ENTREPRENEUR! - Can I Be One?

Product Description According to recent information, most new businesses quickly fail! Why is that?"ENTREPRENEUR!—Can I Be One?" tackles this question head-on and provides action steps you can take to avoid that outcome. This book does not tell you how to start a business—it helps you determine when, or if, you should start a business.Foster's book presents the premise that most small businesses fail because the business owner was unaware of what is required to be a successful entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship is a demanding taskmaster and every business owner, and aspiring entrepreneur, should know what would likely be required of them."ENTREPRENEUR!—Can I Be One?" helps you determine whether you currently have the "right stuff" to be an entrepreneur—or whether you need to work some more on preparing yourself before starting a business. In this book you'll discover:The "real" definition of Entrepreneur.Whether entrepreneurs are born—or made.How to handle fear of failure.The Characteristics of an entrepreneur.The "Entrepreneur Test."The "secret" to being a successful entrepreneur.Facts about home and Internet Entrepreneurs.How to answer the question: Can I be an entrepreneur? As an added bonus, "ENTREPRENEUR!" provides a look at several famous entrepreneurs who started with nothing and became highly successful.It is written by Bob Foster, an experienced entrepreneur, turnaround specialist, and investor, and is based on the author's actual experience—not just from books or a classroom.This is a book that should be read by anyone contemplating starting a business, as swell as those who are in business and wondering why things are not going the way they thought they would. It is one of Bob Foster's small business Primer Series books, where a primer is defined as any book of elementary principles. About the Author Bob Foster is a small-business advisor whose unusual background spans several decades. During that time he worked with the smallest of small businesses as well as Fortune 100 companies. He has worked as Owner, CEO, or consultant, at businesses from the high-tech world of the "Silicon Forest," to the commercial fishing grounds of Alaska and Mexico. Along the way he earned a reputation for saving businesses that were deemed unsalvageable--and that is what spawned his interest in helping new and aspiring small business owners become successful. In all his books, Bob tries to share with entrepreneurs what he learned from real experiences, not just in classrooms. His goal is to fan the flames of the entrepreneurial spirit, and to encourage and nurture the entrepreneur in us all.