Business Shark Mugs

We are here...'In a nutshell...'

"Your business plan is very interesting, but I'm a venture capitalist, not a compulsive gambler!"

"With your voice and my marketing skills, we'll sell records by the million!"

'Sorry, Ned, but Carl's raised eyebrows and dismissive snorts trumps your ballpark figures and vague generalities.'

"O.K., Jimbo, let's dance with wolves."

"Of course I had a good day."

"Ok let's shake on it, first put some of this anti bacterial gel on your hands."

"At the bottom of the ocean – why, where are you?"

'You realize, of course, that that's the fifth 25 stake we've now sold in our entertainment division.'

Gobbling Up The Smaller Competition

"Well, ordinary men have colleagues. Successful men have victims."

"I take it you are turning down our offer."

"Pardon me, but why is there no ceiling this office?"

"By George, I like this new side of you, Harris! You may be executive material!"

"Chins up, people. It ain't over 'til the fat cat sings."

'He's so rich, when he writes a cheque the bank bounces.'

"What's wrong with swallowing up other companies?"

'He's ruthless and greedy... so let's make sure he's on our side.'

"We've had a major development this year that I'm excited to share with the employees."

Fish and color

"Oh good, you brought Robert's rules of order."

Hedge fund sharks attacking 'The Markets' ship.

"It's strictly business. Please don't take your financial ruin personally."

'The good news is that we're making huge profits - the bad news is that we won't be getting a bailout.'

'Sir, our new financing concept has probably got out.'

Dragon's den desk. 'I'm in' and 'I'm out' tray on desk.

'There's a gentleman out here with $643 million. He would like to discuss a takeover.'

"...That's agreed then, we raise our salaries by 40%..."

'Larry, you have everything it takes to go far in this company, but a word of advice: lose the laugh.'

'You simply put up a minimum of $2,500. If the price of fish goes up, your investment goes up. If the price of the fish goes down, your investment goes down.'

"A handshake is as good as a thirty-page contract, eh, Mr. Harrison?"

"Just to get the negotiations off on the right foot, I don't intent to concede anything."

'Don't take this the wrong way but I'm thinking of calling someone in to manage our future corporate acquisitions.'

"We need to do a little better job of hitting our target."

'Today I invested in some Chinese stocks, but I felt greedy again in an hour.'