When it comes to owning a small business, you never know what kind of twists and turns lie ahead. You can plan for what seems like anything and everything but sometimes things come up and you may feel like you’re stuck in a rut! These small business owners have been there and know what you’re going through. Here is some of the best small business owner advice that experience has to offer:

-Zig Ziglar

2.  “The best businesses come from people’s bad personal experiences. If you just keep your eyes open, you’re going to find something that frustrates you, and then you think, ‘well I could maybe do it better than it’s being done,’ and there you have a business.” – Richard Branson

3.  “Spend time upfront to invest in systems and processes to make long-term growth sustainable." -Jeff Platt

4.  "If you're going to start a business, you need to really love it, because not everybody is going to love it. When The Huffington Post was first launched in 2005, there were so many detractors. I remember a critic who wrote that The Huffington Post was an unsurvivable failure. When you get reviews like that and detractors like that, you have to really believe in your product. When you really believe in your product, you are willing to deal with all the naysayers and persevere." –Arianna Huffington

5.  “Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.” -Jack Welch

6.  “I’ve discovered early on that building long-term value is more important than making short-term money. Sure, you can earn quick cash with some hustle but that won’t help you win in the long run." –Bram Kanstein

7.  "Don't give up, don't take anything personally, and don't take no for an answer; you never know what you're going to learn along the way." -Sophia Amoruso

8.  “The best way to learn is by doing. Stop waiting and bring your ideas to life today” –Tara Gentile

9.  “A small business is an amazing way to serve and leave an impact on the world you live in.” -Nicole Snow

10.  “Scratch your own itch. Go after solving a problem that you have. Something that’s near and dear to you, not some random market opportunity." – Chase Jarvis

11.  “Make something people want” including making a company that people want to work for.”
-Sahil Lavingia

12.  "Never forget that your business needs to take in more money than it spends. I know that sounds too simple, but so many people lose sight of that. That’s also why so many first-time entrepreneurs over-invest (or spend so much of their time looking for investors) early on." –Jeff Haden

13.  “Don’t build your product behind closed doors. Get feedback and validate your idea” –Cody Blister

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