Richard Branson Opportunity Quotations

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.

When something doesn't go exactly to plan, money is tight or a business is struggling - see it as a challenge rather than a failure. Look outside the box and try and find a solution - you'll be surprised how many great opportunities and possibilities arise when things look bad. You've just got to open your mind and not be afraid of sticking your neck out!

If you spot an opportunity and are really excited by it, throw yourself into it with everything you've got.

You must have the courage to trust your instincts and be ready to question what other people don't. If you do that, you can seize opportunities that others would miss. Believe in yourself, and use everything you can - including the obstacles - to propel you along the road to success. Who knows what you might achieve?

Rather than getting nostalgic...embrace the new opportunities and challenges available to you now.

If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes-then learn how to do it later!

If you are seizing on a new business opportunity, deliberately move your customers' expectations up a few notches and consistently over-deliver on your promises - you will leave your competitors struggling to catch up.

Luck is when determination meets opportunity

A good idea for a new business tends not to occur in isolation, and often the window of opportunity is very small. So speed is of the essence.

Be swift to take advantage of business opportunities. Bigger companies are too cumbersome to move quickly; this can be a competitive advantage for you.

Virgin could never have grown into the group of more than 200 companies it is now, were it not for a steady stream of intrapreneurs who looked for and developed opportunities, often leading efforts that went against the grain.

However small a company, its founders should try to expand people's opportunities and choices.

Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial to your business. In this sense, 'who you know' is undoubtedly important, but to me 'what you know' is more important because once an opportunity shows itself, it is up to you to make the most of it, and this is down to your knowledge and skill.

Business is the force of change. Business is essential to solving the climate crisis, because this is what business is best at: innovating, changing, addressing risks, searching for opportunities. There is no more vital task

Dream big and you will be presented with the opportunity to lead the world on an incredible adventure.

In times of recession there are massive opportunities and fortunes to be made, so for new up and coming entrepreneurs, this is the time to go and start a business.

I think that you're going to get so much more out of life if you just say yes at every opportunity.

I have always lived my life by thriving on opportunity and adventure. Some of the best ideas come out of the blue, and you have to keep an open mind to see their virtue.

We have the enormous opportunity in our hands to make a positive difference for business, people, and the planet.

Taking bold climate action now has the potential to unleash the full power of business and at the same time lift millions of people out of poverty. We're the first generation to recognize this and the last generation that will have this opportunity.

The bigger the dream, the greater the opportunity

It's worrying to think more than half the world's population lacks internet access and therefore lacks an equal opportunity to improve their lives.