In today’s technically advanced era, everyone has the liberty to follow any kind of profession to earn his/her bread. No matter whichever profession you opt for, success and self-development should be your primary goal. And when it comes to entrepreneurship, everyone wishes to be a ‘successful entrepreneur’. This feeling is enough to give you a thrill and goose bumps any time.
Becoming a successful entrepreneur requires hard work, focus and patience, as no business-startup magically turns into a successful company without any effort. It requires long hours of efficiency, sacrifices, and the power to deal with new challenges, which arise every day with probably no end. Every successful entrepreneur possesses all of the above-mentioned qualities added with positive attitude, responsible approach, passion, and perseverance, which undoubtedly makes them successful.
You can find hundreds of articles flooding the internet sharing secret tips and shortcuts to become a successful entrepreneur. However, there are no shortcuts to becoming a successful entrepreneur. You need to develop the zeal and passion to be called one.
If you have a new business startup plan, or you have already started one, then this article is worth a read. Here I bring 10 important points to be remembered throughout your journey of becoming a successful entrepreneur.
The first and the most important quality you need to develop is the love and passion towards your work. Your passion would keep your business strategies moving on the road towards success. Whereas working with half-heartedness will make your business waiver. It could also bring potholes on the road towards success. You need to build perseverance with time. And it starts with loving your work.
Taking big risks and steps won’t always ensure success. Consider those success stories, where people invested time, money and patience at once, and they tasted success a couple of years later. In order to achieve everything at once, don’t take big and blundering steps. You need to work upon risk management, as it is one of the most essential factors considered in any new business-startup. Take smaller steps in the beginning, which provide vital and must-needed lessons.
Nothing goes without a strategic plan. You don’t need to study an inspirational book to learn how to plan your business processes. Be practical and strategic while making business plans that nurture successful outcomes. Learn from what others did in their specific business field and identify how you can move forward. Digest the wealth of knowledge and experience shared by successful entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs. Plan your work in the best possible manner to boost your business productivity.
A successful business needs teamwork. You can’t reach the mark of success alone, rather you would need a talented and high-skilled team to accompany you in the journey of being successful. Build a team with talented people who have skill sets and attitudes that supports your business-startup. Consider those people from outside the company, whom you can rely upon. Remember, each and every member of the team must have the passion and open-mindedness to achieve big.
Competitors are one of the biggest challenges, as they desire to win at any cost. Your business-startup would be facing a tough challenge to win over your competitors, who are in the business for the last couple of years. It is always challenging for new business-startups to compete with the ones who are now stable in the industry. In this tight situation, keep calm and learn from the mistakes of your competitors. Identify those crucial points, where they failed and the ones, which significantly increased their bank balance.
While you try to climb new heights, many will try to pull you down as well. Many would also notify potential risks of your business-startup idea, but it is you, who has to gain confidence about your plan. Nobody makes progress without actually trying. You need to get adapted to challenging situations with enjoying them and working tirelessly. At the same time, you need to motivate yourself and others as well. Self-motivation is something to keep a priority.
Yes, it is true! Time never waits for anyone. You need to focus on managing your time and divide tasks according to their priorities. Plan to spend at least 50% of your work time in building new and efficient strategies that nurture business productivity and unlocks new revenue opportunities. Don’t keep your important tasks for tomorrow. Spend the first 30 minutes of your work time to prepare a to-do list and work accordingly. There might be various changes in this plan, but it would keep you to a set format.
You need to work upon building a strong business reputation for your business-startup. Not only your business, but you have to build your own identity as well. Maintain a blog on your website with your author signature would highlight and build your expertise. Be active on all social media platforms, especially LinkedIn and Twitter, which no entrepreneur can afford to miss. Share important information and knowledge-sharing posts, related to your business industry. This is one of the best practices to interact with other people in the industry and build your corporate identity.
Remember, there is no wrong age for learning. You need to develop the constant hunger to learn new and interesting facts and figures, which can help your business decisions at any point in time. Don’t limit yourself and start exploring new business industries. The internet would help you in the learning process. Learning from others is never a bad decision. If you would look at the work history of successful entrepreneurs, you might be surprised to see that they often worked for others in the same business field before starting their own business.
While you keep everything in place, it isn’t necessary that your business would taste success in the first go. But what matters is that you don’t give up. Successful entrepreneurs who invest everything at once are never afraid of failures. Going with the quote, ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained,’ it is clear that success comes to those who try. And a failure shouldn’t be considered as a full stop. Identify and work upon those loopholes which you missed and give your best the next time. Remember, a successful entrepreneur never gives up at any cost.
Beth Worthy work as a chief financial officer and director of operations for GMR Transcription Services, Inc. (GMRT), overseeing client relations, human resources and new business development to accomplish the company's mission and goals. Beth began her career in transcription and translation services shortly after graduating from California State University, Fullerton, with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. After a brief period serving as office manager and transcriptionist supervisor for GMRT, her exceptional skills were noticed quickly and she was appointed to her current leadership position.