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Entrepreneur Checklist

entrepreneur checklistEmbarking on the journey towards entrepreneurship is exciting when envisioned in your mind but can be very daunting and demanding when actually materializing your ideas. Let me clearly state that being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart or those who are mentally weak. This career path will highlight your strengths and your weaknesses and will force you to focus intently on bettering yourself to find success. Are you tough enough mentally and emotionally? Are you prepared to work unbelievably hard and constantly keep a competitive mindset on how to better enhance yourself for success? This is what entrepreneurship demands of you on a continual basis. Make sure you are completely prepared and mindful of what awaits you as a hopeful entrepreneur.

Here are 6 personal tools needed to help assist you along your entrepreneurial journey.

Ambition

Just generating ideas in your mind about your success is not going to produce the desired results. You have to be willing to put in the necessary work and a little extra to get in the position you are seeking. When you speak to people about your business they should be able to feel the passion you have to see your ideas prosper. This demonstrates your ability to keep pushing towards your goals without hesitation until they are finally achieved.
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5 Struggles & Lessons Learned While Starting A Business

business challengesLet’s face it – starting a business in this day and age and in this economy can be scary, even downright terrifying.  There’s so many “what ifs” to think about which seems to deter millions of people of taking the plunge.  Here is a list of the top 5 challenges and struggles I have faced, which no doubt anyone can face, while starting their own business.

My biggest challenge was Fear

Will I be able to bring in enough money each month?  How can I attract clients, and will they keep coming back?  Did I make the right decision to pursue this full-time?  Will people think I am crazy trying to start a business in this economy?  I assure you, all of these feelings are absolutely normal.  I found that in time I thrived on fear the most because I was more fearful on quitting and giving up then actually succeeding.

Determining your market and then finding your “niche.”

Finding your market is one thing, but determining your niche within that market is a little more difficult.  Clients will be scared away if your market is too broad or generalized so definitely narrow it down to a specific product or service you are offering.  Also, stake out your competition and do some real market research.  You’re probably not trying to re-create the wheel here, but check out what your competition is doing and see how you can innovate the business to make it different or better with your “stamp” of creativity on it.
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