Berkshire Hathaway’s legendary late vice chairman, Charlie Munger, has repeatedly lauded the entrepreneurial prowess of late Rose “Mrs. B” Blumkin, the founder of Nebraska Furniture Mart. What ...
Blumkin immigrated to the U.S. from Russia where she founded Nebraska Furniture Mart in 1937 with a $500 loan from her brother and money she had saved. Over the next few decades, the business grew ...
Mrs B founded NFM with $500 in 1937. It now racks up about $1.6 billion in yearly sales. Warren Buffett said an 89-year-old carpet saleswoman would "run rings around" the best corporate executives and ...