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Successful entrepreneurs tend to have certain behaviours;-

Personal They accept responsibility for their actions. They do not rely on others to take decisions for them, or to make their ideas work. If they have a Vision they, and only they, can implement it. They have a can-do approach, to business and to life. They often create a culture around them of likeminded people They don’t prevaricate, they face facts, (having checked their accuracy) accept them, and deal with them. They accept failure with the same attitude-they just dust themselves off and move on. And learn lessons from it. They have passion and belief in what they are doing. They don’t procrastinate, they have an idea, a vision, and they grasp the opportunity They are always alert to new opportunities They see problems as opportunities They set themselves deadlines, sometimes audacious ones! And they are not perfectionists. They launch on the deadline with what they’ve got and accept they may have to further develop the product. Th...

Target your sources

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Think about the kind of information you want and where you might find that information. If you want facts and figures about local spending, your local council website might have that. If you need marketing statistics, the major market researchers would be a good place to start. If you want scientific information, think about scientific journals Keywords Your early reading and research will help you think about key words that you can search for further articles of interest. Your keywords should be as specific as possible. Also, search synonyms for the keywords you select Primary, secondary and tertiary sources A primary source is someone directly involved in the subject. For example, a scientist who has made a discovery, or developed a theory. It is research that is collected first hand, and should result in learning something new, so could include analysis of your company’s performance. A Secondary source is someone not directly involved, but is using their knowle...