http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/ (c) 2007 the-entrepreneurs-coach.com All Rights Reserved What makes an Entrepreneur? According to the media, anyone who starts a business is an Entrepreneur! These days everyone seems to be calling themselves an Entrepreneur, even those who are working in corporate environments!!! My definition http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/what-makes-an-entrepreneur-2007-05-23.php Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 BST Is your WHY big enough? A wiseman once said \\\"if you are not in business for fun, money or both what are you doing there\\\"? This is even more interesting when http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/understanding-why-you-went-into-business-2007-06-02.php Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:00:00 BST The more I have to do with businesses and their owners, the more I have realised that the success of a business is not about how good a product or service is, it is all about http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/what-holds-a-business-owner-back-from-being-successful-2007-06-11.php Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 BST I am always interested to find out what makes entrepreneurs successful and it is my observation that many entrepreneurs go through some form of adversity which creates the drive in themselves which is needed to succeed. But over the years I have http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/entrepreneurs-nurture-or-nature-2007-06-19.php Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 BST \\\"Vision without action is a day dream but action without vision is nightmare\\\" This Japanese proverb is so true. I believe the single thing that sets apart an entrepreneur from http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/entrepreneurial-vision-2007-06-25.php Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 BST Coupled with understanding purpose and vision which I have already discussed in other blogs, there is another important ingredient which makes an entrepreneur successful, and that is \\\"burning desire\\\". The burning desire is what gives http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/entrepreneurial-burning-desire-2007-07-02.php Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST I recently read an article in a Sunday newspaper\\\'s business section claiming there is no such thing as over night success and to become a successful entrepreneur it is a long are slog . Very interesting stuff. As Henry Ford once said: http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/how-to-achieve-overnight-entrepreneurial-success-part-1-2007-07-10.php Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST Missed Part 1? Go into the blog archive to read the first part to this blog: The more radical approach to growing a business is as an entrepreneur. He or she will see a sector and say \\\"how I can do things differently\\\"? http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/achieve-overnight-entrepreneurial-success--part-2-2007-07-13.php Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST If you have missed parts 1 & 2 you can read them in the blog archive. So why don\\\'t more people achieve overnight success? Why does it become a long hard slog? http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/achieve-overnight-entrepreneurial-success--part-3-2007-07-22.php Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST Have you ever been in the situation where you have met a new group of friends and you find that they are totally different, in their beliefs, values, skills or even identity? Then when you go back to your old group of friends you find that nothing ha http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/the-power-of-the-right-entrepreneurial-peer-group--2007-07-29.php Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST Have you ever noticed that sometimes your business flies along seeming effortless and at other problems just get compounded by more problems and you can\\\'t do anything right? Well, the answer to this is all in the mind. It\\\'s about keeping your s http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/managing-the-entrepreneurial-state-of-mind--2007-08-14.php Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 BST Well, all the signs are there. Interests rates going up, property prices slowing, a run on a bank, the Bank of England bailing out other banks, retailers reporting sales down etc, etc. So how does this affect the business owner or entrepreneur? http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/there-is-a-recession-on-the-way--2007-10-06.php Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:00:00 BST Why are all my staff rubbish? I may as well do everything myself! If you run your own business have you ever said that to yourself? Have you ever been in a position where, despite explaining everything in plain English, your staff just don\\\'t seem http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/why-are-all-my-staff-rubbish--i-may-as-well-do-everything-myself--2007-10-23.php Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 BST How many of us start the year with New Year’s resolutions for ourselves but how many of us take the time to sit down and work out what we want to get out of our business? http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/what-s-your-new-year-resolution---2008-01-15.php Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT We all know that unless we significantly reduce the amount of pollution we pump into the atmosphere we are not going to stop the effects of global warming. This is going to have a catastrophic effect on the planet. So how do we save the world? http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/avoiding-environmental-catastrophe-2008-01-19.php Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Most of us know that 80% of start up businesses fail or go into liquidation within the first five years. Then, of the 20% that are left, 80% of those go out of business in the following five years. That means that 96% of businesses will fail with http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/what-are-the-real-failures-of-running-your-own-business--2008-02-24.php Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT From experience I am finding that many Business Owners, Managing Directors, Chief Executives and Entrepreneurs have either had bad experiences with a coach or consultant or are weary of using them. Whilst in principle you may very well appreciate the http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/why-business-coaches---consultants-fail-to-deliver-to-their-clients--2008-04-10.php Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST I come across many people who have the intention of selling their businesses for a variety of reasons, but when it comes down to it, any of the following happens: http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/planning-to-sell-your-business--part-1-2008-06-01.php Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST As a business owner who is looking to sell your business, you really need to develop a team of people around you who can http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/planning-to-sell-your-business--part-2-2008-06-22.php Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Have you got a business between “Start-Up” and sales of up to £25m? This programme of entrepreneurial briefings covers a wide variety of topics which have been put together from the experience of working with many Business Owners who http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/entrepreneurial-briefings---book-now--2008-07-16.php Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST Are you a managing director, business owner, entrepreneur or chief executive who in thinking about selling your business? In the final part of the three part series we explore why don’t business owners get the prices they want for their businesses http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/planning-to-sell-your-business--part-3-of-the-3-blog-series-2008-08-17.php Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST Aren’t we living in exciting times? But then everyone has their own opinion on that statement! I believe that we are going through a period of change: ‘Out with old business models and in with the new’. Business in the future is going to be ve http://www.the-entrepreneurs-coach.com/members/blog-archive/aren-t-we-living-in-exciting-times---2008-09-28.php Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 BST