10 Characteristics Of Entrepreneurs Who Must Have Young Entrepreneurs, Have They Applyed?

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YOGYAKARTA - Many people want to become entrepreneurs or entrepreneurs who run their own business. Unfortunately not everyone can become a businessman.

Not because of fate, but depending on the mindset and character of each person.

According to William Bygrave, an entrepreneur and innovator, an entrepreneur must have 10 characteristics of entrepreneurship.

The trend of young entrepreneurs has made many young people in Indonesia have ambitions to become entrepreneurs.

Several figures of young Indonesian entrepreneurs, including Juli Halim with the export business, James Prananto with the Coffee Kenangan business, and other business people. This entrepreneurial atmosphere is a good spirit and culture for the younger generation of the country.

Unfortunately, many failed when trying to start a business.

It seems that being an entrepreneur is good and easy because it can regulate your energy and time alone. But the fact is that being an entrepreneur requires desperately hard work.

Especially if you start a business from scratch. Actually capital is not a problem. The main key lies in the characteristics of entrepreneurs as stated by Bygrave.

Most people who want to start a business or business complain about money or capital issues.

However, many businessmen have large but still failed capital.

There are also people who do not have a lot of capital, but over time their business can be successful.

There is one common thing that is owned by successful entrepreneurs, namely their characters.

This entrepreneurial character, according to Bygrave, distinguishes a businessman from an ordinary person or worker. Without having an entrepreneurial character, a businessman will not be able to survive or even be able to commit a deviant way.

Not as people imagine if doing business is good. Even though the burden of being a businessman exceeds that of office workers. Office employees are only responsible for work or jobdesc at work.

Meanwhile, business people have to take care of everything, starting from capital, production, finance, HR management, marketing strategies, and so on.

In addition, starting a business also has a high risk or profit uncertainty. Unlike office workers who have a steady income every month.

Therefore, many businesses have fallen and businessmen have given up.

The following are some of the 10 characteristics of entrepreneurs that must be owned by potential businessmen.

The most basic thing that a businessman must have is vision or dream. In the minds of a ruler, there must be a vision, both for his own hope and his business. But not only hope, an entrepreneur must also move to make it happen.

The characteristics of other entrepreneurs are decisiveness or firmness. An entrepreneur must be firm in making decisions quickly. Despite acting quickly, decision-making has been considered both opportunities and risks. So a businessman should not take long or be slow in making decisions.

Bisnis baru disebut berjalan ketika mulai dikerjakan. Seorang pengusaha juga harus memiliki kolitisi sigap atau gerak. Selain menyusun strategi atau plan, seorang pengusaha harus merealisasikan keputusan yang sudah dibuat. Seorang pengusaha juga tidak boleh menunda pekerjaan.

Another characteristic that must be owned by entrepreneurs is the determination of the heart and a sense of responsibility. When a businessman has a firm or determined determination, he will run his business to the fullest. In addition, a sense of responsibility also makes entrepreneurs disciplined and dare to take risks.

A businessman has to spend a lot of time on his business. High dedication in work is one of the characteristics of entrepreneurs. With high dedication, a businessman does not give up easily when his business has not gone according to plan.

A businessman must focus on his business and not give up easily. A businessman is obliged to love what he does or trades. Business involves many parties and various operational affairs, so entrepreneurs must always focus on the track process.

In addition to thinking quickly, an entrepreneur must be able to think carefully and in detail. This care is needed when dealing with financial problems and business strategies. In addition, being careful is also important to maintain or control product quality.

A businessman works by covering his own destiny. This means that the fate of the life of entrepreneurs is very dependent on his job in running a business. A businessman must be responsible for his own destiny.

Capital or wealth is not the main thing in business. There are many factors that affect a business that can be successful, such as thoughts, ideas, energy, time, equipment, strategies, and so on.

When the business progresses, a business owner will not be able to take care of everything.

Therefore, business people need to entrust some business to their employees.

Entrepreneurs must look for people who can be trusted, have good performance, are disciplined, innovative, and have high dedication.

Those are 10 characteristics of entrepreneurs that must be owned by potential entrepreneurs and young entrepreneurs.

Without these characteristics, novice businesses will fail. Even if you have a large capital and a wide connection. Entrepreneur character is the key to the success of a business.

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