When did it become a problem to be a small businessman and become successful? The small businessman - like my father, or like me? Glenn Beck businessmanfatherproblem Change image and share on social
Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats. Howard Aiken goodideapeople Change image and share on social
I was the youngest of four kids, and Dad, who had a garden centre before he retired, came from a large Lancashire family. Every one of my uncles had their own business, including a post office, two fish and chip shops and a painting and decorating business. Rick Astley businesscentrechip share on social
Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don't do it. Mark Cuban businessequityindustry Change image and share on social
We believed it was better to pay as you go than it was to pay your bills by borrowing and laying up debts for another day. To pay as you go, that policy is a safer business policy and a saner business policy, and we thought it was a saner national policy. Scott Nearing believebillborrow share on social
I am all for using business - public and private - to expand healthcare coverage. Bob McDonnell businesscoverageexpand Change image and share on social
Just about anyone can make a good product, but it's the people that count. In the end, it's the employees who will take it from a kitchen-table idea to the next level. There are a lot of important things in business, but the people portion comes first. Hamdi Ulukaya businesscountemployee share on social
Our family business was operating batting cages. The pitching machine spit out the balls at lightning speed. Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax. Whitey Ford. 50 cents for 12 pitches. Of course, my mother ran the place, and I was her slave: selling candy, hosing down the street, and the most dreaded of all jobs, feeding the pitching machine with balls. Taylor Negron batbusinesscage share on social
The State of Virginia is similar to a great business corporation... and should be conducted with the same efficiency and economy as any private business. Harry F. Byrd businessconductcorporation Change image and share on social
The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business. John Steinbeck bookbusinesshorse Change image and share on social