FROM SCRATCH, How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion,

Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank, with Bob Andelman

ISBN 10: 0812930584 / ISBN 13: 9780812930580

Published by Times Business / Randon House, New York - first edition, 1999

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hardcover, 6½" x 9½", with dust jacket 332 pages Here is one of the greatest entrepreneurial success stories of the past twenty years. It s the story of how two incredibly determined and creative people built a business from nothing to 761 stores and $30 billion in sales in a mere twenty years! The book includes many colorful stories associated with The Home Depot's founding and meteoric rise; shows that a company can be a tough, growth-oriented competitor and still maintain a high sense of responsibility to the community; and provides great lessons useful to people in any business, from start-ups to the Fortune 500. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: BUILT FROM SCRATCH, How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion,
• Publisher: Times Business / Randon House, New York - first edition
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812930584
• ISBN 13: 9780812930580
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

The entrepreneurial founders of Home Depot describe how they started their business on a shoestring and its dramatic growth into a multi-billion-dollar corporation, emphasizing their belief that morals, ethics, and principles should be the foundation of any business. 60,000 first printing. Tour.

About the Author

Bernie Marcu is a cofounder of The Home Depot and currently serves as chairman of the board. From the company's inception until 1997, he served as CEO. With his wife, Billi Marcus, he founded the Marcus Foundation and the Marcus Developmental Resource Center, which provides support services for mentally impaired children and their parents. He is chairman of the Centers for Disease Control Foundation. He sits on many boards of directors, including the New York Stock Exchange, and participates in many civic organizations, including the City of Hope, a cancer research center, and the Shepherd Spinal Center.

Arthur Blank is a cofounder of The Home Depot and is the company's president and CEO. He serves on the board of trustees of several organizations, including the North Carolina Outward Bou