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| | | | | | | Publications | | Articles, Books, Blog ... | | | | | | | | The 4 P's of Entrepreneurial Success - Passion – Planning – Preparation – Perseverance© So, you’ve heard it before: “All you have to do to succeed in business is follow your passion,” right? Wrong. I’ve seen a lot of people “follow their passion,” follow it right into the poor house that is. You also need equal parts of planning, preparation, and perseverance. | | Entrepreneurs are enthusiastic, excited, and have big dreams and big goals. The always have passion, and they tend to be very perseverant. That excitement, however, often causes entrepreneurs to overlook the importance of proper planning and preparation. Passion: So do you need passion? Absolutely. Is it enough? Absolutely not. Planning: Entrepreneurs are doers, and are often times ready to execute their idea before developing a plan on if and how to execute. There is a difference between an idea for a business, and a true business concept. Read More ... | | | | | | |
| | | | Additional Pieces | | | Why Women are the Entrepreneurs of the 21st Century ... After years of unequal pay for equal work, women are taking matters into their own hands, and demanding equal pay for equal work by opening their own businesses. Read More ... | | Why Support Small, Minority- and Women-Owned Business? When entrepreneurs find community based services to support their endeavors, they are typically grateful. In reality, it is the community who should be thanking these entrepreneurs who are coming to us for help. We should be thanking them for taking the huge risk of starting a small business as they are the backbone of the U.S. economy. Read More ... | | | | | How a BAD Time can be a GOOD Time to Own and Grow Your Business. “If life gives you lemons, just make lemonade!” Hmm…, while I am all for positive thinking, as an entrepreneur, as a small business owner, sometimes positive thinking just doesn’t cut it... However, I do believe that it is a great time for small business. Why? Because with bad times come new opportunities. The trick is determining what those opportunities are and how to tap into them. I believe this because it was a bad time that led me to start my own business. In addition, it was a difficult climate to operate in that led me to be very successful in that business. Read More ... | | | | | | | | * This page is updated regularly, please check back often! | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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