Alexey Andreev is the owner of a Tver company selling and servicing computers with an annual turnover of $5 million, and there is nothing original about it. Another thing is noteworthy: it was Andreev who figured out how, without using budget funds, to equip schools with computers and legally make a profit from it.

photo by Nikolai Ignatiev Alexey Mordashov has repeatedly told how he mastered Severstal without any problems. In fact, not everything went so smoothly Alexey Mordashov is very different from most Russian billionaires. The way he conducts business is more reminiscent of the head of Siemens or General Electric than of one of the heroes of the Russian era of primitive accumulation of capital. He forces all his managers to get an MBA abroad.

English pubs arose as a means of combating drunkenness The most important institution that truly unites the British is the pub. There are 60,000 such establishments in the UK, and in any part of the country - be it a big city or a village - there is bound to be a pub within a five-minute walk of your home. And in the old quarters they are found literally at every step. This is where the British come after work - to relax, chat with friends, discuss football news.

3 years later In November 2000, Forbes wrote about the Russian television channel Daryal-TV, created by Natalya Daryalova (pictured) together with her father, writer Arkady Weiner. Despite the brilliant talent of both authors of the project, the channel, which went on air in the summer of 1999, was not doing very well - there was a constant lack of funds, and the audience remained scanty. Since then, the TV personality’s life has changed radically.

Michael Jackson figured out how to take his mind off problems with the law and financial troubles. He creates a company designed to defeat record companies using three Internet technologies at once: fast transmission of music over the Internet; custom music; “software” that tracks the preferences of music lovers. Sources close to Jackson report that he is looking for an investment of $400-500 million. Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum from Dubai is named as a possible investor.

Something strange is written on Igor Yalyshev’s business card: “General Director of the Tourist and Excursion Uniting Enterprise Tourist.” This is probably because you can’t write: “Diversified tycoon.” There is no person in Tver whose business would be more diverse.

Vladimir Bryntsalov is curtailing pharmaceutical production in Moscow. What's the matter? There is obviously a direct connection between politics and business. At least when it comes to the pharmaceutical business owned by the famous entrepreneur Vladimir Bryntsalov. In an interview with Forbes, Bryntsalov said that by the end of 2004 the Moscow plant, owned by CJSC Bryntsalov-A (Ferein), will be closed.

Perhaps somewhere McDonald's employees stand over the stove with a stopwatch, measuring the cooking time of the cutlets, but not in Russia. “In Russia there have never been problems like in other markets,” explains Nina Prasolova, public relations specialist for Russian McDonald’s, “so changes in hamburger preparation technology have not affected our market.” The company did not talk about the content of the existing instructions, citing their “internal” nature.

The main risk of a “bubble” is associated not even with high prices, but with the structure of the stock market In the nine years that Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. worked in Russia, we were often criticized for being too fond of Russian stocks and “neglecting risks.” The fact is that Russian shares have always had a greater weight in our portfolio than could be justified by any indices.

The founders of Steepler continue to make money. One of them - Andrey Cheglakov - literally Andrey Cheglakov Deputy General Director of the Goznak State Association for Science and Development. Vladislav Ulendeev, executive director of the eHouse Internet holding. Rustem Akhiyarov is the president of Internet holding eHouse.

April 02, 2004 Mode for the visually impaired Speech synthesis “Marusya” works Listen Share Add to favorites Business evolution 1987 Beauty salon "Ginseng" Yakobashvili's friends founded one of the first cooperatives in Moscow. He himself joined them a year later. The successful establishment attracted the attention of racketeers. I had to defend myself. 1989 "Trinity Motors" It was with the sale of cars that Yakobashvili and his partners began their journey into big business.

Having earned $20 million off the field this year, Englishman David Beckham topped the list of the world's highest paid football players. He has $30 million to his name. Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo have higher salaries, but thanks to Beckham's popularity and his participation in advertising campaigns for Pepsi and Adidas, the English star found himself far ahead of the competition.

General Director of the General Motors plant in Tolyatti John Milonas is waging war on Russian quality. Turning the Niva into a foreign car was not an easy task The top managers of General Motors have never had the opportunity to carry out such a mission as John Milonas. GM has undertaken to establish production of the domestic VAZ 2123 Niva SUV in Togliatti and sell it for export.

The Tver region produces products that probably everyone has seen in Russia. 70% of fire extinguishers used throughout the country are made by Pozhtekhnika OJSC in Torzhok. More than half of all fire trucks in Russia are made here. They are assembled on a variety of chassis, from ZIL to Volvo. The head of the plant is Anatoly Strokan.

April 02, 2004 Mode for the visually impaired Speech synthesis “Marusya” works Listen Share Add to favorites What is the BIN Group rich in? Oil NK "Russneft". Production volume is about 5 million tons per year. There are no consolidated statements. Finance BIN-bank. Created in 1993. Capital - 3.3 billion rubles. Assets - 18 billion rubles. (35th place in Russia). It has 11 branches in Moscow and 14 branches. Trade Petrovsky supermarket chain. 19 stores operating under a single brand.