Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) is a global celebration that recognises and applauds the accomplishments of women entrepreneurs across the world. The inaugural event took place in 2014 at the United Nations in New York City, drawing attention to the significant contributions of female business owners and change makers. Since then, this day has become a platform to inspire and empower women in the entrepreneurial realm.

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Forbes magazine highlighted WED’s mission to mobilise a global network of female business owners, entrepreneurs and change makers. The event aims to provide support and empowerment to this community of women entrepreneurs, fostering an environment conducive to their success.

To commemorate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, we’ve gathered impactful quotes from successful and powerful women entrepreneurs:

1. Oprah Winfrey: "Follow your passion — and if you don’t know what it is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.”

2. Sheryl Sandberg, COO at Facebook: “I want every little girl who’s been told she’s bossy to be told again she has leadership skills.”

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3. Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop: “Nobody talks about entrepreneurship as a survival, but that’s exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking. Running that first shop taught me business is not financial science; it’s about trading: buying and selling.”

4. Arianna Huffington, co-founder of Huffington Post: “Don’t just climb the ladder of success – a ladder that leads, after all, to higher and higher levels of stress and burnout – but chart a new path to success, remaking it in a way that includes well-being, wisdom, wonder, and giving, so that the goal is not just to succeed but to thrive."

5. Anne Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube: “If you want to change this world, this community we all live in, then get up and do it. And just start something."

6. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of World Trade Organization: “Investing in women is smart economics, and investing in girls, catching them upstream is even smarter economics."

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7. Estée Lauder: “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it."

8. Marissa Meyer, CEO, Yahoo!: “Find the smartest people you can and surround yourself with them."

9. Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and CEO, Rose International: “As a leader, it’s a major responsibility on your shoulders to practice the behaviour you want others to follow."

10. Barbara Corcoran, real estate magnate and ‘Shark Tank’ investor: “The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves."