Quiz:Are You Ready To Become An Entrepreneur?
December 28, 2012 Leave a comment
Take the quiz below to figure out if you are ready to quit your job and become a full time entrepreneur.
Eike Batista’s ‘The Heart of the Matter’
October 30, 2012 2 Comments
Eike Batista is Brazil’s richest person and ranked 7 in the world.In his book ‘O X da Questão’, translated:’The Heart of the Matter’ he recounts his trajectory in the business world and offers tips on entrepreneurship.Following are excerpts from the book:
1. “Nobody is happy alone. To share experiences is always a good thing.”
2. “You grown as a person when you face your own challenges, or stressful moments, as I like to say. A good entrepreneur must be prepared to evolve in adversity.”
3. “The good seller is the one who is also a good listener.”
4.“Believe in yourself. If you doubt in yourself, you won’t be able to face your co-workers. Or the market, for that matter.”
5. “Don’t quit on the first adversity. Believe in your intuition, but try to be down to earth as well, paying attention to research and polls.”
6. “Don’t think you are unstoppable or foolproof. Don’t think that the only way your business will work is through perfection. Don’t aim for perfection. Aim for success.” Read more of this post
Chinese Proverbs For Entrepreneurs
July 29, 2012 9 Comments
1. “In every crisis, there is opportunity.”
Most entrepreneurial ventures arise from a solving a problem. If you are faced with a problem, craft a solution and sell that solution to others.
2. “Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.”
Entrepreneurship starts with an idea and ends with a destiny. You craft your destiny with your actions, habits and character. You make your destiny, it doesn’t make you.
3. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
Aside from 20 years ago, there is no better time to start a business than today.
4. “If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want one hundred years of prosperity, grow people.”
The goal of every entrepreneur should be to start a business and find capable people to run the business so that they don’t have to. Read more of this post
Why Buy An Existing Business ?
June 24, 2012 2 Comments
Once you have made up your mind to enter a certain line of business , the next question is whether to start a new one on your own or buy an existing business. Both options are doable. Yet, buying an existing business might be an easy way out. Here are the advantages of selecting this alternative:
No waste of time and effort:You are spared the time and hassles of getting approvals and licenses.
Ready-made systems: When you buy an existing business you get employees with on the job experience.They are familiar with purchasing,marketing, selling, billing, financing and so on. You also take over a pool of customers who are time-tested and whose credit history is known. In addition, there are suppliers with whom workable deals have already been cut. Read more of this post
So You’re An Entrepreneur? What Type Are You?
June 15, 2012 3 Comments
Let’s take a break from life insurance for a minute and talk about business. One of the most interesting job titles a person can have besides Ice Cream Taste Tester or International Super Spy would have to be the almighty “Entrepreneur.” There’s just something about that word that’s mysteriously interesting and hip all at the same time. Maybe because it screams “Hey!
Great description of the different type of entrepreneurs.
Helping Your Small Business Cast a Big Shadow: My top free resources for new businesses
June 13, 2012 3 Comments
I’m always thrilled to stumble upon a web site, phone app or piece of technology that is designed to help a small business give the image of a large corporation. Small businesses don’t have the disposable income or office structure to support the expense of big machines like faxes and scanners, to purchase multiple business phone lines or to pay for a full time accountant.
Great List Of Free Resources For Bootstrapped Start-ups.
Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year
January 7, 2012 Leave a comment
Feel like a movie over the weekend?Might I suggest Rocket Singh – Salesman of the Year? Here is a link to the complete movie http://www.hindilinks4u.net/2009/12/rocket-singh-salesman-of-the-year-2009.html
The movie is about how Rocket Singh becomes an entrepreneur.I watched this flick a couple of years back when it was newly released and I remember liking it a lot.I hope to feel the same tonight.If you have not caught this film as yet I urge you to do so.It’s well worth the time
BTW I hear that these days it’s part of some b-school’s course work.So watch,have fun,learn and maybe feel a bit virtuous too.Ciao!I’m off to watch the movie!
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