he actually didnt go to college, his family was too poor, and atage 14 he felt ready to start working so his mom got him a jobworking with a candymaker . when he was 19, he started a caramelcompany that later failed, but kept trying, and when he startedHershey's, everything just took off from there. i would give you awebsite to check out to learn more, but you have to have an accountthat my school set up to view the article. sorry.