Successful Entrepreneurs

Welcome to CMC's October Newsletter. 

 

In this issue, the topic is successful entrepreneurs – what is an entrepreneur?, calculated risk taking, CMC’s top 10 common characteristics of a successful entrepreneur, observations of early entrepreneur stages plus the monthly news roundup.

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 Monthly News Round Up 

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* CBI survey forecasts decline in UK Manufacturing  The CBI industrial trend report published this month reveals a sharp decline in confidence amongst UK Manufacturers.

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* Government to abolish unfair dismissal employment laws, suggested in a leaked report  A leaked government report suggests that British workers should be banned from claiming unfair dismissal.  Read more...                       

 

* Energy inefficiency costing UK small businesses £7.7bn a year Research published by energy company E.ON. reports UK small businesses are losing £7.7bn a year by failing to install simple energy efficiency measures. Read more...   

  

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Successful Entrepreneurs

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Entrepreneur - Is this you?

  

Whether you are an established business or just starting up a business you have probably asked youself 'what does it take to be a successful entrepreneur'?

Firstly, what do we mean by an Entrepreneur? There are various definitions, such as - ‘a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit’ (Oxford Dictionary) and  ‘anyone who has a good idea and takes a risk to put it into practice and grow a business’ (Federation of Small Businesses).

By these definitions, there seems to be a common theme - risk.

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CMC's Top 10 Key Characteristics of a successful Entrepreneur

CMC Partners have a wealth of experience between them and for over 20 years have identified common characteristics of business owners who have increased their revenue and grown their companies even in hard economic times.

You could mentally tick off the list beside each characteristic you feel you possess. Don't worry if you don't have all these characteristics as most can be learned with help and praticed.

Read for CMCs Top 10 Key Characteristics of a successful Entrepreneur 

 

Early Entrepreneur stages – Wobbling On 

CMC’s Thames Valley based partner, Martin Rowe shares his observations and valuable knowledge of the early stages in being an entrepreneur. Click on the link below for an entertaining and informative read called Wobbling on.

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