Pitching A Business Idea Pillows

"Great plan. Could we get some more details?"

"Take your ideas and run with them...farther!"

"Hmmm ... that's interesting. Now, what about ideas that don't suck - do you have any of those?"

Blue sky thinking

"That's a very difficult problem to address, Ted, could you restate it as a solution?"

"That was a great ideaof yours, chester."

Change Management: Change can be ruf.

'What's the concept? I'm not sure what you're trying to say, Ms. Harris.'

"The margin of error is plus or minus one hundred percent."

"Your idea is strong. Really strong. But I've gotta ask myself, is it too much espresso for a decaf world?"

"I propose we go with the second option."

Coming Soon! Taco Sphere

Out of Focus Group

"Are we afraid of a little competition? Based on the figures, absolutely."

'I take it we won the business, then?'

"An appointment is required except for Wednesday afternoons, when he suffers fools gladly."

"It may very well be America's favorite comfort food, but nobody is gonna buy a grilled cheese poncho."

"Maybe strawberries would have made more sense."

"I Love your enthusiasm George, but I don't think the public is ready for festive headstones!"

A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it isn't open.

'I have only ten minutes and hardly know where to begin. Begin at the ninth.'

"We finally heard a response to the sales proposal...Sir?"

Golden head.

"Mr. Montague has closed his eyes. That means he likes your idea and will be in touch."

"It's early days, but I'm hoping to turn it into a franchise."

'I was afraid this wouldn't work.'

"I've got this idea for a wake-up call."

'By the time we'd lobbied the government, got planning permission, raised capitol, put the job out to tender and built it we didn't need it any more.'

Sweet. Solid business plan, backed by a three-piece band.

Good Ideas will always fly.

"Ya know, Frank. . . we should put an ad in the paper. . . Pete and Frank's trash removal and dispersal service."

'Better than your last proposal, but we're not quite there yet.'

'Never, Ever...skip breakfast on the morning of your big presentation.'

'That's because I'm hoping that if he sees me sucking up to him in the comics, he'll bankroll the TV-show proposal I sent to his production company, Gasbag Enterprise.'

Aisling is dismayed by the Board's decision.