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- Nov 07, 2020
Business Quotes
On risk, reinvention and the realities of business.
These quotes cover business from a few honest angles: the risk small operations take on hiring, breaking into an industry you weren't trained for, and how far an entire business can shift over the years. For more, see our Businessman quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Business is all about the customer: what the customer wants and what they get. Generally, every customer wants a product or service that solves their problem, worth their money, and is delivered with amazing customer service.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is surprising how little most small business values the customers. A positive feedback from the customer is critical to your business, and what's more important is their referral.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many people dream about being an entrepreneur, starting their own business, working for themselves, and living the good life. Very few, however, will actually take the plunge and put everything they've got into being their own boss.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
The economic costs of starting your own business can be significant; in fact, most new startup companies fail because of undercapitalization.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My business issues are just that - business - and I deal with them like they are business.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nashville was totally different than I ever dreamed. I had only seen the music business on television and been to a couple of concerts. I had no clue.
- Husband
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- Nov 07, 2020
My husband is a graduate of two Ivy League universities - with a degree in Classics! - and he sounds like a David Mamet character when I hear him on a business call.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Here's a simple guideline: if five names or fewer are cc'd, just go nuts and hit 'reply all.' But if more than five folks appear in the cc line, pause. Give it a thought. Some people are promiscuous and cc dozens of people who don't need to know each other's business.
- Contribution
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- Nov 07, 2020
Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.
- Fans
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- Nov 07, 2020
Would I go back to Napoli? It'd be wonderful even to just know those fans had thought of me. I left unfinished business there.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm sure it's not great fun for them, or for any parent, when their child says they want to be an actor, 'cos it's quite an uncertain business and it can be terribly hard for most actors.
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- Nov 07, 2020