Business is as creative as the fine arts. You can be as unconventional, unique, and quirky as you want. A business is a reflection of the creator.

Out of that understanding came the cardinal rule I use in evaluating every important decision I make: always protect the pot. Once you have an ongoing, viable business, you have to put its welfare first and never do anything that would place it in jeopardy. It’s all right to invest in a risky venture, provided your core business will be safe even i