[whiten]

Thank-you and good luck.

My father also started a business (furniture manufacturer!), way back in 1977, when I was only 9.

What I have noticed is that the phrase over here (in England - maybe applies in the US), 'You only get out what you put in'.

[fugue88]

The US version might be "you reap what you sow," which I like because crops produce more than what they were planted with.

Pick a venture that lets you get out more than you put in, eh?

[daniel-cussen]

Of course you reap more biomass than you sow. It's what sets farmers apart from squirrels (sort of).

"Reap what you sow" means you get output proportional to input. You'll get more biomass, but you won't get more plants than the amount of seeds you planted.

[imperator]

Perhaps a new saying should be posed, "You get what you and your environment put in."