Famous Failure: Milton Hershey

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Famous Failure: Milton Hershey Did you know that Milton Hershey was a failure at one point of his life? He was a failure like his dad but, successes.A big successful man named Milton Hershey had failures, success and achievements. Milton Hershey had some bumps on his road to success. Hershey was a success but, he was failure at one point. In 1872 he started his first Lancaster confectionery shop. But, soon after he opened it closed. Then he visited his dad in Colorado and ment another confectioner there. That’s where Milton learned how to make caramels with fresh milk. When he came back he started another shop where he made his new signature caramels. A few months later that closed. Even after the bumps he still

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