logo                              October 2010 - Issue 37

CONFESSIONS OF AN ENTREPRENEUR  
 
The Challenges of Entrepreneurship: Be Aware, the Road to Success May be Slow 

 

One of my fellow bloggers discussed the notion of positive thinking not being the end-all-be-all cure. I completely agree. As an entrepreneur, things are not going to go as expected all the time. If you are new to entrepreneurship, you are likely to underestimate the start up process and overestimate your benchmark of success. What I mean is your eagerness and passion for your product may cloud your vision to the realities of the challenges of starting a business from the ground up.

 

Lacking experience in starting a business, you just are unsure of what to expect. You can have the best business plan, top rate market research, and a phenomenal marketing strategy, but there still will be unexpected challenges. I firmly recommend not quitting your day job. Starting a business and generating sufficient income to pay yourself a full time salary is quite the challenge, especially, if you're working with very little start up funds. Because I work with entrepreneurs interested in starting a nonprofit, and in most cases, they have no money, no business plan, and no idea how to run a nonprofit, I make them aware in the very beginning that quitting their day job in the near or distant future is likely not going to happen.

 

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Chataun R. Denis

Nonprofit Business Consultant & Trainer

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If your nonprofit is in need of personnel, yet you don't have the funding to cover the expense, AmeriCorps VISTA may be able to help. AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. VISTA members are paid a stipend by the AmeriCorps program to commit to serve full-time for a year at a nonprofit organization or local government agency, working to fight illiteracy, improve health services, create businesses, strengthen community groups, and much more.

 

Project sponsors (nonprofits and government agencies) must be able to direct the project, supervise the AmeriCorps VISTAs, and provide necessary administrative support to complete the goals and objectives of the project. The goals and objectives must be clearly defined and directed toward alleviating problems of low-income communities, and meet the regulations of the AmeriCorps VISTA program. To learn more about either becoming a member or becoming a sponsor, visit the AmeriCorps Vista website.

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