Ron Coury is a well-known name to longtime members of the Southern Nevada business community. A former U.S. Marine, Ron has worked as a casino dealer, real estate agent, founder of a limousine service and partner in bars, restaurants, major graphics and glass companies, and automobile dealerships.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Ron’s dad
When business started difficulties overcame:
“when we purchased our first tavern in 1979… The first challenge we had was to raise the $30,000 that the seller wanted for a down payment and neither Dan or I had any significant capital saved, we were earning okay money but we were spending it just living our lives”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald TrumpFavourite Quote:
“there is never a wrong time to do the right thing”
Recommended Online Resources:
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“remember to words: mental fortitude. Possessed the determination to persevere in the face of adversity. Believe in the project you have undertaken, don’t let failure be an option. So that mental fortitude that empowers you to not take defeat in stride but rather to resist it, find a way through it or around it. And demonstrate some tenacity to achieve the ultimate goal you drained of”…[Listen for More]
More About Ron Coury:
- Las Vegas Publishing Group, LLC
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Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” Zig Ziglar, American author
Other Quotes From the Chat with Ron Coury:
- “by engaging in a Google search, you just might find a way to avoid those landmines as you go through a field of challenges which is what it is in opening a new business”
- “in key positions I would invest the money in a background check done by a private investigator and a polygraph done by a licensed polygraph company”
- “not only will I rely on the results of a polygraph for a background search but I would give over 50% of my decision-making process to how I feel”
- “when you entrust someone, whether it’s a cash business or not a cash business, when you entrust them with the management of your business they need to be people that you see things the same way, you deal with problems in a similar manner and you have a good feeling about. If you don’t have that first gut feeling that’s positive find someone else”
- “there is never a wrong time to do the right thing. By that I mean throughout life you are going to be faced with questions and sometimes the easiest way isn’t necessarily the right way. And if you let doing the right thing be the barometer by which you decide your course of action… It might be more challenging; it might be more expensive… But throughout my life I have tried to build friendship and loyalties by being a good friend to people and expecting that type of friendship and loyalty in return…”
- “I believe being fully informed on any topic before you go out and make decisions or speak on it is the best advice someone could have”
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