Quotes About Business

I thought a company that provides mutual-fund information could be a great business, because you could construct an effective moat by building large financial databases and customer lists and a strong brand name.

Providing financial incentives for both local communities and national governments to conserve and restore forests also makes sense. It will put an economic value on these precious natural resources and drive the right behaviours from both government and business.

Healthy competition places discipline on the market and should focus providers on providing the best service at a lower cost.

The Chinese government still would like to see U.S. Internet companies explore the Chinese market, providing they are willing to abide by Chinese law. I think companies like Facebook should think about the Chinese market.

We are driven by providing technology to enterprise customers.

My dad built his business by providing products he figured the customers would want.

We're hyper-focused on providing the business infrastructure to allow creators to be successful in growing and running their businesses.

Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a company is not allowed to provide a personal benefit to a decision maker in return for business. But hiring the sons and daughters of powerful executives and politicians is hardly just the province of banks doing business in China: it has been a time-tested practice here in the United States.

My new play 'Chinglish,' which will go to Broadway, is about a white American businessman who goes to a provincial capital in China, hoping to make a deal there. It's bilingual. And it's about trying to communicate across language and cultural barriers.

We would love to see Canadian federal and provincial governments establish a new business entity class like the CIC or L3C for social enterprises. Our governments should also offer tax incentives to entice more entrepreneurs into the social economy, and encourage foundations and impact investors to put their capital into social enterprises.

After the dotcom boom blew up, it increased the focus on questions like, 'Why should I trust you to help run my business? How do I know you're not going to go away like every other company?' That was hard. We had to keep proving ourselves.

Celebrities are the fodder of much of the media business, so they're always interested in making you seem provocative when you're not, or trying to bring you some sort of embarrassment by revealing something you'd rather not have revealed. That's the downside of celebrity.

For the longest time, I was just real nervous about privacy and people prying into my personal business.

The psychology of the Klitschkos is to be nice to you before the fight and then destroy you in the ring. With them it's just business.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

I always wanted to start a public company and make a lot of money.

I have never run a public company. I spent my entire life working for a private company.

I don't think I'd enjoy running a public company. We haven't needed to go to the market to fund expansion.

Clearly as you move to being a public company, probably even more than growth, there is a huge value based on predictability.

I met with several public company CEOs to learn about their experiences of going public and listened to as many earnings calls as I possibly could.

My family is in business since long. No one has been in the entertainment industry and in the public eye. So, it was a great deal for me to get into.

All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good.

If you talk to most businessmen, they'll say that what they do is for the public good, but you know they're just greedy, and consumers are just consuming for the sake of their own greed.

What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics.