In my previous Blog I wrote how doubt and lack of confidence, and how it can be a debilitating aspect of your business success.

I ask my new entrepreneurs to speak to 3 other entrepreneurs and ask them a series of questions. What was your biggest problem in the first year (usually answered with faulty planning, lack of finance, or planning). Read the rest of this entry

You’re a new Entrepreneur and you have gone to school, or not; have a business plan, or not: have money for your venture, or not. However, you have initiated your start-up.

You can have all your marketing research, business skills under your belt, money for your startup, maybe even a partner who provides synergy to your skills and talents. But there’s a problem. It’s nagging, stronger than anything you’ve ever experienced in your old employment scenario and it is, unfortunately, debilitating.  It is DOUBT! Read the rest of this entry

You can ask any entrepreneur reasons why they are successful. The common reason may be that they had an innovative product or service, or maybe it was terrific insight. Being in the right place at the right time may be another reason for a humble entrepreneur.

When you ask them what they had to overcome to become successful, it’s a little harder to identify because some reasons are very tangible and others not so. Financing (or lack of) tops the list of tangibles, time management, systems in place for growth, finding the right people, finding the right suppliers are also tops. Read the rest of this entry