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We do not hear the term "compassionate" applied to business executives or entrepreneurs, certainly not when they are engaged in read more
We do not hear the term "compassionate" applied to business executives or entrepreneurs, certainly not when they are engaged in their normal work. Yet in terms of results in the measurable form of jobs created, lives enriched, communities built, living standards raised, and poverty healed, a handful of capitalists has done infinitely more for mankind than all the self-serving politicians, academics, social workers, and religionists who march under the banner of "compassion".
Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one customer at a time and take care of read more
Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one customer at a time and take care of each one the best way you can.
As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.
As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.
Above all, we wish to avoid having a dissatisfied customer. We consider our customers a part of our organization, and read more
Above all, we wish to avoid having a dissatisfied customer. We consider our customers a part of our organization, and we want them to feel free to make any criticism they see fit in regard to our merchandise or service. Sell practical, tested merchandise at reasonable profit, treat your customers like human beings -- and they will always come back.
There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.
There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.
Budgets are for cutting, that's why you set them.
Budgets are for cutting, that's why you set them.
Everything starts with the customer.
Everything starts with the customer.
The standard of living has risen along with the size of the world's population since the beginning of recorded time. read more
The standard of living has risen along with the size of the world's population since the beginning of recorded time. There is no convincing economic reason why these trends toward a better life should not continue indefinitely.
Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.
Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.
