What Are the Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur?
The Components of a Successful Business • A competent entrepreneur • A viable business concept • Access to adequate capital When these three components come together, then you are in the right place at the right time. If not, you will probably fail. Following is the summary of an article written by Judith L. Glick-Smith that ran in the July/August 1999 Society for Technical Communicators’ journal, Intercom. This is a well-researched article and includes an impressive bibliography. Anyone thinking of becoming self-employed would do well to compare his/her own personality to the traits described in the article. Check with your local library for copies of the STC’s journal or purchase a back copy directly from the STC. Many entrepreneurs consider receiving an online MBA to supplement their business studies.
