how does honest leads to success for entrepreneurs?
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Here you go.  \n\nThis site is full of opportunies that have been carefully researched to be honest, legitimate companies that really pay.\n\nEnjoy!
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Success is always away to those who have no vision, determination,hard work and positive thinking. Try to develop all these good qualities then you will reverse your question.
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In what regards? \n\nBy measuring success in general, you are better able to assess what is working and what is not.
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So Tim had one of the multiptude of online testing tools.\n\nTo be successful is really an approach to life. A lot of averagely intelligent people have been successful (e.g. myself), a lot of highly intelligent people have had mediocore success at best.\n\nA winning approach is descibed in the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad". If this is the only self-education book you ever read, do so. The approach here does not require exceptional intelligence, in fact in many ways conventional wisdom and booksmarts work against it. Anyway it worked for me.\n\nWith regard to starting your life with the assumption that life is unfair, that other successful people have advantages that you don't or whatever, definitely means you will not be successful. There are no insurmountable hurdles to success in the USA.
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Why am i not surprised that most of the answers are trying to sell you something or another.\n\nIf you are thinking of being self employed and run your own business, but do not know what direction to aim for, the typical answer is..... to follow your passions.\n\ndon't ask me what that means, but if you read the books that many business owners have written they will say that you must be passionate about your business, for it to work.\n\nMy question to you then is, what are you passionate about, or asked in a different manner.\n\nIf you had an opportunity to receive a very impressive award and be recognized by your peers and society, in what field would you like it to be in.\n\nFor example, if you said, "helping single mothers to succeed in life, parenting and business" then your focuss would then follow that path, by deciding, \nwho do you need to know, to help single mother to succeed......\nwhat do you need to know, to help...............\n what do you need to do,.... to .......\n and how would I need to sell it.\n\nread books like the emyth by michael gerber, and anything you can get your hands on about starting your own business.\n\nThe web is great as a resource, but I caution you for all the sales pitches with their own agenda and products.\n\nMany years ago, my decision was real estate, after owning a book business, now I also am a part owner in a craft business, train realtors, and manage a real estate office, and invest in real estate. so there are many ways and roads that you can follow, and combine.\n\nIn answering your question, my own light went on, I think I am passionate about making other achieve their dreams,  cool.....\n\nBy the way, I am not selling anything to you, other than the concept, that what ever it is that you want to be proud to known for, is a great way to decide where you want to focuss on.\n\nGood Luck, although luck has little to do with it, hard work, good support (surround yourself with those with the talents you require to succeed), and a great plan.
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Honesty. People appreciate if they think the salesman is being honest.
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Go to this very useful link:\n\n\nhttp://www.entrepreneur.com/ebusiness/0,6292,,00.html
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Entrepreneur: What's In a Definition?\nHow do we define "entrepreneur"? Is there anything to be learned about entrepreneurship and building a business by studying the definition? Or, is studying the historical definition of "entrepreneur" just an academic exercise?\n\nLet's look at how some small business experts define the word "entrepreneur":\n\nBob Reiss, successful entrepreneur and author of Low-Risk, High-Reward: Starting and Growing Your Small Business With Minimal Risk, says: "Entrepreneurship is the recognition and pursuit of opportunity without regard to the resources you currently control, with confidence that you can succeed, with the flexibility to change course as necessary, and with the will to rebound from setbacks."\n\nA key factor in Reiss's definition is that entrepreneurs undertake opportunities regardless of the resources the entrepreneur currently controls. I've known many people who say they'd love to start a business, but they just don't have the money to get started. Neither did many of history's greatest entrepreneurs like Michael Dell, who started his computer company in his college dorm room or Lillian Vernon, who started her mail-order business when she was a housewife looking for extra income. These successful entrepreneurs didn't start rich and successful. They ended rich and successful.