Running a small business isn’t easy. It’s a path filled with challenges, long hours, and moments when giving up feels like the simplest option. But it’s also a path full of potential, growth, and the opportunity to bring your unique vision to life. Here are 25 motivational quotes designed to inspire small business owners to persevere, innovate, and achieve their dreams.
1. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” — Robert H. Schuller
2. “Fall seven times and stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb
3. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
4. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill
5. “Do not wait to strike until the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” — William Butler Yeats
6. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” — Steve Jobs
7. “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” — Albert Einstein
8. “The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail.” — Edwin H. Land
9. “There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them.” — Seth Godin
10. “Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.” — Drew Houston, Dropbox CEO
11. “Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t want to.” — Richard Branson
12. “A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” — Arnold H. Glasow
13. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller
14. “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.” — John C. Maxwell
15. “Hire character. Train skill.” — Peter Schutz
16. “Surround yourself with a trusted and loyal team. It makes all the difference.” — Alison Pincus, Co-Founder of One Kings Lane
17. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” — Bill Gates
18. “The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not just to meet them, but to exceed them—preferably in unexpected and helpful ways.” — Richard Branson
19. “Customer service is not a department. It’s an attitude.” — Unknown
20. “Focus on the customer and the business will take care of itself.” — Jeff Bezos
21. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” — Sam Levenson
22. “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” — Henry David Thoreau
23. “Do one thing every day that scares you.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
24. “Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.” — Steve Jobs
25. “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” — Chris Grosser
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All small business owners face ups and downs, but staying motivated will set you apart. The next time you’re struggling, turn back to these quotes and remember the potential within you to achieve amazing things.
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