How world's top brands got started

Stationary Delivery (1943)

Founders - Ingvar Kamprad - First location - Älmhult, Sweden

IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad showed entrepreneurial promise from a young age. At age 5, he began buying matches in bulk from Stockholm and selling them to neighbors for a profit. He later moved on to selling flower seeds, greeting cards, Christmas tree decorations, and more.