Why was kinkos started
Kinko's founder.
Kinko's wikipedia
Orfalea, Paul 1947–
PERSONAL: Surname pronounced "OR-fah-la"; born 1947, in Los Angeles, CA; married; wife's name, Natalie; children: two. Education: University of Southern California, B.S., 1971.
ADDRESSES: Office—Orfalea Foundations, 1283 Coast Village Cir., Santa Barbara, CA 93108.
CAREER: Founder and chairman emeritus, Kinko's, Inc.
Teaches classes at University of Southern California, and University of California Santa Barbara. Has taught at New York University, University of California Davis, Princeton, Harvard, University of California Los Angeles, and Wharton School of Business, among other institutions.
AWARDS, HONORS: Entrepreneur of the Year Award, University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, 1998; Philanthropist of the Year Award, 2000; Conrad Hilton Entrepreneur Award, 2001; Recognition of Outstanding Support for Education Award, University of Southern California, 2003; Friend of the California Community Colleges award, 2003; Ellis Isl