I think every business should build on their strengths, and the strengths of Victoria are our clean, green agriculture; the strengths of Victoria are our strong education system. Denis Napthine agriculturebuildbusiness Change image and share on social
Naturally, business and pleasure can be readily combined, but a certain balance should exist, and the latter should not predominate over the former. Fredrik Bajer balancebusinesscombine Change image and share on social
As business moves forward, you realize that God has his hand on the whole business and that he brought people to you who are like-minded. It starts with faith. Richard DeVos bringbusinessfaith Change image and share on social
Small businesses, you can give them capital, but what they often need as much is mentoring, advice and help with their business plan. Karen Mills advicebusinesscapital Change image and share on social
If you're going to run a small business, you need to know what everyone is doing, be the first one in and the last one out, and work weekends. Glen Mazzara businessrunsmall Change image and share on social
Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it. Desi Arnaz businessfailfailure Change image and share on social
Politics isn't a reality show or a gong show. It's not show business for ugly people. It's the arena where we define our common life in a rough and ready contest that has winners and losers. Michael Ignatieff arenabusinesscommon Change image and share on social
I have had the privilege of working with the best in the business, from photographers to designers to magazines. There's not much more to ask for but I'm still looking forward to one day working with photographers Mert and Marcus, Tim Walker and Nick Knight. Chanel Iman businessdaydesigner share on social
Microsoft has had two goals in the last 10 years. One was to copy the Mac, and the other was to copy Lotus' success in the spreadsheet - basically, the applications business. And over the course of the last 10 years, Microsoft accomplished both of those goals. And now they are completely lost. Steve Jobs accomplishapplicationbasically share on social
The business model - where books can be returned, and where a 50% sell-through is considered acceptable - is archaic and wasteful. Writers get small royalties, little say in how their books are marketed and sold, and simple things like cover and title approval are unheard of unless you're a huge bestseller. J. A. Konrath acceptableapprovalarchaic share on social