Of course, my family helped me, my brothers helped me, but after I set up my own office I had to really help myself. Some people seem to think I had an oil well in my garden! It's a nice idea but not true.
If I'm setting up a new business I'll spend three or four months learning everything there is about that business, everything there is about that subject and then I will find good people to run it on a day-to-day basis, but whilst they're running it at least I know what they're talking about when they come back to me.
At Square, we got our tech up and running in three weeks, but it took us 18 months to get licenses, banking relationships and everything else we needed to be able to move money. We had to partner up with major companies to do it.
Overcoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs. The winners all exemplify that, and the hard work and commitment they have shown underlines what is needed to set up a business.
I took the process of doing as much myself as I could like a duck to water. I set up my own label and publishing, etc, and it was a fun learning curve two decades ago.
It's never easy to set up any business, but it comes back to determination and drive and the love of what you do!
Investment is crucial. Because the truth is, you only get jobs and growth in the economy when people invest money, at their own risk, in setting up a business or expanding an existing business.
My father set up his first business in the 1970s so that he could support his family.
I set up my own trading center in my Cabot dorm room... with my computer, my fax machine, and my telephone.
Floyd has showed me that he's set up with real estate, businesses, and investments.
Every entrepreneur, whether man or woman, should start with a robust business structure.
When I set up UTV, my ambitions were quite low.
If you come to Georgia, you can open up a company in a day. You yourself can come tomorrow and establish a company in a day, and you're not halted by paperwork.
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.
Bread Street Kitchen is a big operation, a unique beast, and it needs bedding in.
I've set up businesses. I've set up charities. I have actually done the work myself.
If I can encourage other women to think about setting up their own businesses and being entrepreneurs and making a contribution then I think that's a good thing.
