--- title: "Best Start Business Sayings" description: "Browse 104 Start Business quotes by 89 authors. Discover the best Start Business sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2c/fabrizio-moreira-6746_business_before-you-start-a-business-careful-plan_1006588.jpg" --- > [Before you start a business, careful planning is in order to obtain to where you ought to be. The biggest part is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fabrizio-moreira/before-you-start-a-business-careful-planning-is-in-order-to-obtain-to/) [Fabrizio Moreira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fabrizio-moreira/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2c/fabrizio-moreira-6746_business_before-you-start-a-business-careful-plan_1006588.jpg) > [Some people are afraid of not getting a job after graduation from school but others are afraid of not getting enough capital…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-mark/some-people-are-afraid-of-not-getting-a-job-after-graduation-from/) [Terry Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-mark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/terry-mark-87_business_some-people-are-afraid-of-not-getting-a_2390393.jpg) > [If I grew up with a lot of money, where everything was just handed to me, I feel like those are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-bieber/if-i-grew-up-with-a-lot-of-money-where-everything-was-just-handed-to/) [Justin Bieber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-bieber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/379/justin-bieber-551_business_if-i-grew-up-with-a-lot-of-money-where-e_3210955.jpg) > [If you have a fantastic idea you're really passionate about and are making $100,000 in your job, if you can set aside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/if-you-have-a-fantastic-idea-you-re-really-passionate-about-and-are/) [Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/matt-mullenweg-3034_about_if-you-have-a-fantastic-idea-you-re-real_2061010.png) > [Passion--it's the driving force that you just can't ignore. It's what will make your new adventure seem more like fun, than work.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-anderson/passion-it-s-the-driving-force-that-you-just-can-t-ignore-it-s-what/) [Mac Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/mac-anderson-19705_adventure_passion-it-s-the-driving-force-that-you_518351.jpg) > [I think most people who try to start a business, they realise very quickly that one of the biggest hurdles is having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-manson/i-think-most-people-who-try-to-start-a-business-they-realise-very/) [Mark Manson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-manson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/086/mark-manson-537_business_i-think-most-people-who-try-to-start-a-b_323790.jpg) > [That 95 per cent. fail of those who start in business upon their own account seems incredible, and yet such are said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/that-95-per-cent-fail-of-those-who-start-in-business-upon-their-own/) [Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/andrew-carnegie-2115_accounts_that-95-per-cent-fail-of-those-who-start_1104891.jpg) > [The number one thing I would say to someone who wants to start a business is if you really can't sleep at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leandra-medine/the-number-one-thing-i-would-say-to-someone-who-wants-to-start-a/) [Leandra Medine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leandra-medine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daf/leandra-medine-5184_business_the-number-one-thing-i-would-say-to-some_49118.jpg) > [In 1987, Merrill Lynch asked me to open a Swiss capital markets operation. I was 27. In hindsight, I was lucky enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-ermotti/in-1987-merrill-lynch-asked-me-to-open-a-swiss-capital-markets/) [Sergio Ermotti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-ermotti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e12/sergio-ermotti-23238_business_in-1987-merrill-lynch-asked-me-to-open-a_417756.jpg) > [Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or, eh, a writer without worrying about keeping their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/think-of-an-economy-where-people-could-be-an-artist-or-a-photographer/) [Nancy Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-pelosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/nancy-pelosi-1267_art_think-of-an-economy-where-people-could-b_772845.jpg) > [About 10 million people start a business each year, and about one out of two will make it. The average entrepreneur is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-d-smith/about-10-million-people-start-a-business-each-year-and-about-one-out/) [Brad D. