Alan Sugar
Alan Sugar
Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugaris an English business magnate, media personality, and political advisor. According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Sugar joined the “billionaire’s club" in 2015 and in 2016 they estimated his fortune at £1.15bn, and ranked him as the 95th richest person in the UK. In 2007, he sold his remaining interest in the consumer electronics company Amstrad, his largest and best-known business venture...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth24 March 1947
CityLondon, England
I don't make enemies, it's just I'm not afraid to speak my mind, which can sometimes mean people don't like what I am saying
Success comes more quickly to the entrepreneur that follows his instincts rather than following the progress of his competitors.
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.
I have principles and I am not going to be forced to compromise them.
Don't try to blame the rest of the world. The blame only lies with you. Recognize that immediately.
I find it strange that Gisela Gschaider a 1974 immigrant from Germany is on the brexit panel telling us British what we should do .
A good leader is not necessarily the most popular person in their business, but the best ones are liked because they are respected for their clarity and vision.
Once you decide to work for yourself, you never go back to work for somebody else.
If you enjoy what you do, don't be afraid of expressing your enthusiasm. Enjoyment is infectious.
It is torment to be segregated out because of some bit of clothing that you're wearing.
Effective leadership is about earning respect, and it's also about personality and charisma
An entrepreneur is not what you call yourself, it's what someone calls you in recognition of what you've achieved. I call Richard Branson an entrepreneur. Rupert Murdoch called me one. Anybody who stands up and says: 'I'm an entrepreneur' needs shooting. You'll drive people crazy.
I know you're Belgian, that's where those waffles come from.
Market leaders inevitably slip into decline when they tell the people what they want instead of giving the people what they want.