30 Best Business Quotes

Starting a business can be scary and exciting all at the same time. Scary because you’re uncertain of the outcome and exciting because you’re ACTUALLY doing what you set your mind to and are ready to make a DREAM a REALITY! Which is why these top inspirational business quotes are so valuable. These quotes are a game-changer.

Get ready for some inspiration and action-packed advice.

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1. Always deliver more than expected.

2. What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.

3. The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.

4. There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.

5. Wonder what your customer really wants? Ask. Don’t tell.

6. 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.

7. A brand is a voice and a product is a souvenir.

8. When people use your brand name as a verb, that is remarkable!

9. Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear.

10. If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

11. You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

12. A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person…take care of your brand!

13. Build a lifestyle around your brand, and the audience will follow.

14. Be unapologetically nerdy about your brand. I was always a little awkward which heightened my creativity.

15. If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.

16. If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.

17. The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

18. Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

19. Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

20. Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.

21. Stay self-funded as long as possible.

22. Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.

23. “I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.” — Estee Lauder

24. Opportunities don't happen. You create them.

25. Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

26. The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do.

27. Drink out of a mug that best describes a feeling you want to experience daily.

28. Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember--the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.

29. No matter what you do, DON’T be the person who works 16 hours a day 7 days a week! Getting the proper rest is a sign of GREAT success too!

30. Get in some form of exercise 3-4 times per week…it keeps your mind sharp!

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