\n\nEntrepreneurs find ways to acquire the resources they need to achieve their goals. One of those resources is capital. "Entrepreneurial" is often associated with venturesome or creative. Be creative in acquiring the resources you need to build and grow your business. Think outside the box and you'll improve your chances of acquiring what you need to succeed.\n\nLinda Pinson, author of much of the SBA's material about writing a business plan and creator of business plan software (business-plan.com) says: "I have always thought of an entrepreneur as a person who starts a business to follow a vision, to make money, and to be the master of his/her own soul (both financially and spiritually). Inherent in the venture is the risk of what the future may bring. Therefore, I believe that an essential key to success is that the entrepreneur also be an "educated" risk taker.... "\n\nPinson continues: "I think that there is a general admiration for the entrepreneur who has a skill and bravely jumps into the middle of the fire hoping not to get burned. If he makes it, he is our shining example of who we want to be. If he does not, we say, "Oh, well" and pay no heed to the plight of his venders, associates, and customers who have been burned in the process. The view, though, I think is rapidly changing because a large percentage of American entrepreneurs have not been successful. Their industry knowledge and skills have been everything we could hope for......but their business skills have been sorely lacking. I think it is now recognized that the "educated risk taker" will win the race."\n\nPinson makes two key points. First, many entrepreneurs want to be masters of their own fate and they can't find this outside of entrepreneurship. While studies have shown that people derive tremendous satisfaction from their work, how many people are really doing exactly what they want to be doing? Entrepreneurs are usually doing what they want, or, at least, they are doing something which they feel gives them control over their future. Entrepreneurs like to be in control of their future. They like to set their own course.\n\nMany entrepreneurs feel that running a business offers far more security than being an employee. Entrepreneurs often argue that you can acquire wealth much faster if you own a business and you can build a buffer of personal financial security. Further, an entrepreneur's continued paycheck isn't dependent upon a single employer whose faulty business decisions could lead
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Ask yourself the question: do you like to be a big fish in a small pond, or be a small fish in a big pond? It all depends on your vision for your business and your personal goals. \n\nSome wants to see their "baby" grow into a big business, and they know that they can only achieve growth in the record speed they want with the infusion of cash and assets from other investors. They're willing to share the pie, because they know that it is an increasing pie. Plus, they recognize that adding more people to the team allows them to focus on what they know best, and let others contribute their talents to the team effort.  \n\nOthers, on the other hand, just want to keep things on a smaller or even personal scale. They have no big ambitions for their business, only that it provides them with their needs plus some extras. They are more willing to take things slower, bidding their time until it grows. Others also would rather have total control of the business, instead of sharing the decision making process. Or they may be more of a lifestyle entrepreneur, where the business is simply a means for them to achieve the lifestyle they want.\n\nThere is no right or wrong approach - it simply is a matter of making a personal choice as to how to approach the business. \n\nWhich approach will the gains be more beneficial? Still, it depends on how you define "gains." If you want bigger profit, then a business that grows into a $50 million business in 5 years where you own 10% may give you higher financial returns than a business that you were only able to grow into a business with $100,000 profit. In a big corporation with investors, even founders can be booted out if they think you are a liability to the business; in a small business, you can fail because you may not have the right skills to grow the business. Either way, there are risks and gains; what you take will depend on your tolerance for risk and your personal objectives.\n\nHope this helps\nIsabel Isidro
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The ability to excel where others plod on. Successful enterpreneurs should be able to see an opportunity and exploit it. They should know when to stop when something is not working, how to get the best from people, and always have a mentor who is proven to guide them who they trust.\n\nWe don't give up at the first problem.
