1. By: Anthony Darpino Phil Lenz
NIKE Inc.
By: Anthony Darpino
Phil Lenz

2. History Originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports
Was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964
The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger

3. History of the Swoosh The Swoosh was first used by Nike in June 1971
The swoosh was designed by Carolyn Davidson
The first shoe to carry this design that was sold to the public was a soccer shoe named "Nike", which was released in the summer of 1971

4. Location
Washington County, Oregon, United States

5. Type of Business at First
As stated above Nike started as a really small partnership between a University of Oregon track star and his coach.
They sold shoes out of the back of the coaches car before they made it big.
The advantages were that there were really no business expenses because they sold the shoes out of a car.

6. Product List A lot of variations of sports equipment for all sports.
Sports apparel and shoes
Sports they have equipment for are: track and field, baseball, ice hockey, tennis, football, lacrosse, basketball and cricket

7. Benefits
There are not really any benefits because of their use of sweatshops in third world countries

8. Employment
Nike employs more than 30,000 people across the globe.

9. Growth
Nike started as a business that sold its shoe out of the back of a car.
It succeeded
Its had its ups and down but overall grew into a worldwide corporation.

10. Challenges
Nike has been criticized for contracting with factories in countries such as China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Mexico. Vietnam Labor Watch, an activist group, has documented that factories contracted by Nike have violated minimum wage and overtime laws in Vietnam as late as
The consistently growing textile industry often negatively impacts the environment. Because Nike is a large participant in this manufacturing, many of their processes negatively contribute to the environment

11. Nike is a Corporation
They changed to a corporation because they became a worldwide company and needed to expand.
Nike is a public corporation because you can buy and sell shares of Nike on the stock market.