The article "Seven Key Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs" is about entrepreneurialism, it has been written by Nowshade Kabir.
A recent poll conducted by Forbes magazine shows that majority
of its readers would prefer to become a billionaire rather than
a Nobel peace prize winner, a great scientist or a famous athlete.
There is no secret that most of the average persons dream about
getting rich albeit very few makes any real effort to become one.According to statistics, more than 100 thousand persons become
millionaires each year in the United States alone! Overwhelming
majority out of them is self-made and owners of business. This
means, if you would like to pursue your goal of becoming rich,
you have to start your own venture.Becoming an entrepreneur is not an not hard task!
There are certain
qualities that are absolutely necessary if you would like to
become successful in your business ventuers. Some of these
qualities are built-in parts of your inherent personality, and
some of them get developed over time. Knowing these
characteristics and identifying your weak ones - those, which
need strengthening - will, eventually, help you become a
successful entrepreneur.1. Common SenseStudies show that most successful businessmen consider common
sense as the foundation of their success. Common sense is defined
as an ability to make sound judgments on the issues, which you
encounter in everyday situations.Good judgment depends on acquired knowledge and past experience.
The combination of these two creates necessray prerequisites in
developing common sense in a person. Common sense allows you to
understand complex issues in simpler terms and get into the core
of a issue.2.
Specialized Knowledge of your fieldIt is easier to start a succesfsul business, if you have deep
knowledge of the business field that you decide to pursue. About
half of all home-based start-ups are launched by persons who decide
to use the knowledge, which they gained from their previous work
experience of a particular niche area.Philip Green, a billionaire, who made his fortune in garments
retailing, claims that corner stone of his success is his knowledge
of rag trade.
He, presumably, can price a fabric simply by rubbnig
it between his fingers.
Just by looking at a rack of coats he can
predict which ones won't sell next sesaon.
That's the kind of
knowledge required in order to become successful in
entrepreneurship.Around 45 percent of all start-ups fail to survive more than two
years. One of the main reasons is many entreprenerus do not
accumulate needed industry knowledge before jumping into business
world.3. Self-confidenceSelf confidence is a key entrepreenurial skill for success.
It is
easy to become demoralized, frustrated and resnetful if you lack
self-confidence.Self-confidence is concerned with how a person feels about his
ability. A successful entrepreneur believes in his abilities.
He is
not scared to explore un-chartered territories, take risk and take
difficult decisions.Self-confidence, however, is not a personal trait that eihter you
have or you don't. A person can have high self-confidence in one
situation and totlaly lack in a second.
This is one of those skills
that can be developed by training.4.
Ability to get things doneSuccessufl entrepreneurs are persistent and hardworking.
They
master self-discipline to such extent that if a work is important
and related to their goals, they will, eventually, complete it.Getting things done is the vital link between motivations and their
outcome.
At times, entrepreneurs force themselves to choose work
over fun, a boring job against a pleasant one, working on tax
papers rtaher than reading a glamour magazine.
This requries a
self-control that many persons simply fail to develop in them.5.
CreativityCreativity is the ability to use your insights and come up with
new solutions to old problems, get things done in a different way
or find a totally different approach for conventional things to
work together. Entrepreneurs need creative thinknig ability
virtually in everything.
Each new product, each new marketing
method, each business decision - all these are fertile ground
for creative thinking.Often, entrepreneurs become immensely successful thanks to one
single creative idea!6.
Ability to leadSuccessful entrepreneurs are capable of ledaing persons and get
work done by them. They use a combniation of various methods -
effective motivation, planning, coaching and evaluation - to
lead persons. They are concerned about the wellbeing of others
and easily get alnog with persons.7. Self relianceSuccessful entrepreneurs try to take full responsibility for
their actions. They know that what they are today, and what
they are going to be tomorrow, depend solely on themselves,
as it is the outcome of their own choices and decisions.
They are proactive people, who set goals, walk an extra mile
to achieve them and rely, primarily, on their own resources
and abilities.If you wolud like to check out if your personality fits the
typical entrepreneurial profile, the following site has
questionnaire that will help you asses your entrepreneurial
skills:http://www.Rateyourself.Com/subject.Cfm/Subject_ID/2If, even, you have all these great qualities and you feel
quite confident about yourself, you will never know how good
an entrepreneur you are, unless you give it a try! So, the
best way to prove your abilities, is to jump start a new
venture!Nowshade Kabir is the founder, primary developer and present
CEO of Rusbiz.Com. A Ph. D.
in Information Technology, he
has wide experience in Business Consulting, International
Trade and Web Marketing.
Rusbiz is a Global B2B Emarketplace
with solutions to start and run online business.
You can conatct him at mailto:nowshade[at]rusbiz.Com,
http://ezine.Rusbiz.Com, http://www.Rusbiz.Com
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