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Examples of Personal Characteristics and Skills of a successful Entrepreneur

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Independent   John had to set his own schedule for when he would work each day.  
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Persistent   John stayed late at night if necessary to make sure everything was ready for business the next day.  
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Inquisitive   John asked questions of the neighboring business owners about what security system worked best for their business.  
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Creative   John created his own website since his business didn't have a lot of money to pay someone to do the work for him.  
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Risk Taker   John decided to add another employee to his payroll despite only really making enough money to pay the employees he already had because he felt that the extra person would improve customer service and encourage more customers to return.  
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Goal-oriented   John planned to make enough money by the end of the year that he could hire a manager and be able to cut back his own hours on the job.  
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Responsible   John made a mistake in scheduling and had more employees scheduled than he could afford, so he payed the extra employees out of his own paycheck instead of cutting the employees hours at the last minute.  
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Self-confident   John was sure he could make the business work even though they were losing money at the end of the first year and kept it open. It finally began making a profit by the end of the second year.  
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Math Skills   John did the nightly counting of money and kept track and paid all of the bills for his business.  
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Human Relations Skills   John got along well with all of his employees and customers.  
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Problem-solving and Decision-making Skills   John made all decisions on advertising and took care of any problems that arose between his employees and customers.  
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Basic Business Skills   John could perform all financial, marketing, and management tasks for the business because of his business degree.  
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Communication Skills   John was very good at listening to his customers and employees needs and then telling them how he was going to meet those needs.  
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Technical Skills   John set up his computer network and email for his employees.  
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