Scott Coker Quotes

How many times have you been out for a beer or dinner and people are coming up with business ideas? Everybody wants to think they've got that great business idea.

As the years passed, and I was nine, 10, 11 years old, it became obvious I was going to start up a business of some sort.

My wife and I set up the business, we were always very open about it and had a business author's name as many authors do.

I told myself the next time I had a good idea, I would bring it to market.

If you have a fantastic idea you're really passionate about and are making $100,000 in your job, if you can set aside some of that to invest in servers or contractors or other folks, that's actually the best way to start a business in my opinion.

You cannot get into business for the fashion of it.

In getting Under Armour started, like any business, I think, number one, you need a great idea. But it's also about who you know.

When I was 13, I opened my own business called The Awesome Pretzel Company, and my dad helped me build a pretzel cart.

In getting Under Armour started, like any business, I think, number one, you need a great idea.

A lot of people have a great business idea; they just need a little push to make it a reality.

I had this dream of starting a pizza business since college. I came up with the name, menu, and recipes back then.

I'm in favour of entrepreneurial, risk-taking businesses that create great products and services.

I love to think about business. It's what makes me happy.

Business is about more than just money. It's about being creative and innovative.

Entrepreneurialism is supposed to be fun!

As any small business owner knows, starting a business is not glamorous work.

A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.

I have restaurants, bookshops... but it's not an empire, more... a puzzle. If it were an empire, all my restaurants would be the same.

Relatively few people should start companies.

What interests me is starting businesses on our own, finding ideas that we can support, and simply investing in invention.

I'd get kicked out of buildings all day long, people would rip up my business card in my face. It's a humbling business to be in. But I knew I could sell and I knew I wanted to sell something I had created. I cut the feet out of those pantyhose and I knew I was on to something. This was it.

I really want to work for myself and build a business from nowhere.

I've always been an entrepreneur. I start businesses for a living.

It's a fire, it's a passion to get out and to create and to innovate. And that I've always enjoyed and I've always been very proud of is that the people I've done business with, the people around me have always made money.

The general message would be to say to all these young people: If you have entrepreneurial aspirations, there is money, there are consumers, there is a huge market. The only thing you need to do is to go there and start doing things.