Are You Cut Out to Be a Successful Entrepreneur? ABSTRACT First‚ there was an interview with a successful entrepreneur. Second‚ there was a talk on entrepreneurship by a guest speaker‚ Mr. Azmi Ahmad (the CEO of Skali.com) and later‚ an "elevator speech" by fellow students on various issues related to entrepreneurship. This collective information and some reading on entrepreneurship journals‚ books and articles have brought to the idea on writing this paper‚ towards certain perspective‚ on successful
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Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur 1. They are self-motivated Successful entrepreneurs do not need someone who holds them accountable or forces them to be efficient and productive. Unfortunately‚ without a manager‚ many people cannot take their business past the planning stages. It takes hard work to create your own business; most people need someone who forces them to keep working. Moreover‚ when people do not have someone to hold them accountable‚ they may let their work’s quality
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Characteristics of entrepreneurs------------------------------------------------------3 Am I an entrepreneurial “type” of person? -----------------------------------------4 The influence of contexts on entrepreneurial characteristics-------------------5 “Family business” ------------------------------------------------------------------------5 “Small business owners” ----------------------------------------------------------------6 Conclusion----------------------------------------------------------------------------------6
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Characteristics of an entrepreneur Entrepreneurs have many of the same character traits as leaders‚[10] similar to the early great man theories of leadership; however trait-based theories of entrepreneurship are increasingly being called into question. Entrepreneurs are often contrasted with managers and administrators who are said to be more methodical and less prone to risk-taking. Such person-centric models of entrepreneurship have shown to be of questionable validity‚ not least as many real-life
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Entrepreneurs have many of the same character traits as leaders‚ similar to the early great man theories of leadership; however trait-based theories of entrepreneurship are increasingly being called into question. Entrepreneurs are often contrasted with managers and administrators who are said to be more methodical and less prone to risk-taking. Such person-centric models of entrepreneurship have shown to be of questionable validity‚ not least as many real-life entrepreneurs operate in teams rather
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12 Essential Characteristics of an Entrepreneur 12 Essential Characteristics of an Entrepreneur An entrepreneur is a businessperson who not only conceives and organizes ventures but also frequently takes risks in doing so. Not all independent business people are true entrepreneurs‚ and not all entrepreneurs are created equal. Different degrees or levels of entrepreneurial intensity and drive depend upon how much independence one exhibits‚ the level of leadership and innovation they demonstrate
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Successful entrepreneurs are specialized types of leaders that have a definite set of leadership characteristics that make them good at what they do--motivate people. Successful entrepreneurs are usually very focused in their vision and are immersed in making their venture successful. A good entrepreneur uses a dynamic and charismatic approach to motivate their employees to feel the same sort of feelings of success that he or she feels towards the ultimate success of the business. Howard Shultz‚
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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESFUL NIGERIAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BY DR. S. L. ADEYEMI DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN‚ ILORIN Abstract The ami of the study is to describe the characteristics of Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs who have been successful in their business ventures. This paper attempts to understand who these successful women are and what are their trademarks for success. A questionnaire survey was employed for this study. Result are drawn from 75 respondents who
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the characteristics of an entrepreneur and what an entrepreneur is‚ the contributions of entrepreneurs and the advantages of entrepreneurship‚ and some businesses that were started by entrepreneurs. After I touch on those topics I am going to talk about the top 10 entrepreneurs of all time. Entrepreneurs have been around since the beginning of time. But the term was first introduced by a French economist by the name of Richard Cantillon in the 18th century. Cantillon defined the entrepreneur as the
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Introduction How do you define successful entrepreneur? According to Scott Gerber‚ the founder of The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC)‚ successful entrepreneur is defined as follows‚ “I am definitely not using a number to decide whether I am as a successful entrepreneur or not. If success is referring to the monetary figure‚ it is relatively a minor part in describing one big picture." ( Ruby 2012). Undoubtedly‚ an entrepreneur’s success is mainly depend on the qualities he practiced instead of
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