Learn as much as you can about your proposed business. Ask questions. Join industry associations. Study successful competitors carefully.

A successful business is a good way to create significant wealth, but not every business will grow into a News Corporation or a McDonalds.

I don't think investment is that hard. It's doing the simple things on a regular basis.

Learn as much as you can about your proposed business. Ask questions. Join industry associations. Study successful competitors carefully.

Be prepared for disappointment and frustration. Be persistent and bounce back even more determined to succeed.

The amount of money you have has got nothing to do with what you earn.. people earning a million dollars a year can have no money and.. People earning $35,000 a year can be quite well off. It's not what you earn, it's what you spend.

There are plenty of ways to get ahead. The first is so basic I'm almost embarrassed to say it: spend less than you earn.