24 Inspirational Quotes for New Web Entrepreneurs
You recently launched or are considering launching your business online with an e-commerce website / online store? During the first months, we all go through a phase of questioning and doubts.
- “Are my products priced correctly?”
- “Is my website reassuring enough for visitors to place orders?”
- “Are my products genuinely anticipated by a clientele?”
- “Am I capable of managing a business?”
We all want everything to happen faster, to have more visits, more sales, to rank better on search engines… but haste is the enemy of good.
To always prepare your online business well, our blog offers new articles every month to guide you throughout the process of creating your store and optimize your sales.
Quotes from successful entrepreneurs to inspire and motivate you
Today, we want to remind you of some basics of the online business world with quotes from successful entrepreneurs and inspiring celebrities that will, hopefully, reassure, inspire, and motivate you to continue your passion!
“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948)
Indian political leader and spiritual guide
“You can’t ask customers what they want and then try to give it to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something else.”
Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011)
CEO of Apple
to sell online?
“The best advertising is a satisfied customer.”
Bill Gates
CEO of Microsoft
“The only way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
Walt Disney (1901 – 1966)
Founder of Walt Disney Company
“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.”
Estée Lauder born Josephine Esther Mentzer (1908 – 2004)
Co-founder of Estée Lauder Inc., a cosmetics and fragrance company
“When you focus your attention on one project, the mind constantly suggests ideas and improvements that would escape it if it were busy with several projects at the same time.”
Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891)
Entertainment entrepreneur (Barnum & Bailey Circus)
“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”
Robert Kiyosaki
Entrepreneur in personal development
“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking.”
Zig Ziglar (1926 – 2012)
Entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker
“The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake. You can’t learn anything from being perfect.”
Adam Osborne (1939 – 2003)
Writer, entrepreneur, and computer engineer – Creator of the first laptop computer
“The best thing I ever did was to delegate my weaknesses to competent people.”
Sarah Blakely
Businesswoman, founder of the Spanx shapewear brand
“Everything you want is right outside your comfort zone
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Robert G. Allen
Famous financial advisor turned successful author and speaker
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
Napoleon Hill (1883 – 1970)
Author on personal development
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011)
CEO of Apple
“If you believe in the success of your project, you will see opportunities. If you don’t believe, you will see obstacles.”
Wayne Dyer
Writer, psychologist, and speaker on personal development
“The secret is to stay busy and love what you do.”
Lionel Hampton (1908 – 2002)
Successful jazz vibraphonist, pianist, and drummer
“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”
Henry Ford (1863 – 1947)
Founder of the Ford Motor Company
“Business has only two functions – marketing and innovation.”
Peter Drucker (1909 – 2005)
Professor and business management consultant
“In the realm of ideas, everything depends on enthusiasm. In the real world, all rests on perseverance.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
Writer, theorist, and statesman
“The reason people give up their power is that they believe they have none.”
Alice Walker
Writer and feminist activist fighting for Black rights, Pulitzer Prize winner in 1983
“Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”
Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011)
CEO of Apple
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
Thomas S. Eliot (1888 – 1965)
Writer and literary critic, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948
“Success is a consequence and not a goal.”
Gustave Flaubert (1821 – 1880)
Writer
“If you have confidence in yourself, you will inspire confidence in others.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
Writer, theorist, and statesman
“If it were easy, everyone would do it.”
Famous saying
We hope that these beautiful quotes and phrases from speeches by prominent figures in business and our society will motivate you to finally start your business or inspire you not to give up if the first months are challenging in your business.
BONUS: Steve Jobs’ Speech at Stanford in 2005
A speech filled with emotions and business realities. A must-listen!
(Subtitled in French).
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Micheal Villeneuve is the President and founder of Laradev. Laradev is certified in Laravel development, specializes in universal application, and offers training and support.