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Starting a small business takes a lot of courage. But, as they say, courage does not pay the bills. To be successful – to stay in business – you need more than courage. You need a combination of hard work, skill, perseverance, and lots of luck. \n\nSome things you need to consider:\n- "How can I support my family while I build up by business?" \n- "What are my abilities?" \n- "Is there a market for the product or service I have chosen?" \n- "How long will it take this business to reach the financial goal I have?" \n\nYou may want to read the article "How to Start a New Business Successfully" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol51/launch.htm , which lists six steps to launch a new business successfully:\n\n1. Provide a benefit.\n2. Determine the fit with your market.\n3. Right timing is everything\n4. Be ready to support your business\n5. Develop a blueprint for success\n6. Market, market, market\n\nTo give you ideas on what exactly do you need to start your own business, here are ten things you need to know before launching your own business  “10 Things You Need to Know When Starting Your Own Home Business” http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/startingbiz.htm .\n\nI recommend that you read the following books:\n\n- What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business : Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs \n- Starting From Scratch: How To Start A Business When You Don't Have Money \n- If You're Clueless About Starting Your Own Business and Want to Know More \n- On the Move : How to Succeed and Survive As an Entrepreneur \n-How to Make 1000 Mistakes in Business and Still Succeed\n\nIf you need a mentor to help you,  there are several places where you may be able to find someone to guide you as you start your business: \n\n- Government Mentoring Programs such as SBDCs, which works with community colleges and local business development councils to offer mentoring programs http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnear.html ; or the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training http://www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/wnet_roundtables.html \n- Volunteer programs such as SCORE http://www.score.org  which is composed of mostly retired executives and entrepreneurs \n- Formal mentoring programs such as Athena Foundation http://www.athenafoundation.org/programs/globallinks.html  , Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program http://www.helzbergmentoring.org/HEMP/  , or The Aspen Institute MicroMentor Program http://www.micromentor.org \n- Professional organizations such as the National Women’s Business Council http://www.nwbc.gov/Mentoring/programs.html \n- Industry and trade associations \n- Local business groups, such as the chamber of commerce \n- Local chapters of business groups
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Success is at the hand of every single person once they know in their minds that they are willing to do whatever it takes. \nOne of the keys to success is when a person beleives that he/she wants to be successful not for the money.. but for being a better person, for have higher self esteem and higher self satisfaction. To be successful you should always study your plan from all angles, you should try it again and again until u suceed. And most importantly one should beleive in him/herself that it'll work, be optimistic and eventually it will.. \nLast but not least.. I should mention the 'opportunity cost' of everything.. for examples, education. Education is really essential for everything, but there r A LOT of successful people out there just like basketball star Kobe Bryant who understood opportunity cost. Despite of his good high school grades and SAT scores he decided to skip college and go straight to the pros, where he has earned millions of dollarsas one of NBA's top players. \nI mean this is an axtraordinary example of success!
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Any small venture can be successful as long as:\n\n- There is demand for the product. People must want and buy the products. Otherwise, no amount of marketing can help the business. If there are no sales, the business will just be a cash drain for the owner\n\n- Healthy profit margins. If your profit margin is only 2% -- and prices and inventory cost increase -- then your margin will be squeezed out. A small business can succeed if it is operating good profit margins that can help it withstand market shocks and price increases.\n\n- Good revenue per sale: if the profit per sale is only $1, then to make $100,000 the small business need to sell 100,000. A small business may find it harder to do tremendous amounts of volume.\n\n- Good niche area. A small business may find it hard to compete head on with Amazon.com or Walmart, for example, trying to be everything for everyone. But if the small business can focus on one area -- and be very good at it -- then it has better chance of growth.\n\n- Good cash flow management. A small business may have sales, but if it cannot collect payments and run out of cash, the business will have a hard time.\n\n- Growth prospects of the business and how growth is handled. A small cleaning business can only handle certain number of accounts effectively and efficiently, and profits will plateau. To grow, the business either needs to expand its staff to be able to handle more accounts or expand the area of coverage. Either way, how the business owner handles growth, and all its accompanying problems, can spell the difference between success and failure.\n\n- Suitability of the business with the entrepreneur. The entrepreneur is the heart of the business. Sometimes, the entrepreneur is the business (if it is a 1-person operation). The business owner must have the passion and drive to push the business to success.The person must be able to spot new opportunities and learn how to handle the challenges. Otherwise, if the entrepreneur loses interest, then the business may die.
