Many contractors donât know their exact job costs, equipment costs and overhead budget, and consequently, many donât know how much profit they should make on any given job. Without an understanding of your numbers, you will end up busy and broke instead of productive and profitable.
Foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt that was based on the proverb, Speak softly and carry a big stick and you will go far, which advocated that the US engage in diplomacy but also maintain a strong military readiness to back up US goals.
According to Maxwell House lore, President Theodore Roosevelt was visiting Andrew Jackson at Jacksonâs estate, The Hermitage, on October 21, 1907. During this visit, he was served Maxwell House coffee, and he reportedly said that it was âgood to the last drop.â Owners Leon T. Cheek and John Neal heard President Rooseveltâs bold statement, and they adopted it as their corporate slogan. Itâs a nice story, but itâs one that has never been historically proven.