Friday 24 May 2013

Wealth through Business



WEALTH THROUGH BUSINESS? Is not true.
Actually wealth can be created through business
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Wealth is created primarily through business. The top 20% of wealthy men and women are first generation which means the stared from scratch and built their business men like Bill Gates, Paul G. Allen, co-founder Microsoft Cooperation, Richard DeVos and Jay van Andel who started Am way in t heir basement after running a driver-in restaurant H. Ross Perot who is also on the list actually borrowed $1000 to start his electronic Information Technology company EDS. David Packard and Bill Hewlett who used $538 to begin their computer company , Hewlett-Packard, in a garage.

Not one of these listed on the “Forbes 40” list made has enormous wealth working for someone else.

Now if you’re like most business owners, probably started your enterprise out of a heartful belief that you could provide a better service or product. Wealth creation was likely not the objective. It could be to meet up with your school fees, have enough income to put food on the table, pay the rent and provide for your family. Well, I love that food part cause am hungry now but I will have to finish this blog.

You could ask: what are the ways to build wealth through business ownership or how can I get wealthy through business?

Either way it all depends on your definition of success.

There are two basic ways to build wealth through ownership which include:

· Pay yourself an increasingly larger salary as you go along or

· Build a business from scratch or through acquisition then monetize the value of the business by transitioning ownership/selling the business in whole or part.

The first type of building wealth through business mean that you ought to work hard and hopefully, watch the business grow. Then as the project increase, so does your salary and you maintain complete ownership business.

The second type of building wealth through business deals with growing a business strategically and then still the business than there is the potential to make lots of money by selling a business than running it.

This is not the time to like your tongue and saying to yourself, I got it. Just relax and ask yourself these questions before you become the famous Mr. Bean in business. Here are the questions you need to ask yourself before you start preparing to sell or for your exit made.

· Who do you want to pass this company that you have successfully built to-private or public sale? Or perhaps family member or employees, or be of acquired by another company.

· Where do you want to be you 10, or 20 years from now? Thus will determine 90% of what needs to be done with the company. Write your company goals down don’t worry soon I will be writing on goals.

· What will be your role in the company when you leave?

· What kind of leadership team do you need to put together now to help you grow and eventually serve as an asset in the ownership transition of your business.

Listen if you address these issues properly, you will be much better positioned to achieve them. Thank God at last I have to eat. See you next on my blog Before Business (Your personality).

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Thursday 23 May 2013

TOP FOUR SEXY ENTREPRENEUR WOMEN


I am not here to show your  beautiful mermaids who joined entrepreneurship rather, I want to show  beautiful woman with integrity and beautiful heart who one way or the other had fought for a good course and yet top the chart of top female entrepreneur. Their tenacity cannot be beaten and if you are a female and you feel that you want to be like them or even beat them, then you have to do what they did to get to the top by paying the price they did pay even more.



4. India Nooyi
         Born in Calcutta, India. She is one of the most powerful women in business having held executive position in many worlds’ top companies.
        She is currently the chairman and CEO of PepsiCo which is the second target food and drink company on the planet.  Can you believe this! Now, I am shivering as I am writing this blog. Now she has not only excelled in business but also in academia, earning degrees in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, as well as MBA in Management in her native India. As if that was not enough management at Yale.
3. ANGELA MERKEL
        This woman has its all as a leader of Europe’s most powerful and richest economy, German as a great responsibility rests on her. Her influence and persuasions skill are likely to affect millions of Europeans and billions of others around the world. Angela Merkel is Germany’s first female leader and her decisions are highly likely to impact the history of Germany.
2. OPRAH WINFREY
       If you don’t see this woman in any list that involves the top women   entrepreneurs, pass that list to me to burn if it is online; Run away because that website is scam.
        She is worth $2.7 billion. If I get hold of that money, I would build a space station. No wonder she gives fee ears to her audience members, her fortune has been largely down to creating television that women live to watch. She had also excelled in other form of media.
CHER WANG
Cher ranks so highly on this list. She is perhaps arguably the successful female entrepreneur in the world. Her wealth was solely by her own making rather than being down working for a large firm or being born   wealthy.
She manufactures phone for other people that earned her good fortune. It wasn’t until she set up her own company HTC, that her wealth ran off. She is estimated to worth $ 6.5 billion HTC accounts for 20% of the smart phone market. You may have not heard of her but, men she is the bomb for the female folks.
I think I need some juice. Please don’t turn your back on me I am your friend oh






