When I was born, my father owned a business called a 'reading circle'; folders containing an assortment of magazines were lent to customers for one week, then recollected and lent out again. The older the folder, the lower was the fee. This was a flourishing branch of industry. Reinhard Selten assortmentbearbranch share on social
It's okay to work for someone else; not everyone is cut out to own a business, and even so, working for someone else is a chance to learn how to both be an employee and an employer. Marcus Lemonis businesschancecut Change image and share on social
At home, we're listening to TV or playing with our computers, so our entertaining is rusting. We don't know how to be good hosts and guests in business situations. Letitia Baldrige businesscomputerentertain Change image and share on social
The sole purpose of business is service. The sole purpose of advertising is explaining the service which business renders. Leo Burnett advertisebusinessexplain Change image and share on social
Before I started Code for America, I spent my career around startups. First it was game developers, small teams trying to make hits in a tough business. Then, when I started working on the Web 2.0 events, it was web startups during times of enormous opportunity and investment. Jennifer Pahlka americabusinesscareer share on social
As a young analyst just out of Stanford business school in the 1960s, I got to really understand what growth was about. Back then, you had to ask a customer to pay some money. That was the most important thing in getting a company off the ground. Charles Schwab 1960sanalystback share on social
I believe the auto business is a highly comprehensive and complicated business. It's not that easy for people simply to enter and ruin the whole thing. Li Shufu autobusinesscomplicate Change image and share on social
I don't know how many people have ever seen the National Guard break in somewhere, but they mean business. Ozzie Smith breakbusinessguard Change image and share on social
I knew an actor's career goes up and down and back up again. Your standing in this business can't be your whole identity; otherwise, you're doomed. Lisa Kudrow actorbackbusiness Change image and share on social
The business of writing a novel is a long, meandering road into the self, into the imagination. And it's a road the writer travels alone. Lisa Unger businessimaginationlong Change image and share on social
