All About Entrepreneuring
Step
1 - What Does It Take To Be An Entrepreneur?
Are you cut out
to be an entrepreneur? Check out this
site and take
this test to find out!
Seriously, it
takes certain specific qualities to be successful as an entrepeneur. You
need to:
- Be creative.
Murphy's Law decrees that things will always happen oddly when you least
expect it. Well, maybe it doesn't quite say that, but the point remains.
You need to bounce back and be creative when faced with new opportunities
or crisises. The glass has to always be half-full, not half-empty.
- Be patient.
Success rarely happens overnight. You need to develop a valuable business
and operation plan and see it through.
- Be commonsensical.
If something sounds too good, it generally is. You will make more money
by working with your colleagues than by stomping on them. Deliver quality
and your customers will be back again and again.
You know, just
plain common sense. :-)
Step
2 - What Are The Good/Bad Points About Being An Entrepreneur?
Good points
- Run your own business! Choose your own hours! Make your own money! Your
success is dependent upon you!
Badpoints
- Run your own business! Choose your own hours! Make your own money! Your
success is dependent upon you!
See, it all depends
upon your personality, current commitments, lifestyle and the like. Some
folks love being part of a team environment - when you're an entrepreneur,
often you'll find yourself working alone. If you run your own business
and it doesn't make money, you're not fired, of course, you just don't
have any money! If you have only 30 minutes a day to dedicate to it, and
yet expect it to bring you zillions of dollars, you're doomed to disappointment.
But! And
this is a big but! If you have a backup plan, time to dedicate, time to
understand what's needed to make your buisness successful, love being the
sole person in charge o everything and seeing your success soar, it's great.
I love being an entrepreneur and would never go back to the corporate world
again. Again, it all depends upon you.
Step
3 - Great Entrepreneur Resources
Lots and lots
of great entrepreneur resources abound on the Internet! My favorites include:
Entrepreneurial
Success Forum - Where lots of folks meet and chat and share ideas.
Entrepreneur-web
- Excellent list of great resources you need to know.
Product
Developers Forum - Again, a great place to hang out.
Entrepreneur
Magazine - Lots of great user forums too!
Looking for
books? Consider:
 Losing
My Virginity : How I'Ve Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business
My Way by Richard Branson - Book Description "Oh, screw it, let's
do it." That's the philosophy that has allowed Richard Branson, in
slightly more than twenty-five years, to spawn so many successful ventures.
From the airline business (Virgin Atlantic Airways), to music (Virgin Records
and V2), to cola (Virgin Cola), to retail (Virgin Megastores), and nearly
a hundred others, ranging from financial services to bridal wear, Branson
has a track record second to none.
Upstart
Start-Ups! : How 34 Young Enterpreneurs Overcame Youth, Inexperience, and
Lack of Money to Create Thriving Businesses - You're young and ambitious,
with a great idea for a new software program, downtown music 'zine, or
a better-than-Snapple beverage--but how do you turn your dream concept
into a thriving business?
 Glorious
Accidents : How Everyday Americans Create Thriving Companies by Michael
J. Glauser - he writes "This book was an absolute joy to write!
I traveled around the country seeking out and interviewing some of America's
top entrepreneurs. I interviewed men and women, blacks and whites, Asians,
Hispanics and Native Americans. These people have all created companies
that have succeeded beyond their wildest imaginations."
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