A friendly reminder

A friendly reminder

We have come really far this year and learnt a great deal of what it takes to become an entrepreneur. It is very valuable for us to reflect on what these attributes are as some can easily be forgotten and friendly reminders always help especially in a simplified form. Below are some of the common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs according to entrepreneur.com.

• Do what you enjoy

• Take what you do seriously

• Plan everything

• Manage money wisely

• Ask for the sale

• Remember its all about the customer

• Become a shameless self-promoter (without becoming obnoxious)

• Project a positive business image

• Get to know your customer

• Level the playing field with technology

• Build a top-notch business team

• Become known as an expert

• Create a competitive advantage

• Invest in yourself

• Become accessible

• Build a rock solid reputation

• Sell benefits

• Get involved

• Grab attention

• Master the art of negotiation

• Design your workspace for success

• Get and stay organized

• Take time off

• Limit the number of hats you wear

• Follow up constantly.

Source: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/200730

Next year we each head into different directions. We have the opportunity to continue with our business or branch out into something of our own. If we have truly tried to engage in all these points on a personal level we will take a lot of value out of this year and we will be able to make personal changes when we take on our own new project.