5 Tips For Entrepreneurial Students
1) Save for your dream. It’s coming
I started my company on the small inheritance my late mother had left me when she passed away 20 years ago. This was the savings I would nuture and grow and one day, when the time was right, finally put towards my dream – whatever that was going to be.2) Be nice. To everyone.
When I first started my company last summer, I went to everyone who would lend their ear and advice. Some of those people I had not seen in years. One, my old colleague, Bernie Milan, from my days at New York Times Digital, gave me stellar advice and contacts to help move my idea forward.3) Be ready to help anyone at any time.
I have talked about karma a lot in this blog. As an entrepreneur, I cannot tell you how much karma has helped with the success of SavvyAuntie.com.4) You’re not entitled to feel entitled.
You’ve got to earn your respect. Listen before your talk. Really. Listen. Listen good and hard. There is a lot to learn out there.5) Read.
Read something that will teach you about how best to succeed in your field of choice, every day. Find blogs that guide you. Buy books that teach you. Read the news. Read. Read. Read.Photo by shlomaster.
Jaclyn on June 3rd, 2009 3:36 pm
The tip about earning your respect is a very good one. In business especially when you are new, you have to earn your respect and place in the field you are in, you have to earn the trust of your clients and prospects, it isn’t just going to happen over night that all of a sudden people will be flooding in your doors.
RedHotFranchises on June 3rd, 2009 6:16 pm
Good advice, I also recommend reading a book called “Built to Last” which tells how all of the visionary companies along with the comparison companies and the General Stock Market succeed. This is a perfect book for entrepreneurs of all ages, a recommended knowledge before entering the playing field.
Liz on June 4th, 2009 11:37 am
Good advice indeed, as the poster above noted. I recommend (I’m thinking of your “be nice to everyone advice) Take the E Out of EGO by Donna and Jerry Goven, who stress the importance of relationships — both business and personal, and how ego and pride can get in the way. You lear a lot from seeing how Jerry handles himself in various experiences — and they have techniques in there that are very valuable. It’s the most fun I’ve had working on myself for a while. They have such a simple — effective — approach to harmonious communication.
Liz on August 14th, 2009 11:06 am
Thought I would stop by your site again, and noticed I had spelled the authors name incorrectly. Their correct name is Donna and Jerry Govan.
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