Lord Sugar is one of the UK’s leading businessman, he is a business tycoon born on 24th March 1947 in Hackney, south east London worth over $1.3bn ranking him the 95th richest person in the UK According to the Sunday times rich list. Lord Sugar became a billionaire in the year 2015. Lord Sugar founded Amstrad (AMS) in 1968 the company specialised in consumer electronics, His company Amstard was worth over a billion pounds in the 1980, which he had since sold to broadcaster BSkyB. The business magnate had also served as the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur from 1991 to 2001, he is a billionaire who started from humble beginnings. Lord Sugar is one of TV’s greatest personalities starring as the boss of the UK Apprentice show investing hundreds of thousands of pound in business ideas from young entrepreneurs. Lord Sugar has made millions of pounds from properties all around from world from London’s Mayfair to properties in Beverly Hills.
Lord Sugar is the leading inspiration to many young entrepreneurs all across the world with over 40 years of experience in Business, sales and marketing Lord Sugar is clearly an inspiration to millions across the globe. His no nonsense approach is considered to be one of his greatest strengths.
Below are inspirational quotes from Lord Sugar:
1. “Once you decide to work for yourself, you never go back to work for somebody else”. Alan Sugar
2. . “In America, everybody thinks they’re an entrepreneur. That’s the problem. It’s not a title that anybody should call oneself.” Alan Sugar
3. “I can tell you where every screw, nut and bolt is in my company”. Alan Sugar
4. “The entrepreneurial instinct is in you. You can’t learn it, you can’t buy it, you can’t put it in a bottle. It’s just there and it comes out.” Alan Sugar
5. “Love what you do and do what you love, otherwise you will become unhappy and self-defeating.” Alan Sugar
6. “It’s never a good thing to be seen to be rushing to conclude a deal.” Alan Sugar
7. “To be a successful business entrepreneur, you need more than just a competitive edge. You need a hide like a rhino, the ability to operate way outside normal comfort zones, a willingness to invent the rules, and a total, utter, complete self-belief – against all odds. Self-belief is a critical skill for business success”
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8. “If you decide to work with a partner, make sure that you know their abilities. Also, do a bit of due diligence to see if all that glitters really is gold.” Alan Sugar
9. “Don’t start telling me that you’re just like me, because no one’s like me; I’m unique.” Alan Sugar
10. “I started from nothing…There’s no reason on this God’s earth why someone else can’t do it in this day and age either too”. Alan Sugar
11. “Why work when you can fill out a few forms and get paid for doing nothing?” Alan Sugar
12. “It’s never a good thing to be seen to be rushing to conclude a deal.” Alan Sugar
13. “I’m a great believer in solid foundations that will last – and that will serve your family, your community and, by implication, your country and future generations.” Alan Sugar
14. “Let your opponent win something… I realised that it’s no good boxing people into a corner; if you really want to succeed, you need to let them win a little and leave them with a nice way out.” Alan Sugar