Sunday 30 November 2014

Are entrepreneurs born or can they be taught?


You have got a great business idea and you think you could make a lot of money from it - what do you do?
Perhaps you set up your own company, dedicate your life to it, and through drive and determination make a fortune.
Or maybe you just forget about your idea, and quietly get back to your salaried day job.
While most of us fear we would be in the latter camp, the entrepreneurs of this world would undoubtedly have a go at the first option.

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Pioneer who rode a wave

Iqbal Ahmed likes things big. His office comfortably outstrips that of most plc bosses in scale. A vast wooden bureau contains two huge computer screens that continuously track seafood prices and bring news from the UK and his homeland, Bangladesh.

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Eight successful entrepreneurs give their younger selves lessons they wish they'd known then

The start-up rejected by investors 45 times in a row

The businesswoman who triumphed over adversity
It was surviving a brush with adversity that allowed Anisa Telwar's business to really grow.

Dragons' Den reject Fat Lad At The Back pedals to retail success


The maker of plus-size cycle wear is growing at 23pc month-on-month after being laughed out of the Den!




"Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping-stones to success" Dale Carnegie