“My father told me, never have partners.” Howard Hughes The Richard Arkwright narrative integrates many themes, from innovation and development to human rights and international trade. But it is first… Read more Reeds, Clocks & Wigs →
“No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.” Andrew Carnegie Richard Arkwright was destined to be called the “Father… Read more Who Gets the Credit? →
“I wear the chain I forged in life….I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own… Read more Partners, Choices and Pathways →
“It was an odd situation. For a century and a half, men got rid of their own hair, which was perfectly comfortable, and instead covered their heads with… Read more Wigs & Windows of Opportunity →
“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.” Cicero The Industrial Revolution did not happen overnight;… Read more The 13th Child →
“In the evening I walked to Cromford and saw the children coming from their work. These children had been at work from 6 o’clock in the morning and it was… Read more Men of Business – The Cotton Mills →
