When an entrepreneur starts a new business, risk is involved. Risk is the chance of losing something. Because emploees work for someone else and entrepreneurs work for themselves, entrepreneurs risk more than emploees. Small firms emplo about half of the !.S. private work force, and the create around "# percent of all new $obs. %ne wa ou can gain a sense of what business is like is b investigating an internship, or apprenticship.
Making Your Own Rules. When ou own a business, ou get to be our own boss. Doing Work You Enjoy. Since the ma$orit of most peoples& lives is spent working, wh not spend that time doing something ou en$o? Creating Greater Wealth. 'here&s no limit to what an entrepreneur can make. Helping Your Counity. Being an entrepreneur lets ou make our communit and world a better place.
"otential #usiness $ailure. Being full responsible means the success or failure of our business rests on ou. %ne&pe'te( O)sta'les. (roblems can happen that ou don&t e)pect. $inan'ial *nse'urity. *an new businesses don&t make much mone in the beginning, so ou ma not alwas be able to pa ourself. +ong Hours an( Har( Work . It&s not unusual for entrepreneurs to work a lot of e)tra hours to make their businesses successful. 'his is especiall true during the initial start+up process.
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n aptitu(e is a natural abilit to do a particular tpe of work or activit well. n attitu(e is a wa of viewing or thinking about something that affects how ou feel about it. Entrepreneurs tend to be people with positive attitudes.
skill is an abilit that&s learned through training and practice. Business Skill Communication Skill Computer Skill /ecision+*aking and (roblem+Solving Skills *athematical Skill %rgani2ational Skill (eople Skills
#usiness nowle(ge. 4eading maga2ine and newspaper articles, search the Internet, and talk to business owners. $inan'ial kills. Strengthen our math skills. Career E&ploration. Evaluate our strengths and weaknesses, e)plore careers interest ou. Counity wareness. 0ook for volunteering opportunities and find out if an companies in our area provide internship programs. E(u'ation. %btaining a good education benefits ou personall and open doors to more career opportunities. Relationships. Spend time with people who believe in ou and inspire ou.
