Ingvar Kamprad bulk very cheaply from Stockholm, sell them individually at a low price, and still make a good profit. From matches, he expanded to selling fish, Christmas tree decorations, seeds, and later ballpoint pens and pencils. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him a cash reward for succeeding in his studies. Ingvar attended Göteborgs handelsinstitut, now part of Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet, from 1943 to 1945. In 1943, when he was 17, Kamprad founded IKEA, selling replicas of his uncle Ernst's kitchen table. In 1948, Kamprad diversified his portfolio, adding furniture. His business was mostly mail order. The acronym IKEA is made
Kutol Products Company Kutol Products Company Kutol Products Company, Inc. is a privately held manufacturer of cleaning products founded in 1912 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kutol specializes in hand soaps, hand sanitizers, hair and body washes, industrial hand cleaners, specialty skin care products and dispensing systems. It distributes throughout the United States. Kutol (pronounced cut-all) began business as a manufacturer of wallpaper cleaner. This pliable, putty-like flour-based material was the foundation for Play-Doh, created in 1955. In 1956, the Rainbow Crafts Company was created to make and sell Play-Doh, and Kutol continued to focus on its core business of powdered hand cleaners.