I cannot overemphasize that filing bankruptcy is a financial decision, NOT a moral decision. If bankruptcy is the right choice for your situation, it will give you a fresh start. Without creditors nipping at your heals, it will allow you to regain control of your life and reach your full potential.

To show you that you are not alone, here is a short list of people and companies that at one time or another filed bankruptcy (some more than once). Many of these people used bankruptcy to get a fresh start before achieving greatness.

Individuals

P.T. Barnum

Samuel L. Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain)

Francis Ford Coppola

Walt Disney

Henry Ford

Ulysses S. Grant

Merle Haggard

Henry Heinz (Before introducing ketchup)

Milton Hershey

Larry King

Stan Lee (Creator of comic books including "Spider Man", and "The X-Men")

Willie Nelson

Tom Petty

Donald Trump (Twice)

Rembrandt

Companies

Continental Airlines, Inc. (Twice)

Converse, Inc.

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Kmart Corporation

Montgomery Ward, Inc. (Twice)

Paramount Studios

Texaco, Inc.

Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. (Twice)

United Airlines

Western Union Corporation

 

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