| About Cashflow | |
| • | “It is the most important aspect of your business.” |
| • | “It can allow you to do more then you are capable of and prevent you from doing the things you need to get done.” |
| • | “The most important thing as an employer is to always pay your employees.” |
| • | “I would recommend to secure a line of credit for your business earlier on.” |
| Did you create a business plan? | |
| • | “I created one with a line of projections that was initially was designed to be shown to investors.” |
| • | “However, I didn’t want investors on board.” |
| • | “I wanted the company to be able to grow by revenue and I also did not want to have to share in any decision making.” |
| About Risk | |
| • | “You have to be able to accept the down side of risk that it will not work out.” |
| • | “Then I would just go out and find another job.” |
| Most Rewarding | |
| • | “Being able to create a vision and see it through.” |
| • | “There is also a certain amount of financial independence if the business becomes a success.” |
| • | “There is some freedom from the bi-weekly pay check.” |
| • | “The US Government incentives you to own and operate a business.” |
| Support Services | |
| • | “They are on call.” |
| • | “We have a team of book keepers that come in twice a month.” |
| • | Invaluable advice: “Make sure the books are 100% accurate.” |
| Outsourcing | |
| • | “We outsource our lawyers, bookkeepers, accountants, and HR department.” |
| • | “They key is you never want anyone sitting around and twittling their thumbs.” |
| Learning new things . . . | |
| • | “Something new happens every single day that I never had to deal with before.” |
| Growing Pains | |
| • | “About 15 to 18 months there comes a time when things get stressful one way or another.” |
| • | “If you can escape from that point, you will most likely be successful because you will have optimized your business.” |
| About New York City | |
| • | “There is no better place to own a business then in NYC.” |
| • | “The opportunities that you have at your finger tips are greater then they are anywhere else.” |
| Networking . . . | |
| • | “I network all the time.” |
| • | “Email and the phone become your best friends.” |
| • | “I also use publicists to get our name in the press.” |
| • | "Perception is almost 100% reality. If people read about us as the experts they pretty much start to believe it.” |