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-d-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac6/brad-d-smith-19561_about_about-10-million-people-start-a-business_2597210.jpg) > [I think we can be the very best place to start a business, to grow a business, to invent a new technology,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-whitman/i-think-we-can-be-the-very-best-place-to-start-a-business-to-grow-a/) [Meg Whitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-whitman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/306/meg-whitman-13170_business_i-think-we-can-be-the-very-best-place-to_1720682.jpg) > [Very few entrepreneurs start their business on the back of market research. Instead, they have tremendous zeitgeist, honed by paying attention to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/very-few-entrepreneurs-start-their-business-on-the-back-of-market/) [Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a0/margaret-heffernan-6923_attention_very-few-entrepreneurs-start-their-busin_2196797.jpg) > [When someone asks about a career in fashion, I say start at the bottom. If you want to start a business, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamara-mellon/when-someone-asks-about-a-career-in-fashion-i-say-start-at-the-bottom/) [Tamara Mellon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamara-mellon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5f/tamara-mellon-12225_asks_when-someone-asks-about-a-career-in-fash_2639191.jpg) > [If you are under the illusion that you can start a business and run it at your life's schedule, you are mistaken.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-herjavec/if-you-are-under-the-illusion-that-you-can-start-a-business-and-run/) [Robert Herjavec](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-herjavec/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/robert-herjavec-14557_business_if-you-are-under-the-illusion-that-you-c_2622526.jpg) > [Those back-to-back experiences confirmed what I already knew: That I was a shitty-ass employee and I'd better start my own business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/those-back-to-back-experiences-confirmed-what-i-already-knew-that-i/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/mark-cuban-889_ass_those-back-to-back-experiences-confirmed_2815630.jpg) > [A lot of people ask, 'How did you start the business, and how did you do it money-wise?' And the truth is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-wickstead/a-lot-of-people-ask-how-did-you-start-the-business-and-how-did-you-do/) [Emilia Wickstead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-wickstead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc1/emilia-wickstead-9136_business_a-lot-of-people-ask-how-did-you-start-th_2429907.jpg) > [You have a career, and you start as a business person. And you work your way, you reach this peak, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miranda-lambert/you-have-a-career-and-you-start-as-a-business-person-and-you-work/) [Miranda Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miranda-lambert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bf/miranda-lambert-2170_business_you-have-a-career-and-you-start-as-a-bus_2676690.jpg) > [Take control of who you report to, what you do, what you create. Or start a business on the side. Deliver some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/take-control-of-who-you-report-to-what-you-do-what-you-create-or/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3d/james-altucher-1597_any_take-control-of-who-you-report-to-what-y_12312.png) > [Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who start out with a great idea, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-newsom/accessing-capital-to-start-a-business-can-be-a-daunting-process/) [Gavin Newsom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-newsom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5c/gavin-newsom-3708_business_accessing-capital-to-start-a-business-ca_3080145.png) > [After working with my father for two years, we started Candie's, a line of imported shoes from Italy. Then in 1982 I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-cole/after-working-with-my-father-for-two-years-we-started-candie-s-a-line/) [Kenneth Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a7/kenneth-cole-3800_business_after-working-with-my-father-for-two-yea_178331.jpg) > [Well, you know, anytime you start... whatever the business is. In the beginning, you got to think, is there a market for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-doocy/well-you-know-anytime-you-start-whatever-the-business-is-in-the/) [Steve Doocy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-doocy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/steve-doocy-10279_beginning_well-you-know-anytime-you-start-whatever_2981848.jpg) > [I was one of those guys who never wanted to start their own business. I never saw myself as a leader. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-herjavec/i-was-one-of-those-guys-who-never-wanted-to-start-their-own-business/) [Robert Herjavec](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-herjavec/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/robert-herjavec-14557_business_i-was-one-of-those-guys-who-never-wanted_486062.jpg) > [If there's something I can do and I feel it should be done, I just want to do it. I just don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-johnson/if-there-s-something-i-can-do-and-i-feel-it-should-be-done-i-just/) [Robert Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/robert-johnson-12734_business_if-there-s-something-i-can-do-and-i-feel_569979.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/start-business/#itemlist", "name": "Start Business Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Before you start a business, careful planning is in order to obtain to where you ought to be. The biggest part is to ensure that, once you might have created your own plan, that you simply take motion. 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