Why should You become an Entrepreneur?

There are so many reasons not to become an entrepreneur. I am not going to list them for you, because if you are not an entrepreneur already, I am convinced that you know all of them. So I will try to point out two important reasons to become an entrepreneur. Passion. Only if you are a really lucky man or woman, and you like something enough to love it, will you be able to dedicate your life...

Entrepreneurs - Top 10 Essential Entrepreneurial Traits

By Hilary Basile Are you intrigued by the possibility of being your own boss and starting a business but not sure you have the right qualifications to be an entrepreneur? What are the characteristics of an entrepreneur? Although there is no single perfect entrepreneurial profile, there are many characteristics that show up repeatedly in successful business owners.Following are the top 10...

A Profile of Steve Jobs - A Brief History of Steve Jobs and Apple

by Paul Suggett Born February 24th 1955, and passing away on October 5th, 2011, Steve Jobs was co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. His impact on the technology industry, entertainment, advertising and pop culture was vast, and he leaves behind an empire that is changing the way we all live and work. The Beginning of Apple It all started with three men - Steve Jobs, Steve...

BOOK REVIEW: The High-Performance Entrepreneur : Golden Rules For Success In Today’s World

Book Summary of The High-Performance Entrepreneur : Golden Rules For Success In Today’s World Highly readable, crisply written…inspirational reading for any new Indian entrepreneur’—Frontline Difficult though setting up a business is, becoming a high-performance entrepreneur is harder still. And yet, of the many thousands who try, there are those who go on to become successful; some even graduate...

TOP 10 BUSINESS PLAN MISTAKES

An  Excerpt from 'Entrepreneur's INSTANT STARTUP GUIDE' 1-MISUNDERSTANDING THE PURPOSE: IT’S THE PLANNING THAT MATTERS, NOT JUST THE DOCUMENT. Planning is a process of setting goals and establishing specific measures of progress, then tracking your progress and following up with course corrections. The plan itself is just the first step; it is reviewed and revised often. 2-DOING...

What is the Role of an Entrepreneur in Economic Development ?

What is the Role of an Entrepreneur in Economic Development ?by Chinmoy KumarThe entrepreneur who is a business leader looks for ideas and puts them into effect in fostering economic growth and development. Entrepreneurship is one of the most important input in the economic development of a country. The entrepreneur acts as a trigger head to give spark to economic activities by his entrepreneurial...

The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

by Chris Guillebeau In The $100 Startup, Chris Guillebeau shows you how to lead of life of adventure, meaning and purpose – and earn a good living. Still in his early thirties, Chris is on the verge of completing a tour of every country on earth – he’s already visited more than 175 nations – and yet he’s never held a “real job” or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special genius...