Ingvar Kamprad (born March 30, 1926) is an industrialist from Sweden.
He founded IKEA, the home furnishing retail chain, in 1943.
Ingvar began to develop a business as a young boy. He started by
selling matches to neighbors from his bicycle. He found that he could
buy matches in bulk very cheaply from Stockholm and sell them
individually at a very low price but still make a good profit. From
matches, he expanded to selling fish, Christmas tree decorations, seeds
and later ball-point pens and pencils. When Ingvar was 17, his father
gave him a gift for succeeding in his studies. The gift was used to
establish his own business.
Ingvar has admitted his dyslexia played a large part in the inner
workings of the company. For example, the acronym IKEA is made up of
the initials of his name plus those of Elmtaryd, which is the family
farm where he was born, and the nearby village of Agunnaryd, which is
in the province of Småland. The Swedish sounding names of the furniture
found at IKEA originally served as names chosen by Kamprad because he
had difficulty remembering stock keeping units.
Kamprad has lived outside Lausanne in Switzerland since 1976.
In 1994 it was revealed that Kamprad had attended some pro-Nazi
meetings in his youth. He has since said that this was a part of his
life that he bitterly regrets, calling it the greatest mistake of his
life. Kamprad is also a recovering alcoholic, which he also deeply
regrets.
According to Swedish business weekly Veckans Affärer ([1]), he is the
wealthiest person in the world. However, this assertion is denied by
IKEA, which notes that Kamprad no longer owns the company, which should
therefore not be included in reports of his wealth. Forbes magazine
continues to rank Bill Gates at #1, ranking Kamprad at #6.
As of April 2005, the sliding value of the U.S. dollar reportedly put
Kamprad ahead as the richest person in the world; however, the report
used Veckans Affärer as its source, which is debatable for reasons
already discussed.
im a contractor from malaysia,seeking for financiar for to carried out the development project at this country so that im looking those who can help to invest into my company at malaysia. iwanted to be a somebody also.hope someone can make my dream come true.im looking for usd200,000.00 for the company development.for further detail you can send me a email to this add:
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thank you for paying attention. hope for the best from you. thank you.
its good to hear that from very small level to very big level you have grown , how you workd hard to get your deram true,i think its your success, every indivudual especially the youth should follow you and like you people to grow personaly and proffesionally,
dear . mr.ingvar, i am mr.jerry booker, i am interested in a loan to acquire two business in u.s.a #1 business is a oil jobber in birmingham , al . asking price is $ 5,200,000,00.i requesting loan of $ 25,000,000,00. #2 business is finance lender company, asking price is $ 45,000,000,00, i requesting loan of $ 135,000,000,00.mr.kamprad ingvar, if you are interested in lendering i the loans please contact i via e-mail @ JERRY BOOKER 2004 @ yahoo.com . cell phone # 706-773-6823-or- address @ mr.JERRY BOOKER, 2318 20th ave..s.w. LANETT,AL 36863. u.s.a thank-you! mr.JERRY BOOKER
If u r interested to start trading business here in Karachi Pakistan, Mr. Jerry Booker if u r interested in starting this business please let me know via email
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Would love to have a job working for you so i could leard everything you know and build my own fortune. Email if you have the time sir.
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hi Mr kamprad i'm from Ecuador i living in usa about 4 years wen i came i didn't know what kind of bussines could have in thsi country now i know landed property never you will lose the money let me know if you want to work and i can study for it than you my cell 704-713-1211
I personaly think dyslexia creates creativity, inspiration determination, as i have dyslexia, but my drive to succeed will never end, these guys are my insperation, as yet ihave not yet secceded in a business due to financial problems, but someday you will see me here
Please Sir I need a loan of $150,000 dollers for Gold Mininfg business,please am ready to meet any amount for your help.my e-mail is
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Thanks
Good day sir, i am seeking to be the sole distributor of your expansive furnisher business in the whole of west africa and its environs. My email is
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or +2348026540606. Thanks and Best Regards.
Dear. My name is Miss Mariam Musa the only daughter of late Mr/Mrs Mohammed Musa. My father and mother were very wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive. After the death of my Mother, long time ago, my father was controlling his business until he was poisoned by his business associates which he suffered and died. Before the death of my father on 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan where he was admitted, he secretly called me on his bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of (US$4.5 Million), he left in suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan, it was the money my father intended to transfer overseas for investment before he was poisoned. He also instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in overseas account where the money will be save and invested wisely. Because of the current political problem here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested. therefore, I am crying and seeking for your kind assistance in the following ways: (1) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment. (2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 19 years old. (3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country. As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me to successfully transfer of the money into your yet nominated account, I will give you more information on how to contact the Bank. please try and send mails on my private mail box for confidential reasons: (
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Hi Mr. Kamprad, I am 53yrs. old and stop dating four years ago. I would like to fine a way to get a millionaire $$$. My family nees help. I can work it off someway. Help please. Yes I like money and I can not lie about that. :p
It amazes me how someone like you who has experienced both the upper and lower class lifestyle, can hoard so much money when there are so many children who are in need. I live in America, which is claimed to be a democracy, but is realistically a capitalist country. There is a lot of money here in America, but it goes into the pockets of corporate owners and executives and politicians, at the expense of children who sit in classrooms flooded with water and holes in the ceilings, with no bathrooms in the buildings, and coal as a source of heat. Yes, here in America, some children live a life no better than the starving children in third world countries. Why? Because of people like you who have so much money that it just sits on a piece of paper so that you can one day hope to be claimed the \"richest\" man in the world. If only I had the chance to be a billionaire, I would be able one day to lay on my death bed and know that I put my money into increasing the quality of life for our children, than I did into increasing the quality of my life! My God have mercy on your soul and all those like you! For money is the root of all evil. God Bless!
God made sources for his creature to help someone.I personally went through ur profile how Almighty God blessed highly courage and brought you this position.
I am middle class man and working in a textile industry.i had got much changes in my career through God bless and i want more to improve for a better life.Under current situation means (salary + Daily basis expense) can do more.
Either miracles by God can change my life ,Either he can make you a source to get me helpout for a better life.
i d't need much but i need some how which can help me to grow up my new own business.
sorry for long mail and putting you reading.
If some words written against ur dignity.my apologises.
My truley hopes are with you.
May God bless you a long & joyous life.Amin!
Thank u / Ajmal from South africa cell# +27-735576143 & +266-58458347
Dear mr. Kamprad Ingvar, How are you? I'm Susana 24years old, and I want to be a millionaire, it was my dream from my childrehood. I would like to hear your knowhow to become a billionaire. will be a plwasure to hear you soon. Have a nice time!
