Lauren Bush Quotes

Running a business anywhere isn't easy.

There is so much headache and hassle involved in starting a business or running a business.

Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught.

People don't know how hard it is to have your own business.

The only way anyone's going to succeed is to build the product.

We still have to keep betting on markets like America that are full of opportunities to grow, even if we have to work our heads off to do it.

Opening a business is going to be hard work, no matter what choices you make. If you decide to fall on your sword and just slog through all the work as an operator instead of an owner, then you take responsibility for the entire operation and the actions of the business.

If I'd really known how hard I was going to have to work behind the scenes to have any kind of business, I think I would have stopped.

To build a great business, you have to do something hard just to be able to withstand all the competition that will later come your way.

If you get out there and push and you really work your brand like a business you will be successful.

Having my own label, I have to look at things in a realistic, bottom-line manner.

As an entrepreneur, my problem was that I had too many ideas.

The biggest challenge being an entrepreneur is knowing what you are good at and what you need to build on.

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.

When you're a young talent, and you want to launch your brand, you always have tons of questions: Where should I produce? Should I launch a second line? Should I do shoes, accessories? If you have someone who can coach you and give you advice and help you find the right supplier, it's a big help.

Learn as many mistakes and what not to do while your business or product is small. Don't be in such a hurry to grow your brand. Make sure that you and the market can sustain any bumps that may occur down the road.

To be a designer today is to be an entrepreneur. Whether you're a two-man operation in Shoreditch or a 3,000-person, vertically integrated brand, you need to have the wherewithal to run your business through investment, considering everything from start-up funds to your exit plan or what it takes to go public.

For me, the winning strategy in any start-up business is, 'Think big but start small.'

Small businesses, you can give them capital, but what they often need as much is mentoring, advice and help with their business plan.

Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves.

Starting my business has been very hard work. I have received no help from any officials at all.

Most people end up owning a business by accident. Therefore, they don't usually have a thought process and a strategic plan in place.

All entrepreneurs make decisions. Some will go right, and some will not go that right.

If you're going to run a small business, you need to know what everyone is doing, be the first one in and the last one out, and work weekends.

I can't understand the conditions of a corporate product being designed and getting millions. I admire it, it's great, but I don't know how to do that. I have to have the wheel.