SOURCES
SPEAKING BROADLY OVER MANY DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES, HISTORY HAS SHOWN US TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT WHEN ONE SIMPLE CONCEPT BECOMES A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY CAN SURVIVE AND THRIVE ON THE DEMAND. Sports franchises, comic books and even hit songs can spawn small retail businesses and even product manufacturing, all based around the original concept.