What is the best business advice you've ever received?

[fatcake27]

"the greatest amount of wasted time, is time not getting started"
Dawson Trotman

[usakos]

Trust no one.

That's the best business advice I have been given by my in-law, rest his soul.

[sukhjeet_vfusion]

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
Mahatma Gandhi

You need to have a rock-solid mindset to be in business. There will be ups and downs, but you need to stay focused and determined. That is the philosophy of The v-Fusion Group.

Sukhjeet Singh
co-founder of The v-Fusion Group
The v-Fusion Group

[someguy]

Act like a weeble and wobble but don't fall.

[tonymaffoy]

Your idea sound great. Translating it to reality requires thoughtful consideration to many things.

You should develop a basic business plan that includes projected costs to open, equip, hire and pay employees and taxes, and a revenue projection as to how many customers per day and average income from their meals minus your costs which will give you net income.

You may want to contact you Small Business Administration office in your area for help with this.

[GraphicsGuy]

Just offering my 2 cents for growing a business.

Offer good quality, with "excellent" customer service,
Avoid get rich quick schemes, they don't work.

My Motto: Every satisfied customer is an unpaid salesperson for you.
When you have someone that is so pleased about your product or service, they will brag about you to other people.

[hitekguru]

"The Hardest thing about getting started is getting started. (This is as true for a writer as it is for a entrepenuer.) Remember: No one ever achieved success by planing for gold."

Guy Kawasaki
The Art of the Start

[jr429]

"Don't work IN your business, work ON your business"

[Vivid Color Zack]

Everyone makes mistakes - Don't let them beat you - Learn from them.

My dad always said this growing up, it's not really JUST business advice, it's good life advice.

[HomeBasedBusinessPLR]

mine would probably be: TAKE ACTION NOW!

Even if you make mistakes just do SOMETHING. There is nothing worse than when I see someone who is an information gatherer. All they do is gather information and wait, wait, wait...

If you want to be successful you have to get out there and do something!

[mikelphilip]

Hi Guys..
Here i want to share some of my business experiences here.The first business i got from my friend is the home based business.He proposed me to start a new home based business.Really it worked a lot for me.Now my business is going on nicely.Presently am concentrating on Affiliate marketing business.The Instant Income Plan is helping a lot for me in this process..
Thanking you..

[chrispalko]

If you want to become rich, do not take advice from poor people.

That is an awesome piece of advice since every friend/family member automatically becomes a business counselor once they catch wind of your entrepreneurial adventures.

[Skipper]

"When you're about to quit you're almost there."

[ronnie11]

"You become what you think" Thats a great piece of advice...So if we think positive and are confident about our capabilities, we will be able to do it...

[Warranties-For-Less]

Interesting,

Over the years I have gathered a ton of helpful suggestions about starting your own business, but the one I remember to this very day was simple, just do it. I procrastinated for years while working for fortune 5 company and learning how dog eat dog it was, never mind ass kissing. Needless to say, it didn't fit my long term goals to have a job all my life.

Well, I finally did it, and have never looked back with regrets, in fact, the company division I was with is no more, gone, poof, thousands out of work, so again, just do it. You will never see success in your own business unless you try, and make a commitment not to quit until you succeed for you never know when true success will be yours if you quit.

The most important suggestion in todays economic climate is choose a recession proof business, something that everyone will still need or have to purchase regardless of economy. This is probably more important now than ever in my decades long carreer being in business. I weathered last recession by being diversified, and that is my last suggestion, don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Success to all, Mike