Enter the World of Business: Louisville Slugger Hits the Ball Out of the Park
In a minimum of two paragraphs, please respond to the following prompt:
Louisville Slugger started in 1884 when Bud Hillerich made the first bat. He and his father began producing bats whic
he named "Louisville Slugger." In 1911 Frank Bradsby, joined the company and it was renamed Hillerich and Bradsby.
Louisville Slugger has sold more than 100 million bats with 60 percent of major league players using the bats. In 2015
the company was acquired by Wilson Sporting Goods.
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1. Why might a small business like J.F. Hillerich's choose to incorporate as a private company?
2. How do you think adding a partner with marketing expertise allowed the Louisville Slugger brand to become so
popular?
3. What are some of the benefits of a private corporation like Hillerich & Bradsby compared to a public corporation
like Wilson Sporting Goods? What are the benefits of a public corporation?
You should respond to at least one classmate for full credit. You will be graded based on content, grammar, spelling
and interaction with your peers.