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Running a Micro, Blog, You Can Do This · April 26, 2012

Quote This! – Entrepreneurship

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Looking to start your own micro business? Find inspiration through Quote This!, a short blog series dedicated to sharing encouraging quotes for teen micro business owners. 

Today’s quotes center around the spirit of entrepreneurship. Take a look at these wise words to bring into your micro business:

“The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” – Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States

“An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he’ll quickly learn how to chew it. ” – Roy Ash, co-founder and president of Litton Industries

“Start today, not tomorrow. If anything, you should have started yesterday.” – Emil Motycka

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest learning experience.” – Bill Gates, former CEO and chairman of Microsoft

Courtesy of Nick Tart, Founder of 14 Clicks

Aim high and work hard, entrepreneurs!

Carol Topp, CPA

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From a parent

Thank you for your e-book on teen micro businesses. Your valuable experience and wealth of knowledge is vast.

Your presentations at Cincinnati homeschool conferences and sharing with us over the years have benefited us well.

I can hardly believe we are at this point in our life-and here he is a young man ready to try his fortune with the world.

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