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`Nitin Ghai`Neeraj Jain`ShubhamGupta

`Mohit Gupta`Garima Singh

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` Introduction` How he started business

` Professional Background

` Success Story

` Vision

` Horizons

` What is AMWAY

` Values and Principles

` Contribution

` Awards

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` Rich de vos was born on march 4, 1926 at grand

rapids, Michigan (USA).

` Much of his childhood was spent during the GreatDepression.

` He attended Grand Rapids Christian High School

and then Calvin College.

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` He met his close friend and lifelong business

partner, Jay Van Andel, in high school.

` DeVos served in the United States Air Force from

1944 to 1946.

` After his World War II tour of duty, he was

inspired, along with Van Andel, to open a flight

school in Grand Rapids called Wolverine Air

Service.

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` In 1949, DeVos and Van Andel became Nutrilitedistributors, selling vitamins and other dietary

supplements.

` The two men launched Amway in 1959. The nameis an abbreviation of ³American Way.´

` At that time, they sold one product, a multi-

purpose cleaner. Amway earned half a milliondollars in 1960.

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` They earned six million by 1963,

and five billion by 1997.

` The company expanded toCanada in 1962, Africa in 1997,

and eventually to at least

80 countries.

` DeVos married Helen Van Wesep

in 1953.

` The couple has four children

²Dick, Daniel, Cheri and Doug.

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`DeVos is a graduate of

Grand Rapids ChristianHigh School.

`He is attended Calvin

College in Grand Rapids,Mich.

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` In 1959, Rich DeVos founded Amway

Corporation.`He founded amway with his lifelongfriend.

`Partner¶s name the late Jay Van Andel .

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` First Amway was the direct sellingcompany.

` But now it operates in more than 80countries and territories around theworld.

` It enables more than 3 million people toown independent businesses.

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` In 2000, Amway became a subsidiary of

Alticor with sister companies.

` In June 2007, Alticor announced it would reintroduce

the Amway brand over the next two years to the North

American market, as part of an overall business

transformation.

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` DeVos has also owned a number of professional

sports franchises, including the Orlando Magic of

the NBA.

` He is the author of four books: Believe!,

Compassionate Capitalism, Hope from My Heart:

Ten Lessons for Life, and Ten Powerful Phrases

for Powerful People



` His recorded talk, "Selling America," received the

Alexander Hamilton Award for Economic

Education from the Freedoms Foundation.

` After receiving a heart transplant in 1997, he

became chairman of the Speakers Bureau for

United Network for Organ Sharing.

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` Amway prepare for a new century and a new

exicting era.

` Subsidiary Amway



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` revitalization of

downtown

` Pantlind Hotel

` Amway Grand PlazaHotel

` Grand Center andDe

Vos Performance Hall



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` Amway is an abbreviation for µAmerican Way¶.

` In following decades, Amway established itself as

a multilevel marketing business.

` Today, Amway is become international business in

more than 88 countries.

` Amway offer employment to more than 3 million

people.

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³I¶m Wrong´

³I¶m Sorry´

³You Can Do It´

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³I Believe in You´

³I¶m Proud of You´

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³Thank you´

³I need you´

³I trust you´2/16/2011 25



³Irespect you´

³Ilove you´

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Support towards hospitals , colleges and universities .

The De Vos short business management program .

Support towards organization.

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Milleniumoutstanding serviceaward 2000

The indian red cross

society, orissa Their annual function

on 5th oct, 2003

The hajee sulaimanomar memorial ever

rolling shield sterling contribution

to improve andelevate the quality of life of visuallyimpaired children.

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