Nydia Velazquez Quotes

I didn't generate my success by being a prognosticator. I developed my reputation building our businesses by building great businesses and making them more efficient.

New products, new markets, new investors, and new ways of doing things are the lifeblood of growth. And while each innovation carries potential risk, businesses that don't innovate will eventually diminish.

It's not government that creates jobs; it's small business. Our job is to make sure they have the access to capital, the access to contracting opportunities, and the help, advice and mentoring that they need to go out and be successful.

Small businesses are the number one job creators in America. Therefore, it is important that the federal government creates an environment that helps them succeed, not one that sets them up to fail.

If you're not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.

The most common way to grow a business is by overseeing each and every aspect of the company - the 'ground up' method.

More entrepreneurs are looking to come back to start businesses, and that is where SBA is perfectly positioned to be helping more people to realize their dreams.

I've said it for four decades - work 'on' your business, not just 'in' your business!

An entrepreneur, whether man or woman, has to be willing to take help, whether financial or technical, to grow his or her business.

Too many executives I've met over the years have the mentality of a bodybuilder; they've come to accept the idea that growth is synonymous with success.

Simply put, our nation's economy will only go as far as our small businesses will take it.

You can't be successful in business without taking risks. It's really that simple.

I believe in this industry as a business, and I want to continue to grow my own business.

Creating the right advisory board for your startup can be the single most important step you take in building a new business.

I was honored to start a small business and to borrow an enormous amount of money and to build piece upon piece, place upon place, building upon building and product upon product, throughout the United States and eventually Europe and facilities around the world.

I had a very long and successful career as an entrepreneur, focused on the needs of small to midsize businesses.

Successful entrepreneurship is ultimately a matter of flair. But there is also a fund of practical knowledge to be acquired and, of course, the right legal and financial framework has to be provided for productive enterprise to develop.

This nation's 23 million small businesses need a budget that reflects their value to the economy.

I'm not looking to... I'd like to build my company and make a bigger company always, but I think in the behind the scenes arena is where I'd prefer to spend my time.

It's not wise to limit firms' expansion projects. Let us only be limited by the market.

Our business is all about helping someone - a founder, a CEO - building a great business. It's not about seeing our names in the press.

My role is to try to remove the impediments to entrepreneurs' chance to succeed. It's about improving the business climate to give people a better chance of succeeding.

I see opportunities in all my businesses. And the reason is simple. We thrive on countries that are urbanizing.

I think that the most important thing we look for in partners is that they can help build companies and, you know, we have the - we have the opportunity to do that at different stages.

When you start a business, go for the lowest hanging fruit.