Family Business Buffs Gifts

Smith and Son Financial Services. (Son in playpen behind desk).

'Well, now that I know he's the owner's son, yes, he's the best damned wine steward I've ever seen.'

'Shhhh. Fido inherited seventy percent of this company.'

"Some day, son, all this will be yours. ... Actually, you know what? You can have it now."

'It's okay. We'll just push our retirement plan back a bit.'

'When training my son, keep him totally ignorant. I'm grooming him to be VP in-charge-of -denials.'

"Call my broker, fax my accountant, and get my groove back."

John W. Law., John W. Law Jr., Robert Law, Janet Law, Attorneys at Law

"And this is my junior partner, my son, Ira."

'In the interest of spending more time with my children, I've put Bobby and Emily in charge of corporate strategy.'

'Don't worry, Dad. I'm going to turn this company around 360 degrees!'

'I see from your C. V. that you're my son...'

'He spoke his first words today Serge - 'ello. . . ello. . . ello'!'

'Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.'

If business gets any worse I'll have to start laying off relatives.

"I spent hundreds of dollars on a course for entrepreneurs then found out the fire in my belly was acid reflux."

"We've doubled our staff in the last six months." (Smith and Smith - baby in playpen behind desk).

'Someday, son, 50 of this will belong to your ex-wife,'

I am billing, therefore I am.

Businessman with two boxes: 'Nothing Ventured' and 'Nothing Gained'.

'We're in good shape. Nobody understands our financial statement.'

'We do a lot for the ecosystem.'

'Someday, son...all this will be Mine.'

"Hmmm...impressive CV! Y'know, I have a feeling that you'll go far in this company...."

'Very nice, but I was hoping they'd be a little bit more obscene.'

"Year after year we sit here quietly raising eyebrows, son."

The last of the Mom and Pop brokerage houses

'Someday, Son, this will all be your problem.'

'Where did we go wrong?'

'Of course, we're family-owned & operated in India.'

'What do you mean you don't want to be a model? Just what do you plan to do with the rest of your life?'

'I handed over my company to my son and he's doing better than I ever did. Unfortunately he's starting school next year...'

"Clean your specs, lady?"