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One of the newest figures to emerge on the world stage in recent years is the social entrepreneur. This is usually someone who burns with desire to make a positive social impact on the world, but believes that the best way of doing it is, as the saying goes, not by giving poor people a fish and feeding them for a day, but by teaching them to fish, in hopes of feeding them for a lifetime. I have come to know several social entrepreneurs in recent years, and most combine a business school brain with a social worker's heart. The triple convergence and the flattening of the world have been a godsend for them. Those who get it and are adapting to it have begun launching some very innovative projects. ↗

— Thomas L. Friedman

#empowerment #social-entrepreneurship #business

A true business opportunity is the on that an entrepreneur invents to grow him or herself. Not to work in, but to work on. ↗

— Michael E. Gerber

#entrepreneurship #business

The true start-up of a business is what happens before you start-up. ↗

— Michael E. Gerber

#entrepreneurship #inspirational #business

There is only one valid definition of business purpose: to create a customer. ↗

— Peter F. Drucker

#customer #entrepreneur #business

The bottom line is down where it belongs - at the bottom. ↗

— Paul Hawken

#green-business #social-entrepreneurship #business

An entrepreneur without funding is a musician without an instrument. ↗

— Robert A. Rice Jr.

#entrepreneur #funding #instrument #musician #startup

Do not feed that beggar. Hamlet, lie down.” The dog ignored her. “Down,” Viktor ordered, his deep voice stern. The dog whined and then lay down. The prince looked at her. “You need to be more forceful.” “I suppose my forcefulness will improve once my voice changes. Sopranos get no respect. ↗

— Patricia Grasso

#repsect #training #voice-change #change

Without growth, organizations struggle to add talented people. Without talented people, organizations struggle to grow. ↗

— Ray Attiyah

#leadership #business

No matter what your reason for wanting to start your own business, developing the foundation is the same. Laying a solid foundation for you business will provide you with a road map to follow as you build your business. As you work through the Start a Business Step-by-Step Workbook you will define the company’s mission, decide what business entity is right for your business, name your business, determine the pricing for your products or services, formulate your financial projections, define your competitors, survey consumers regarding your products or services, determine the marketing methods right for your business and more. ↗

— Jeanne A. Estes

#business-plan #business-start-up #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurship-training

Care for your infant business or career as you would care for your infant child - with loving attention, with no expectation of any reward, being in the moment with it, accepting it as is, watching it grow, enjoying every step of the way. ↗

— Marc Allen

#entrepreneurship #business