Real Business:
1) ‘Never send me an email. It’s the worst way to get hold of me. I receive 500 a day and they’re all Viagra and penis patches.’ Greek billionaire Alki David bemoans modern methods of communication
2) ‘I wasn’t the type of person who ran the school tuck shop when I was 4.’ EquityFD founder Sarah Hunt reassures would-be entrepreneurs they don’t have to come out of the womb with a business idea.
3) ‘If you don’t want anything to do with children, you might as well just employ gay men.’ Olly Swanton, founder of Way to Blue, supports the rights of parents.
4) ‘I took over from my father – an old fashioned gentleman – in about 1990 when he retired and he was ever so good. I’m now 42 and I’ve got friends farming locally that still can’t sign a cheque. When I left college, I went around the world for 7 or 8 months and when I came back, dad sat me down in the family home and said ‘Are you going anywhere now?’ I said ‘No’ so he got out the cheque book and said ‘You’d better get on with that’.’ Taking over the family business was relatively pain free for Andy Fussel, farmer and owner of Fussels Fine Foods.
5) ‘I always switch my phone off at weekends. If you become a slave to your business, you’ll totally lose the plot.’ Goldtrail Travel founder Kadir Aydin strives for a good work-life balance.
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