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Starting a Micro, Blog · June 28, 2012

Quote This! – Practical

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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.

It’s easy to talk about abstract ideas, like leadership and wisdom. But what about the practical things you need to know for your micro business? Take a look at these words, and find some practical advice for your work:

“Hire character. Train skill.” – Peter Schultz, professor

“I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others . . . I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.” – Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman

“In preparing for a battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States

“You’ve got to stop doing all the things that people have tried, tested, and found out don’t work.” – Michael Dunlop, Irish professional motorcycle racer

“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not making decisions.” – Catherine Cook, teen micro business owner

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Take these words to heart, and your micro business is sure to flourish, teens!

Carol Topp, CPA

Related posts:

  1. Quote This! – Entrepreneurship
  2. Quote This! – Leadership
  3. Quote This! – Failure
  4. Quote This! – Humor
  5. Quote This! – Wisdom

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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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