Mitt Romney Quotes

Access to capital is one of the most important first steps entrepreneurs take when starting a business, and it is also one of the biggest difficulties, especially for our veterans.

I'm sensitive to the resources needed by a small business to get started and keep going.

I started with capital of about $1,500, a princely sum for a student coming out of college, an amount I borrowed from my father.

The economic costs of starting your own business can be significant; in fact, most new startup companies fail because of undercapitalization.

It's a myth that you need thousands of pounds to start a business.

People who want to make a million borrow a million first

If you're not staying on top of your money, you are putting your financial well-being at risk.

Youth should be a savings bank.

Small businesses, you can give them capital, but what they often need as much is mentoring, advice and help with their business plan.

People don't know how hard it is to have your own business.

I started my business with my best friend from high school.

I have a business background. I have always wanted to open my own business.

1976, I was all of 18, and when I stepped into the world of business, the capital I had in my hand was 20,000 rupees.

I saved $8,000 and created a construction company when I was 25.

A man can't get rich if he takes proper care of his family

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

A lot of people want to start a business, and they're like, 'I wanna start a business, give me some money to invest.' Where is your business plan? Are you investing money yourself into your own business? How is this going to work? People think that they can just come to you with an idea and have money.

I want to buy more property, start a couple of small businesses, and if my cousin wants to go to college, I want to put him through with ease.

Don't take risk, and don't get into debt.

Finding initial funds is the primary barrier most entrepreneurs face. Many people don't have three or six months' worth of savings to free themselves up to do months of unpaid legwork.

Academically, I was never that interested. I skipped classes. My biggest dream was to have a coffee shop, but I had no idea how to get the money to do that.

A lot of people ask, 'How did you start the business, and how did you do it money-wise?' And the truth is that I had three jobs. A day job, an evening job, and then designing my collection as well. That's just how we did it.

In my experience, fledgling entrepreneurs focus way too much on the money - you can get most things done and figure out a lot without spending much. That said, most businesses require money to launch and get off the ground.

For resourceful tech founders, finding capital is rarely a problem; making the best use of it is another story. A few years slinging pepperoni pies and chicken wings - on tiny margins and with minimal investment - might not be the worst fiscal training.

I love the business of business; I love the risk raking.