What Special Qualities Does it Take to Become an Entrepreneur?
Entrepreneurs who make it, work extremely hard and long in order to do so. Here are some tips to help make you successful.
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- Do You Have a Vision for Your Business?
- Deby Cowdin at her booth at a show
- One Method of Focusing on Your Business Vision
- Vision and Business
- Finding Your Vision Through Journaling
- What is Your Goal for Your Business?
- Entrepreneurs
- An Entrepreneur's Guide
- What Personality Traits are Common in Entrepreneurs?
- Do You Have What it Takes to Own Your Own Business?
- How to Run Your Own Business
- Planning a Business Strategy
- Writing a Business Plan
- Business Plan for Dummies
- What is Most Important for Business?
- Other Lenses About Entrepreneurship
- Help Inner City Kids Get the Step Up They Need
- The Story of One Start Up Business
- Susan St. Aubyn with her parents
- My Experience as an Entrepreneur
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Do You Have a Vision for Your Business?
What is your vision? Without a vision, you cannot be an entrepreneur. In order for an entrepreneur to succeed, they must know what they are working to achieve.
Is your vision concrete? Is it finite? Is it achievable?
Is it clear in your mind?
Take the time to clearly define your vision. This is vital when starting your own business.
Deby Cowdin at her booth at a show
One Method of Focusing on Your Business Vision
What Deby Cowdin Does
My friend, Deby Cowdin, runs a successful small business out of her home called From The Blue Bag. She sells recycled alcohol bottles that have been flattened and turned into functional dishware.Deby has a big white board up in her office with pictures of all of the things in her vision. The most notable is an appearance on the Oprah show.
Every day Deby can see her board as she sits at her desk doing her work. That is how she keeps her vision foremost in her mind.
Finding Your Vision Through Journaling
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What is Your Goal for Your Business?
Okay, you have a vision. It is clear in your mind. You have written it down. You know what you are going to achieve.
Now, let's break it down into goals that you can strive for.
What is your goal? Where do you want to be in 1 month? In 6 months? In one year?
Consider your resources--time, money and whatever else you would need to reach your goal.
Think hard because this is what you are going to be spending your time on.
Now double check, does your goal help you reach your vision?
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What Personality Traits are Common in Entrepreneurs?
Entrepreneurs may look very different on the outside, but inside they have many traits in common.
They are goal oriented.
They do not take no for an answer.
They are problem solvers.
They are risk takers.
They are leaders.
They know their own minds.
They are opinionated.
They are forward looking.
Do You Have What it Takes to Own Your Own Business?
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Planning a Business Strategy
This is the next step. How will you reach your goal?
You need to plan a step by step strategy to get there.
Realize that your strategy may not work exactly as planned and look for areas that you may need contingencies.
This is your plan of action. What baby steps will get you to your goal?
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Writing a Business Plan
Critical to Any Business
Writing a business plan takes some time, and research. The first time will probably be a bear, so don't do it by yourself. Get help from your accountant, and a mentor. There are also some great sites to help online, and many are free or almost free.
The best place to start is the Small Business Administration. They have lots of resources for small businesses including an outline for the business plan. This is a U.S. Government site but anyone can use the information.
If you like to use a book, the Dummies Series has a Business Plan for Dummies that is easy to follow and only costs about $20.
Business Plan for Dummies
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What is Most Important for Business?
What Do You Think is Most Important to Start Your Own Business?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byGrit and Determination
Margo_Arrowsmith says:
Many businesses and even empires have been started with no money, many businesses that have tons of money have failed.
It isn't even a question, grit and determination are more important than money.
Posted September 14, 2008
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The Story of One Start Up Business
St. Aubyn's Pride Gourmet Sauces
Now, less than a year later, her business has expanded to six gourmet sauces. She is selling to one large local grocery chain, and several smaller stores, as well as stores in other states as well.
Susan believes that this will be her last year as a teacher, and she will be able to make a full time living selling her sauces.
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My Experience as an Entrepreneur
Running a Gallery
, Ohio. Being an entrepreneur is completely different than working for someone else.As a small business owner, I am responsible for everything. And I have so many hats that I can't possibly count them all. I am the owner, the sales manager, the bookkeeper, the maintenance person, etc. I can only rely on myself, there is no one else above me. However, it is freeing to be able to make your own decisions, and mistakes. It is exciting, scary, and a wild ride.
Businesses go up and down because of many factors that are often out of your control, and you have to learn not to take things personally. You should know yourself well, admit your weak areas, and as much as possible, delegate those tasks to others.
If you want to start a business, choose something that you love and have a passion for. That passion may be the only thing that keeps you going at times.
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Have You Started Your Own Business or Do You Know Someone Who Has?
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- divacratus divacratus Nov 8, 2009 @ 4:53 am
- That was helpful. To start your business is a lot tougher than working for someone else. You have so many responsibilities but the thing is, you are your own boss at work and that's what is tempting! Great lens.
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- capriliz capriliz Jun 7, 2009 @ 10:54 pm
- I do know someone...and they spend many hours trying to complete everything that needs to be done. But they love it! Entrepreneurship suits them.
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- Lou1842 Lou1842 Sep 15, 2008 @ 7:56 am
- I haven't started my own business but I know quite a few people who have and are much happier working for themselves. It's definitely the way to go if you are passionate, hardworking and focused.
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- JudyDunn JudyDunn Sep 14, 2008 @ 5:23 pm
- I have started two businesses. The first one was successful, but not a good fit for me. The second one is still growing, and I am loving every minute of it.
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- Margo_Arrowsmith Margo_Arrowsmith Sep 14, 2008 @ 7:43 am
- My business is helping people who want to start their own businesses!
Great lens about an important subject 5*
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda Sep 5, 2008 @ 8:15 am
- It may be debatable whether or not eBay is 'my own business' but I consider it to be so with eBay the tool or forum through which I do business. Interesting lens, good luck!
Brenda
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