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“Business is about putting smiles on peoples faces. Business is about helping people to live better lives.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth, Business Essentials

“ESG ratings impact profitability - regardless of what industry your company is in. People like to know that the companies they interact with and buy from are companies that do good in the world.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Businesses and markets have a symbiotic relationship. Each has a profound effect on the other.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth, Business Essentials

“Each business is like a tree in the forest that is the economy. Each business is like a living being that exists within an ecosystem that also has a life of its own.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Every problem that we have in society has a suite of relative solutions that are also business opportunities.

Agricultural waste is a problem. But solving that problem is a business opportunity. Energy inefficiency is a problem. But solving that problem is a business opportunity. The abusive treatment of animals is a problem. But solving that problem is a business opportunity. Reduced biodiversity is a problem. But solving that problem is a business opportunity. Plastic waste in the ocean is a problem. But solving that problem is a business opportunity. And the list goes on indefinitely. We just have to think creatively and fluidly and we can solve all of these problems that plague Earth and we can grow businesses and earn money and provide for our families in the process.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“People like to know that the companies they interact with and buy from are companies that do good in the world.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Everything in this world has a business side to it.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“There's so much beauty in getting paid to do what you love. That should be at the heart of every business - people getting paid to do what they love.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“The success of a strategy largely depends on it's implementation. You can have a good strategy, you can have a winning game plan, but ultimately you and your team have to implement the strategy and execute and put the game plan into action if your business is going to succeed.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Every business sets its own pace for growth; the pace of that growth will determine what the business is going to be like in two, three or five years.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Business failures are valuable. When you experience failure as an entrepreneur, make a conscious effort to try to understand everything about how you failed and how the business failed. It'll help you succeed.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“One way to improve your business is to increase its capabilities. The more capable your business is of providing value to it's customers, the more success your business will experience.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“With everything in business, the benefits gained should exceed the cost incurred.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Mayflower-Plymouth is a company, and it's an ecosystem. We are an Investment Holdings company that holds mostly small and medium sized businesses in our portfolio. And we also provide a variety of resources and business services such as consulting - in the interest of helping businesses to be better.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Bartering has a suite of business applications in today's economy.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“It's just as great to be an employee as it is to be an entrepreneur. Great employees add immense value to businesses and therefore to markets and to economies. Being an employee is important.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“In business, it's important to be able to make informed decisions.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Social issues impact every business. Whether we're talking about womens health or education or economic equity or climate change or renewable energy... All of these things impact businesses and their ability to profit. And they all present business opportunities also. So there's a lot to consider at the intersection of business and social work. And you can't really care about business without also caring about people's well-being, so every entrepreneur should be a social entrepreneur trying to help other people live better lives in some way.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Business models are about the systems and processes related to the exchange of value between sellers and buyers.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Every business should be thinking about their flywheel and the way that value is upcycled internally.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“As markets change and the broader economy evolves, new opportunities for businesses to add value emerge. And new possibilities for new kinds of businesses also emerge.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“To succeed in business, you've gotta understand your customers.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“In this global economy of rapid change, innovation is not a nice-to-have anymore - it's a necessity. Every employee in the business needs to be innovation capable or innovation adaptive.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“As society evolves, business models evolve.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“If your business can substantially cut costs and pass along those cost savings to customers... Then your business will likely experience an increase in demand for it's products or services.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Business is supposed to be fun. We're supposed to love what we're doing. Don't let these old folks convince you that business is about spreadsheets and MBA's and metics and all that stuff. That's all good, but ultimately business is just about adding value to other peoples lives and getting them to pay you for it.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Business is supposed to be fun. We're supposed to love what we're doing. Don't let these old folks convince you that business is about spreadsheets and MBA's and metrics and all that stuff. That's all good, but ultimately business is just about adding value to other peoples lives and getting them to pay you for it.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“There's a lot to consider at the intersection of business and social work. It's about earning a lot of money while adding a lot of value to peoples lives and making the world a better place.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“At Mayflower-Plymouth, we like to invest holistically. We consider profitability, we consider peoples wellbeing, we consider the environment and so much more.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“When you're leading a business, you have to pay attention to what's going on in the economy as a whole. When economic paradigms shift, you better shift your approach to business accordingly.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth