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Twenty Three Top Tips from Entrepreneurs

As we interact with entrepreneurs like you on a daily basis, we are often interested in hearing all your stories, be they (hopefully) success stories or tales of gloom and despondency! The very essence of an entrepreneur dictates that you have plenty of tenacity and spirit and many people believe that entrepreneurs are born, rather than made. However, each one of us needs to hone a really wide array of skills and we sometimes need to refocus to ensure that we are always moving forward and in a constant mode of development. Our daily discussions have prompted us to gather together a list of twenty three tips from entrepreneurs, which we hope are of value during your daily grind!

Always identify the need. Successful entrepreneurs provide goods or services to a hungry market. Don’t make the mistake of coming up with an idea and then trying to see whether it will sell, or not. Analyze the need first.

Apply the KISS principle. Try to keep it simple, as much as you can. If you have too many loops in your sales process, or require the interaction of too many parties to make it all work, you face an uphill battle.

Redefine the work ethic. If you are just setting out as an entrepreneur, you may have thought that you needed to work hard in your previous occupation. Get ready to reinterpret your meaning of hard work!

You, Inc. Essentially, as an entrepreneur, it’s all about you. While you may have a branded product or service, go out of your way to project you as the expert and the valuable cog in the wheel.

Analysis – paralysis. It can be very easy to fall into the trap of constant research and a loop of information gathering. There’s a time and place for this essential element, of course but you must always feel as if you’re placing one foot in front of the other and not hanging in midair.

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37 Free Business E-books to Help You Succeed

There is a wealth of information available online, composed by people who have generally learned the hard way and have come up with tips to help you shorten the learning curve. Many of these resources are available at no charge and we have put together a list of suggestions for you to consider.

See the list here: http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2009/10/38-free-business-e-books-to-help-you-succeed/

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Feel It In Your Bones - Will Keith Kellogg

If it were not for the ingenuity of W.K. Kellogg, the world today might never know flaked cereal.

A master marketer and inventor, Kellogg revolutionized the breakfast food industry when he decided to start his own company and sell toasted corn flakes back in 1906.

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http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2008/11/25/feel-it-in-your-bones-will-keith-kellogg/

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