Faith Comes First

Subway is one of the leaders in the fast food market. It was started by a college student and a research scientist with a $1,000 and very little else. In his book, Start Small Finish Big, Fred DeLuca, the college student in the partnership, not only tells his story but that of other successful business people who started small. One such is Cynthia Wake. She sums up why she has persevered in her business thus:

“Faith comes first”, she says. “I have faith that God can do anything, including make me a success. I would have to do my part, of course, and that meant I couldn’t give up.”

Start Small Finish Big: Fifteen Key Lessons to Start and Run Your Own Successful Business by Fred DeLuca with John P. Hayes