Making the decision to buy your own home can be one of the most stressful but rewarding choices of all. If you’re a first-time buyer, the entire process can seem very intimidating. A few common-sense tips can help you ease your way through it much easier. First off, go visit your local library and borrow … Read more
Many individuals nowadays prefer to have a home-based job rather than working eight hours each day in the office. Some people are also into franchising; this may sound good but if you want to become a successful entrepreneur, you don’t have to focus entirely on franchising. You should consider other business ideas that you can … Read more
In my most recent columns we’ve covered issues about improving your business and marketing, but today let’s start right at the beginning. You’re really getting tired of the 9 to 5 “rat race” and are thinking about chucking it for your own business. All your friends keep telling you that you could do for yourself … Read more
As an entrepreneur, you’ll be inundated with your business, needing to take care of it all the time. So when you get home and have some leisure time, you might be tempted to read fiction or books for entertainment. Instead, I encourage you to read case studies. Read biographies of successful entrepreneurs. Read everything you … Read more
The most important trend for the future of entrepreneurship is that the connection between new business ideas and job-creation will become weaker. Only a few years ago, most new businesses quickly needed employees – if only to deal with administrative tasks. Nowadays, internet out-sourcing and automation already mean that many growing businesses can be run … Read more
Visualize goals- This tip is less abstract than you might think, so bear with me. When I recommend that entrepreneurs visualize their goals, I don’t intend for them to close their eyes and see the goal in front of them. What I want you to do to visualize your goal is to define it so … Read more
*Trust yourself* If you don’t believe in yourself, who will? Being a successful entrepreneur means that you’ve learned to listen to your intuition and rely on your wisdom when making decisions. Your ability to trust and believe in yourself will show your confidence. People are more likely to follow and trust confident leaders. Trusting in … Read more
Listen to complaints – This is one of the tips that I think is the most important for entrepreneurs to learn. Your customer’s complaints are how you identify your business’s weaknesses. Similarly to the last tip, without customers, you can’t have a successful business. There’s another possible scenario, though. You might have customers who are … Read more
Be passionate -If you don’t love what you do, don’t do it. I truly believe it’s as simple as that. As an entrepreneur, you’re going to have to put in long hours and make sacrifices for your business.When you’re passionate about what you do, putting in the long hours won’t feel like a sacrifice anymore.If … Read more
*Take risks* Humans are generally risk-averse, but part of being an entrepreneur is recognizing the risks that you should take. Successful entrepreneurs take risks. It’s part of the job. Successful entrepreneurs also know which risks to take and which they shouldn’t. Learn to recognize the risks that will benefit your business and take them