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You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, \nand to spend as little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it because they fail at one of these. A startup that does all three will probably succeed.\nMore info ...
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Risk-taking. All successful entrepreneurs are risk takers. It's very hard to set up a business especially when you know most small businesses fail in their first year. It's not just about business, but life. Those who take calculated (reasonable risks) risks will be rewarded    more often than penalized.
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There are several ways, both honest and dishonest.  Let's focus on the honest ways.  In addition, we will not discuss events like winning the lottery or going on a game show.  \n\nBecoming rich is a process.  It takes time.  It requires a series of decisions.  I will give you a few ideas.\n\n(1) Don't make the same decisions that broke people make.  \n(2) Don't take financial advice from broke people.  \n(3) Find a successful person and let that person be your mentor.  Meet with that mentor consistently.  Let him/her help you know where you are and where you want to go.  Be open and honest when you talk.  The mentor is your financial doctor.  Let him/her know everything to help you.\n(4) Change the way you think.  To be a millionaire, you must think like a millionaire.  What separates a millionaire from the guy who digs ditches?  The way he thinks.\n\nMost millionaires own their own business.  Consider this option heavily.  Perhaps you can be rich working for another person, but statistically speaking, you are more likely to be rich by owning your own business.  \n\nRead books and listen to motivational tapes.  That will help you change your outlook on life.\n\nBe careful with whom you associate.  You may have friends who will mock you and criticize you for wanting to be successful.  If they are constantly trying to bring you down instead of encouraging you, then they are not really your friends.  They are "crabs in a bucket."\n\nGive 10% of your earnings to charity (I prefer a church, but the choice is yours).  Don't ask me how it works, it just does.  Every millionaire I know (and want to emulate) tithes 10% of their money to a church.\n\nGet rid of the credit cards.  It's hard to become wealthy if you can't control your spending.  If you need the card for emergency, put the card in a zip-loc bag and fill it with water.  Put it in the freezer and let the card freeze.  If it is a true emergency, you can go home and get the card out of the freezor.  \n\nHere are a few books to read (you can get them at the local library):\n(1) Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill\n(2) Rich Dad, Poor Dad \n(3) How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success through Selling, Frank Bedger\n(4) The Greatest Salesman in the World, Og Mandino\n(5) 21 Qualities of Leadership, John Maxwell\n\nRemember, this is a process, not an overnight destination.  But with planning, guidance, and smart, long-term thinking, you will achieve your goal.\n\nGood luck.  Hope to see you on the beaches of the world!
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Starting a small business takes a lot of courage. But, as they say, courage does not pay the bills. To be successful – to stay in business – you need more than courage. You need a combination of hard work, skill, perseverance, and lots of luck. \n\nSome things you need to consider:\n- "How can I support my family while I build up by business?" \n- "What are my abilities?" \n- "Is there a market for the product or service I have chosen?" \n- "How long will it take this business to reach the financial goal I have?" \n\nYou may want to read the article "How to Start a New Business Successfully" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol51/launch.htm , which lists six steps to launch a new business successfully:\n\n1. Provide a benefit.\n2. Determine the fit with your market.\n3. Right timing is everything\n4. Be ready to support your business\n5. Develop a blueprint for success\n6. Market, market, market\n\nI recommend that you read the following books:\n\n- What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business : Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs \n- Starting From Scratch: How To Start A Business When You Don't Have Money \n- If You're Clueless About Starting Your Own Business and Want to Know More \n- On the Move : How to Succeed and Survive As an Entrepreneur \n- How to Make 1000 Mistakes in Business and Still Succeed \n\nThere is so much to learn about starting a business that it is hard to put everything here. I suggest that you to check out the following websites and learn from their content:\n\nEntrepreneur http://www.entrepreneur.com\nInc.com http://www.inc.com\nSBA http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/\nPowerHomeBiz.com http://www.powerhomebiz.com