Which character on "The Office" starts his own paper company in season 5?

Michael Scott is the character on “The Office” who starts his own paper company in season 5. He launches the Michael Scott Paper Company after resigning from Dunder Mifflin because of a clash with new vice president Charles Miner.

Michael begins the venture in a small storage room in the same office building. He recruits Pam Beesly, who is frustrated with her sales career, and Ryan Howard, who returns after his corporate scandal. The three initially struggle with limited money, cramped quarters, and Michael’s improvised management style.

The company becomes a genuine threat when Michael uses personal relationships and aggressive customer poaching to win major Dunder Mifflin accounts. His success forces Dunder Mifflin to negotiate rather than simply ignore him. A common mix-up is crediting Pam or Ryan with founding the company: both become important partners, but Michael creates and names the business.