Oct 21 2010
Myths about Entrepreneurs
The myths about entrepreneurs are beliefs or misconceptions that exist about them.
These beliefs or misconceptions can adversely affect a person, forming a kind of brake or excuse for not decide once and for starting their own business.
Therefore, a primary task in those who wish to have your own business and become an entrepreneur is to eradicate these myths.
Let us see what are the 3 main:
Was born as entrepreneurs
Is thought to be an entrepreneur, you need certain skills and abilities that a person acquires at birth.
This myth stems from the image projected by an employer to possess distinct characteristics and very different to those with other people.
It is true that some people genetically at birth acquire certain characteristics that allow them to perform better as entrepreneurs, but the truth is that many successful entrepreneurs were not born with these characteristics, but which were acquired on the road.
It is also true that to be a successful entrepreneur, you need certain skills and abilities, however, does not mean that anyone can acquire or develop these skills or abilities.
Businessmen do not analyze, just act
Common belief that entrepreneurs are people who act and make decisions in haste, without evaluating or analyzing while such acts or decisions.
This myth has its origin in the image you project is often an entrepreneur to be an active person, which performs several functions, and took several decisions in a short period of time.
However, the truth is that successful entrepreneurs themselves and analyzed to evaluate their actions and decisions, but his active personality and experience in business, enabling them to commit acts, and make decisions quickly and although often takes considerable time to ponder their decisions, for example when making a business plan which to plan and assess the viability of a business or investment.
The employer has no preparation
It is thought that entrepreneurs are people unprepared and sometimes as a result, they project a negative image, as those who failed to complete their studies or who were dismissed from their jobs.
This myth stems from the fact that many of the businessmen who became famous, they did not finish college, even some of them failed to complete high school.
But what many do not notice is that these successful entrepreneurs may not come to have a title, but were prepared and trained to do business, either on their own, reading books or publications, with a tutor, attending courses or seminars.
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