We will talk about each of these in a series of article continuing for today.
1)      Are you comfortable stretching the rules?
2)      Are you prepared for making powerful enemies?
3)      Do you have the patience to start small?
4)      Are you willing to shift strategies quickly?
5)      Are you a Closure?
And then
Learning the Ropes.
Are you comfortable stretching the rules?
All business people…

We hear the word “entrepreneur” a lot in business. But what does it actually mean? And how do you know if you’re one as well? For a quick summary of the qualities that make an entrepreneur, read on.
The word entrepreneur, in its most basic form, means “founder”. So in this context, it’s someone who founds a business. They’ll often build…

To know where a business is going, an entrepreneur must know where it’s been. Similarly, to know which steps to take next, an entrepreneur must know which steps have led to the company’s current situation. Tracking a business’ performance metrics is essential in creating success, or in continuing success. How a business owner tracks those metrics depends on her own priorities and entrepreneurial style.
 
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Entrepreneurs and business start-ups have a profound effect on the economy.  Through their entrepreneurship, sweat and long hours, new jobs and wealth locally and nationally can be rebuilt which in a time of economic recovery certainly is desirable. Entrepreneur’s ideas are however often successfully helped on their way through the financial and professional assistance of Business Angels.
So what is a Business Angel?
Business Angels are…

A small business entrepreneur was previously known to be a business owner who operated a small shop, strategically located, and without many activities going on in the small enterprise. As days go on, the small business entrepreneur is acquiring a new face and the role of this business owner is changing. It is nowadays required of the entrepreneur to be able to multi-task and actually rise…

No matter what sort of business background one brings to the table (or even the complete lack thereof!); an entrepreneur always looks for the edge in creating a successful business opportunity.  It would be a grand world if things always worked out optimally for the entrepreneur, but the fact is that many a business opportunity never quite pans out the…

Today’s entrepreneur is a little different from those of yesteryear, in that they have a broad assortment from which to select their perfect business opportunity.  Because of this, however, there is always a considerable risk in making this choice – there are far too many risks and scams in the modern business world to take a decision like this one…

Regular readers will be aware that an auto-entrepreneur is a form of micro-entreprise, with easier business registration and tax formalities.
With effect from 2010 anyone wanting to start up as an artisan using this business status will be required to produce either satisfactory evidence of qualifications, or at least three years’ experience in the activity, as already occurs with other forms of business registration.
Currently, registration…

Budding entrepreneurs often wonder if they have the right personality to succeed with a business of their own. The reality is that all types of people with all types of personalities can be successful to some degree, but there are a few specific traits that make the road easier to travel.
Perseverance
Perseverance is basically a balance of drive and commitment, and is a critical trait…

If you brought ten entrepreneurs together to ask them to make a list of the five most important traits of a successful entrepreneur they would probably finish up with eleven lists. Entrepreneurs don’t like predictability and arriving at simplistic answers. However, if you read each of those eleven lists, I think you would find the following traits on a lot of those lists.
 
1. Vision
One of the first attributes of all successful entrepreneurs is…