Attributes Required for Successful Entrepreneurs
- Commitment to purpose with passion
- Courage/willingness to take risks
- Positive attitude, opportunistic
- Strength of character/fortitude
- Integrity/authenticity
- Ability to engender trust/confidence/respect, to develop credibility
- Vision/ability to see things as they might be and to anticipate change
- Self-confident, assured
- Dedication/commitment
- Self-starter/proactive
- High energy level
- Creative/innovative spirit
- Decisive/results-oriented
- Leadership skills
- Team building/teamwork abilities
- Clarity/consistency of thought
- Resourceful/resilient
- Tenacity/perseverance
- Flexible/adaptable
- Strength in concept development/implementation
- Broad knowledge base in critical areas/”knowing what you don’t know”
- Ability to accept rejection and turn failures into learning opportunities
- Open minded and willing to listen to others’ views
- Strong negotiating skills and ability to develop win/win results
- Ability to create strategic alliances/understanding of leverage
