Knowledge of business skills or traits has been sharpened over the past five decades, making people believe that entrepreneurs are made, not born. According to this view, a person who has a judicious combination of knowledge, skills and motives can be a successful entrepreneur. A study by the Business Development Institute of India (EDI) to identify what makes an entrepreneur successful found that the possession of a set of business competencies or characteristics is necessary for superior performance. The mere possession of skills is not enough. These skills must be developed through training, experience and guidance.
The start of any business activity must come from the entrepreneur. It is the entrepreneur who takes measures that go beyond the work requirements or the demand of the situation. He does things before events demand or force him to. A successful entrepreneur is one who always seeks and acts on opportunities.
You must always be willing to exploit it to maximize the interests of the organization. An entrepreneur must take repeated steps to overcome obstacles that stand in the way of achieving goals. You should never be discouraged by failures. You should believe the Japanese proverb: “Fall seven times, get up eight times”.
An entrepreneur is always looking for new ideas and information from a variety of sources to help achieve objectives or clarify problems. You can consult experts for business or technical advice. He personally conducts research, analysis, or research on his own to obtain information about the achievement of his objectives. Successful businessmen always believe in the high quality standards of their products with reasonable prices.
They act to do things that meet or exceed existing standards of excellence. Successful entrepreneurs make every possible sacrifice to complete the task. They place the highest priority to achieving their goal. They are committed to their work.
They also express concern about satisfying their customers. Successful entrepreneurs find ways to do things faster with fewer resources and at lower costs. They are always interested in devising new methods aimed at promoting efficiency. Entrepreneurs develop and use logical, phased, realistic and adequate plans to achieve their objectives.
They believe in systematic planning and its proper execution to achieve goals. Successful entrepreneurs are naturally challenging. They always try to find ways and means to overcome the problems that come their way. They also identify new and potentially unique ideas to achieve their goals.
Successful entrepreneurs must firmly believe in themselves and in their own abilities. They have full faith and confidence in their own knowledge, skills and competencies to complete a task or face a challenge. They are not at all intimidated by difficult situations. A successful entrepreneur must be assertive by nature in order to be able to assert his problems with others in order to promote the interests of his company.
It tells others what to do and reprimands or disciplines those who don't act as expected. A successful entrepreneur must be able to persuade others to do the job the way he wants them to. He is able to convince others through his knowledge and competence. He claims to have great confidence in his own company's products or services.
It must have the ability to convince everyone: sellers, consumers, employees, creditors, etc. Successful businessmen ensure regular monitoring of work in order to achieve the organization's objective in the best possible way. They personally oversee every aspect of your project to ensure the completion of the work on schedule, time and cost. Concern for the well-being of employees must be high on the agenda of successful entrepreneurs.
They give priority to improving the well-being of employees because they are the employees whose dedication and commitment services lead to the excellent performance of the organization. The successful entrepreneur develops and uses a variety of effective strategies to achieve their own objectives. They also develop relevant strategies that will safeguard and promote the interests of the organization. You are interested in introducing advanced and improved technology to improve the quality of your products.
He seeks any change like a guard dog and is willing to take the risks involved in the change. Are you ready to embrace change, if situations warrant it? It has the capacity to pool the resources at its disposal. He's a good organizer and a good manager. All these skills described above are essential for a person to be a successful entrepreneur but there are 15 traits that stand out from all others: having clarity about your objectives; focusing on customers; knowing your core values; having a toolbox; having a map; being agile; adapting; recovering; focusing on tasks that generate momentum; being able to satisfy needs; being able to embrace change; having faith in yourself; being assertive; being persuasive; monitoring work regularly; prioritizing employee well-being; developing effective strategies; introducing advanced technology; taking risks when necessary.
