Qualities of an Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur may be a term we hear tons during this country, but can we know what it is? When we consider entrepreneurs, we expect business owners of all kinds. Restaurateurs, auto shop owners, digital startups, self-employed photographers; all of those would count as entrepreneur careers.
But what is the defining factor?
The word entrepreneur comes from the French word “to
undertake.” No, not a grave-digging undertaker, but an individual who
undertakes risk and initiative with the top goal of monetary profit.
Entrepreneurs are defined as anyone who takes a risk
with the goal of monetary profit.
Making money isn't the sole motivator for
entrepreneurs, but risk-taking, usually within the sort of financial investments,
is that the underlying theme of all entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurs also are working to create something
which will last. One of the defining factors for an entrepreneur is to require
the required steps to make a business which will, when managed properly,
continue making them money while they are not working. A cafe owner, for
instance, will make money while the cafe is doing business, albeit she’s
learning kids from school.
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In
general, these are the steps you'll fancy to become an entrepreneur:
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Step 1: Find Your Industry or Niche
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Step
2: Research Your Market
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Step
4: Build Your Business Slowly
Step 1: Find Your Industry or Niche
The most obvious initiative it to seek out your
specific niche. Many people want to become entrepreneurs, but they don’t know
what industry to urge involved.
More often than not, your niche is going to be
something you've got worked for certain years. If you have been a carpenter for
a local construction company, home remodelling and restoration maybe your area.
If you have worked at a restaurant for many years, you probably have a good
understanding of how to run a food service business. Your current experience
may be an excellent spot to starting trying to find your niche.
It will also help if you love your niche. To have
years of success, you have to love what you do. Eventually, money won’t be an
enormous enough motivator to stay you working sixty to seventy hours every week
to sustain the business. You’ll need more than money to keep you motivated, you’ll
need a purpose.
Step 2: Research Your Market
You should also research the available market, analysing
the world for demand and wish.
Maybe, you want to open a fine Italian dining
restaurant in your hometown. Are the other restaurants succeeding? Is there
another fine dining in your area? Can the local customers afford to erode a
high-end restaurant, or would they like a more-moderate place to eat? Do they
even like Italian food?
Finding the answers to those questions, and more, are
going to be essential to your long-term success.
Step 3: Educate Yourself
There is a standard myth in popular culture that
successful, self-made entrepreneurs never graduate from college. The numbers,
however, don’t back this up. According to a team of researchers from Duke, Akron,
and Southern California, over 95% of entrepreneurs in high-growth industries
have at least a bachelor’s degree.
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