Harland Sanders had a great little business going in Kentucky. He had a small restaurant where he sold his chicken and he made a good living. He lived off the profits of his chicken throughout the 30's, 40's and 50's and most of the 60's Construction of a new road which bypassed his town put him out of business in 1967. Because of the popularity of his chicken, Sanders decided he would sell his "secret recipe" with its 11 herbs and spices and begin franchising his chicken. To his surprise, he could find no buyers. He went to over 1,000 buyers before he finally found someone who was interested! Together with that buyer, Sanders opened his first Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet. In a few short years, there were franchises all over North America. Seven years after selling that first franchise, at the age of seventy-five, Colonel Sanders sold his fried chicken company for $15 million! This story proves once again that truly successful people never give up on something they believe in. Believing in a finger lickin' idea . . . it's a good thing!
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