sevenquotesfor you to take the plunge into the world of business

For all those of you who are about to embark on a business adventure in 2015, we have selected seven quotes that you ought to consider in your timeline to motivate you into overcoming any obstacles along the way.

seven quotesfor you to take the plungeinto the world of business

idea is a crank until the idea succeeds

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Mark Twain

Mark TwainUnder this pseudonym, Samuel Langhorne Clemens managed to become successful as both a writer and speaker, not to mention a reference figure for American literature. Even though a relative stranger to failure, he did take a big risk by giving voice to many criticisms of 19th century society.

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So you don't need to have a 100-person

company

Larry Page

to develop that idea

Larry PageThe co-founder and CEO of Google has always insisted that anyone who starts up a business must be surrounded by the right people and ones with whom he or she is compatible. This is critical to forming a good team that will drive you to success.

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The way to get

started

Walt Disney

is to quit talking and begin doing

Walt DisneyDirector, producer, animator, script writer, etc., Walt Disney has done it all in the audiovisual sector, and did so owing to his perseverance. At school he had a comic strip, artistic beginnings that drove him to forge a career. He was a mere 19 years old when he set up his first company with a friend. Follow his advice: quite talking and begin doing.

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Growth is a

of trial and error: experimentation

process

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin FranklinWho better to advise us about experimentation than one of the founding fathers of a country like the United States, which since its Declaration of Independence in 1776 has continued to grow as a state to become one of the main world powers? A mere 16 years old, the young Franklin left home without a cent in his pocket. By trial and error he managed to carve out a successful career as a printer and publisher.

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Donald Trump

I like thinking big. If you're going to be

thinking anything, you might as well think big

Donald TrumpVery few people can give us advice about thinking big, and one of those is undoubtedly the tycoon Donald Trump. He rose from a working class family to become one of the great multi-millionaires. Indeed, he has even seen his business empire fall, but has managed to come back, always true to his guiding principle: Think big.

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Richard Branson

Complexity is your

Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple

enemy.

Richard BransonFounder of the Virgin Group, Branson is a natural-born entrepreneur: he opened his first business at the ripe old age of 15. His school headmaster predicted: you'll either end up in prison, or become a millionaire. This prediction has greatly marked his business strategy. With so many years of entrepreneurial experience behind him, he is one of the business tycoons that most helps young start-ups.

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Every single failure has an

equally

Barbara Corcoran

great upside if you are willing to stay in the game

Barbara CorcoranNo matter what obstacle she came up against, this business woman has made it to the top. She turned the $1,000 her boyfriend gave her into $66 million when they separated. She argues that her failures have made her stronger throughout her career, proof of which lies in the 22 jobs she had before making it.

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