Business Quotes Quotes

“You want your target market and your capabilities to be completely in alignment.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Business Paradigm Shifting: A Quick 6-Step Guide to Remaining Relevant as Markets Change

“Since the world around us is always changing, businesses that want continuity should be regularly shifting their paradigm.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Business Paradigm Shifting: A Quick 6-Step Guide to Remaining Relevant as Markets Change

“A newly defined market will require either new capabilities or a new focus applied to current capabilities.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Business Paradigm Shifting: A Quick 6-Step Guide to Remaining Relevant as Markets Change

“The primary purpose of the business’ capabilities is to provide superior value to the target market in exchange for money.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Business Paradigm Shifting: A Quick 6-Step Guide to Remaining Relevant as Markets Change

“Once the target market is identified, it’s really about putting the business in a position to provide superior value in the most efficient way to that target market thereby enabling the business to earn maximum profit in the exchange.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Business Paradigm Shifting: A Quick 6-Step Guide to Remaining Relevant as Markets Change

“Everything the business does should revolve around providing value to the target market.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Business Paradigm Shifting: A Quick 6-Step Guide to Remaining Relevant as Markets Change

“A target market should be like a lighthouse in a storm to a business”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Business Paradigm Shifting: A Quick 6-Step Guide to Remaining Relevant as Markets Change

“Business capabilities are relative to macro conditions. Based on differences in macro conditions, the economic worth of a capability could differ from one scenario to another.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Business Paradigm Shifting: A Quick 6-Step Guide to Remaining Relevant as Markets Change

“A capability is a business’ ability to provide value to customers. A business can only deliver the value it is capable of delivering, and capabilities are key enablers of a business’ ability to exchange value with its target market.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Business Paradigm Shifting: A Quick 6-Step Guide to Remaining Relevant as Markets Change

“Even a single macro change – like an increase in the price of gasoline due to geo-political tensions – can have tremendous effects on a business’ ability to provide value to its customers.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Business Paradigm Shifting: A Quick 6-Step Guide to Remaining Relevant as Markets Change

“The roots of the business determine the fruits of the business.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Business for Beginners: Getting Started

“There is great wisdom in a business having a system in place for adapting its underlying assumptions and pivoting so that it can continue to survive and thrive in the new reality by reclaiming relevance and providing value to newly defined markets.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Paradigm Shifting: A Quick 6-Step Guide to Remaining Relevant as Markets Change

“Companies should embrace data-driven decision-making because it enables them to make informed decisions based on concrete evidence rather than speculation, leading to more efficient operations, better strategies, and improved competitiveness in today's data-rich business environment.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Capital Acquisition: Small Business Considerations for How to Get Financing

“Embracing data-driven decisions allows organizations to uncover valuable insights, adapt to changing market conditions, and stay ahead of the beat, ultimately increasing their chances of success and growth.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Capital Acquisition: Small Business Considerations for How to Get Financing

“It is really important that companies prioritize strategic financial planning because this empowers them to navigate economic challenges with foresight and resilience.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.

“A lot of folks look to non-profits as platforms to solve major societal scale problems. But the major capital allocators like banks, Hedge Funds, Venture Capital firms and so forth - these are the kinds of ent that have the capacity to affect real change.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.

“Ideation is an extremely important part of business.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Ideation: The Five Steps

“People will only follow what they are attracted to.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“It's not only about the big wins or the ultimate victories – it's also about the small victories along the way.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“Every team desires to win - and it is your duty as a leader to guide them to the victory.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“Just because we make plans and things don't go as planned doesn't mean it wasn't part of the plan.”
― Marion Bekoe

“With every challenge comes hidden treasure of opportunity.”
― Thomas Minieri, Lemonade Maker: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Overcoming the Impossible

“An exponential desire to succeed is a prerequisite for career advancement.”
― Wayne Chirisa

“Whether the seemingly insurmountable problems you face are due to circumstances outside of your control or are simply part of the challenge of owning your own business, learning how to prosper when facing the impossible is a key skill to becoming a successful entrepreneur.”
― Thomas Minieri

“You are limited only by your own determination. Be strong and courageous!”
― Thomas Minieri, Lemonade Maker: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Overcoming the Impossible

“E-commerce doesn't just break geographical barriers; it shatters them. Africa's entrepreneurs now have a global stage to showcase their products and innovations.”
― DON SANTO

“In business, as in life, the little things can make or break the journey.”
― Kaniskar

“When an innovative idea faces its fiercest opposition, it is on the cusp of breakthrough; only in adversity does it reveal its enduring strength.”
― Linsey Mills, Your Business Venture: The Prep. The Pitch. The Funding.

“Do what you know and what you do best, even when the situations or circumstance don’t favor you. Don’t lose focus on the end goal. Don't be distracted, discouraged or lose hope when things are not working out at the moment. Hold on until the end. Sometimes our destiny is not to lose. The only reason we lose it is because we give up.”
― De philosopher DJ Kyos

“I only like one thing hard around me, and it's not work.”
― Marion Bekoe