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Most small-business owners have no financial education when they started. They weren’t trained to be entrepreneurs.
Robert KiyosakiIf you are a small company taking on a big company, you need to have a sense of humor.
Richard BransonTourism provides employment to the poorest of the poor. Gram seller earns something, auto-rickshaw driver earns something, pakoda seller earns something, and tea seller also earns something.
Narendra ModiMy early business ventures included growing Christmas trees and breeding birds.
Richard BransonStarting your own business isn’t just a job – it’s a way of life.
Richard BransonBut, the thing is, since I always had my own little shop and direct access to the public, I’ve been able to build up a technique without marketing people ever telling me what the public wants.
Vivienne WestwoodWe moved into the back, made it into a little 50s sitting room and started to sell the records. We had an immediate success. For one thing, these Teddy Boys were thrilled to buy the records.
Vivienne WestwoodIn business for yourself, not by yourself.
William JamesI own my own company, so I’ve never had businessmen telling me what to do or getting worried if something doesn’t sell. I’ve always had my own access to the public, because I started off making my clothes for a little shop and so I’ve always had people buying them.
Vivienne WestwoodI’ve always had my own access to the public, because I started off making my clothes for a little shop, and so I’ve always had people buying them. I could always sell a few, even if I couldn’t sell a lot, and somehow my business grew because people happened to like it. I’m in a fortunate position.
Vivienne Westwood