Starting a small business can be both exciting and overwhelming. From financial management to marketing and customer service, there are several aspects to consider. However, amidst all the challenges, it’s essential to hold on to your motivation. As an entrepreneur, it’s crucial to stay focused on your goals and pursue them relentlessly.
To inspire and encourage you on your entrepreneurial journey, we’ve compiled a list of 30 inspiring quotes about small business that will keep you motivated.
1. “Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.” – David Rockefeller Jr.
2. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser
4. “The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” – Nolan Bushnell
5. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
6. “Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.” – Demosthenes
7. “If you don’t give up, you still have a chance. Giving up is the greatest failure.” – Jack Ma
8. “There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them.” – Seth Godin
9. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg
10. “The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.” – Rupert Murdoch
11. “If you don’t have passion and a sense of purpose, you’re not going to build a successful business.” – Richard Branson
12. “I have failed many times, and that’s why I am successful.” – Michael Jordan
13. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
14. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein
15. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
16. “To succeed in business, you need to be in a constant state of learning.” – Jay Samit
17. “If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” – Unknown
18. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
19. “The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” – Nolan Bushnell
20. “It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.” – Scott Belsky
21. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
22. “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right.” – Henry Ford
23. “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” – Ann Landers
24. “To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.” – Thomas Watson Sr.
25. “In business, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.” – Chester Karrass
26. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
27. “Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them.” – Unknown
28. “The key to success is to start before you’re ready.” – Marie Forleo
29. “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure–It is: Try to please everybody.” – Herbert Bayard Swope
30. “If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.” – Tony Gaskins
In conclusion, starting and running a small business can be challenging, but these inspiring quotes remind us to stay motivated, passionate, and focused on our goals. With hard work, dedication, and the right mindset, we can achieve success and overcome any obstacle that comes our way.
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