- Nov 07, 2020
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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.
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- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Obama administration made it illegal for me to loan any money to anyone in the military. I have one compliance guy just for a pawn shop. It's everything from Homeland Security, FBI, the local police department, IRS - all these regulations I have to keep an eye on constantly, and it's just overwhelming for a small business.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got the Pawnbroker of the Year award. They said I did more for the pawn business in one year than their media team, in 30 years, has been able to do.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tell people, 'I'm the only business in the world where I don't pick my merchandise.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tell everyone that works for me not to look down on people. If you're nice to people and take a minute to talk with them, it's good for business whether or not they buy anything. Just because they don't look like they have money doesn't mean they're poor.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most people don't realize the amount of tax forms the small business guy has to go through.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a gazillion different business license fees. And just keeping up with all the regulations - it just doesn't stop.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I once loved this game. But after being traded four times, I realized that it's nothing but a business. I treat my horses better than the owners treat us. It's a shame they've destroyed my love for the game.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm all for sharing music, but when people can download a whole record and pay nothing for it and then they share it with 100,000 other people, it's breaking down the whole business.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're probably doing better business than we thought we would do especially considering the disappointing way the record company has handled the album.
- Fish
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the hardest things to do is to get capital. That's where we, as black business, struggles. And the other place we struggle is scale, and because we don't have an access to capital, we cannot scale.
- Commitment
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- Nov 07, 2020
While we have been presented several opportunities to be acquired by multinational corporations, we are most excited that our collaboration with Bain Capital fulfills our commitment to remain an independent family-owned and operated company with a purpose-driven business model that puts community at our core.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My whole life has been about building community, building business in our community, empowering people in our community.
- Excellence
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- Nov 07, 2020