For me, the high street is a key part of how we live, what sort of community we are, how we get… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
What's crucial in a High Street store is a compelling reason for people to shop there. Shops must offer excellent customer service… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
If you really want to sort out the High Street, you ask someone like Kate Swann at WHSmith, who has done a… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
The high street is not a retail thing: it's a social thing, part of the British lifestyle. And I say that as… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
Online is not contributing in the same way as the high street in terms of business rates and to the local community. — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
Every successful high street needs a catalyst that starts making people want to come there, and independent shops can be that catalyst.… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
The Internet means everything to everybody and it's growing by the day. You can't survive as a business, especially a small business, without having… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
I didn't have a great childhood, and neither did Debbie, my wife, so we both try to give the kids not only the material… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
There are huge misconceptions about people on benefits. They are labelled scroungers or cheats. The reality is that many who need that level of… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
My whole business philosophy is based on a risk-reward ratio. But it's got to stack up. If it doesn't, don't do it. You might… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
Immigration has been good for this country; I know the value of it - hopefully I've given something back. — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurship can be taught to people with average academic abilities - the proof of that is everywhere you look. — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
Young people are the entrepreneurs of the future, and we should be looking to them as one of our sources of innovation for the… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
The more we learn about dyslexia, the more able we will be to help those with it. — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
The great virtue of the web, its ease of communication, has also become its Achilles' heel in that it has polluted the air with… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
If you look at all the investments made during 'Dragons' Den,' the ratio of those that make it to those that don't is actually… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
A small business can survive for a while without making a profit, but if its cashflow dries up, the impact is fatal. — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
The Internet has heralded a revolution in our society. It has transformed the way we do business, entertain, communicate, and travel. In many ways,… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
One of the things I preach to all my staff is never be frightened to make a decision. — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
A lot of multinationals have long, drawn-out processes and are pretty useless at putting products on the shelves quickly. — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