Tuesday 21 May 2013

9 Types of Entrepreneurs


Entrepreneurs


Anita Roddick
1. The Improver: If you operate your business predominately in the improver mode, you are focused on using your company as a means to improve the world. Your overarching motto is: morally correct companies will be rewarded working on a noble cause. Improvers have an unwavering ability to run their business with high integrity and ethics.

Personality Alert: Be aware of your tendency to be a perfectionist and over-critical of employees and customers.
Entrepreneur example: Anita Roddick, Founder of The Body Shop.



JOHN W. NORDSTROM


2. The Advisor: This business personality type will provide an extremely high level of assistance and advice to customers. The advisor's motto is: the customer is right and we must do everything to please them. Companies built by advisors become customer focused.

Personality Alert: Advisors can become totally focused on the needs of their business and customers that they may ignore their own needs and ultimately burn out.
Entrepreneur example: John W. Nordstrom, Founder Nordstrom.



DONALD TRUMP


3. The Superstar: Here the business is centered on the charisma and high energy of the Superstar CEO. This personality often will cause you to build your business around your own personal brand. Mind your we are not talking of superheroes

Personality Alert: Can be too competitive and workaholics.
Entrepreneur example: Donald Trump, CEO of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts.

4. The Artist: This business personality is the reserved but highly creative type. Often found in businesses demanding creativity such as web design and ad agencies. As an artist type you’ll tend to build your business around the unique talents and creativities you have.

Personality Alert: You may be overly sensitive to your customer’s responses even if the feedback is constructive. Let go the negative self-image.



BILL GATES


5. The Visionary: A business built by a Visionary will often be based on the future vision and thoughts of the founder. You will have a high degree of curiosity to understand the world around you and will set-up plans to avoid the landmines.


Personality Alert: Visionaries can be too focused on the dream with little focus on reality. Action must precede vision.
Entrepreneurial example: Bill Gates, Founder of MicroSoft Inc.



GORDON MOORE
6. The Analyst: If you run a business as an Analyst, your company is focus on fixing problems in a systematic way. Often the basis for science, engineering or computer firms, Analyst companies excel at problem solving.

Personality Alert: Be aware of analysis paralysis. Work on trusting others.
Entrepreneurial example: Intel Founder,Gordon Moore.






 Malcolm Forbes


7. The Fireball: A business owned and operated by a Fireball is full of life, energy and optimism. Your company is life-energizing and makes customers feel the company has a get it done attitude in a fun playful manner.


Personality Alert: You may over commit your teams and act to impulsively. Balance your impulsiveness with business planning.
Entrepreneurial example: Malcolm Forbes, Publisher, Forbes Magazine.



JACK WELCH
8. The Hero: You have an incredible will and ability to lead the world and your business through any challenge. You are the essence of entrepreneurship and can assemble great companies.


Personality Alert: Over promising and using force full tactics to get your way will not work long term. To be successful, trust your leadership skills to help others find their way.
Entrepreneurial example: Jack Welch, CEO GE.



BEN COHEN
9. The Healer: If you are a Healer, you provide nurturing and harmony to your business. You have an uncanny ability to survive and persist with an inner calm.


Personality Alert: Because of your caring, healing attitude toward your business, you may avoid outside realities and use wishful thinking. Use scenario planning to prepare for turmoil.
Entrepreneurial example: Ben Cohen, Co-Founder Of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream.


Each business personality type can succeed in the business environment if you stay true to your character. Knowing firmly what your strong traits are can act as a compass for your small business. If you are building a team, this insight is invaluable. For the solo business owners, understand that you may need outside help to balance your business personality.