Howard Dean Quotes

For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.

I know how to make stuff happen, how to create wealth, create jobs, create investment.

There are lots of ways to make money in venture capital, and there are even more ways to be mediocre. The industry has too much money and too many smart people chasing too few great entrepreneurs.

My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around.

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.

Finance is critical. If sufficient investment is made in infrastructure and venture capital is made available, there will be a big improvement in the situation.

The best way to become wealthy is through trade

To foster entrepreneurship, expansion and job creation, more leaders at all levels of government have to demonstrate some understanding of what it takes to build and grow businesses in the private sector.

The basketball great Kobe Bryant started his own venture-capital firm. LeBron James has rebranded himself as not just an athlete but also an investor and entrepreneur.

I graduated from Columbia University in 1996 and founded my investment company in 1997, thus starting my professional investment career.

Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.

If you're a retail investor, you have set aside some of your hard-earned money for investment or to create a nest egg, for your kids or family.

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

To me it's incontrovertible that investment in people, investment in business, creates jobs; they don't destroy jobs.

It's a great thing when you can show that you've been successful and that you've made a lot of money and that you've employed a lot of people.

We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda.

I didn't go to business school, didn't care about financial stuff and the stock market.

We have this culture of financialization. People think they need to make money with their savings rather with their own business. So you end up with dentists who are more traders than dentists. A dentist should drill teeth and use whatever he does in the stock market for entertainment.

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

So I'm definitely in favour of stimulating the dynamic wealth creation sectors of the economy.

I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.

A country's assets reside in the tinkerers, the hobbyists, and the risk-takers.

I'm a businesswoman who's serious about her money. I want an empire.

Make sure to save for the future and keep making money!

If a rich person invests in a business, either directly or through stock purchases, it means business can grow and hire more people.