In business, learning is not so much of a curve as a vertical line with no end point. Whether you’ve just taken a deep breath and handed in your notice or you’ve been trading for years, being prepared to adapt and change with the times is vital to understanding the needs of your customers. To stay ahead of your competitors you have to be progressive, dynamic and always receptive to learning.
Business isn’t all about hard figures and the bottom line; it’s your skills and services that will give you the edge – not your prices. Read on for some tips on how to develop the personal potential that will get you professional results. Develop entrepreneurial skills and boost your business:
Keep up with the competition
Even for the most up-to-date practitioners, social media is constantly growing and evolving. It would be negligent to overlook this powerful marketing tool. If you choose to develop your social, it can create an online community of brand evangelists, communicate your products and services and show the personality behind your business.
It’s also a great way to scope out the competition, harvest valuable feedback and forge valuable connections. All you need to invest in your social is some time and use competitive analysis tools.
Education, education, education
It can’t be stressed enough: every day is a school day in business. The most successful entrepreneurs understand every facet of their operation, and can just as easily fill in a tax return as they can tweet about their latest product or brief a designer to get the desired outcome.
Personal coaching can be valuable for identifying weaknesses in an organisation. Consider bringing an outsider in for a bit of one-to-one work, assertiveness training, or perspective.
Find an inspirational mentor
Having someone in your life who has experienced the setbacks and triumphs of being a business owner can give you one thing it’s impossible to learn: the benefit of experience. If you don’t know any likely candidates, approach someone in a similar field and offer your services in exchange for tips and assistance.
Knowing when to be humble and take advice can be difficult, especially if you have a strong personality, but it can pay dividends.
Forge great interpersonal skills
Networking, prospecting and sustaining client relationships are all dependent on great interpersonal skills. If you find yourself pressed up against the wall, lurking uneasily in the cloakroom or drinking to unwind at seminars, it might be time to consider giving these skills a boost.
Cultivate your nerve by taking a college course with an interpersonal component, or consider studying abroad. Opt for a multicultural society; the United Arab Emirates, for example, nurtures a strong international community of global citizens.
Get out there and work for it
Not everyone is a natural salesperson, but if you haven’t got the passion to push your product or service, it’s unlikely your customers will care about it. Even if it’s not your thing, put aside a few hours a week to prospect new customers and revisit inactive accounts.
Sales is more often about persistence than securing an immediate contract, so plan out a positive customer journey, which may begin with a call and progress to a face to face meeting.
With the numbers of self-employed workers on the rise, and many small businesses transcending status from sole trader to registered business, there’s never been a better time to evaluate your skill set. Personal development is an ongoing process. Make time for it, and it’s likely you’ll make money from it, too.
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Choosing one mentor or multiple mentors??
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Hi Joseph,
It is usually better to choose one mentor for a particular type of learning, but you may have other mentors for other subjects.
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I honestly agree that being an entrepreneur, one must have the skills for it, yes it is not about number and cost because if you are good at interacting with clients, I believe that no matter what the cost as long as you have quality in your work, I personally believe that you can achieve greater as an entrepreneur.
Thank you for the tips. Will keep it in my mind.
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Have a happy weekend.
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I truly agree that being an entrepreneur, one must have the skills for it, yes it is not about figures and prices because if you are good at interacting with clients, I believe that no matter what the cost as long as you have quality in your work, I personally believe that you can achieve greater success as an entrepreneur.
Good share.The foremost chore of any humble businessman, when sales are slow, should be to encourage the business and get performance back on lead.
Thanks for this post; I think without a team it is impossible to reach the goal. Because academic knowledge is not fertileUntil success. We need to grow and have interpersonal skills as well, we can develop our skills by hard work. I appreciate it. it-bari.com
Sales part is the most difficult part as I found myself very helpless in this.
I thinks patience can serve you more opportunities in the field of business.
But really You sum up about all the important point needed to be an entrepreneur.
Thanks for the awesome content 🙂
Yap I agree ” Competition “. in My country (Indonesia) often organize competition Young Enterpreneur. Online/Offline Business must be Improved.
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Great article.Thanks for your suggessions….Your growth cannot be completed without a good team.
Great piece of advice. I absolutely agree that education and hard work is essential for business success 🙂
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Great information!!!
Commendable article Sir, the five tips you shared is very useful and your article is such a motivation for entrepreneurs. I really liked the last tip you gave “Go out there and work for it”. Somehow, this is a challenge to get out of your comfort zone to try something new and to work for it. Well some say they’re born leaders, but in reality, they are just skills we develop along the way. Have a pleasant day.
Hi Jose Capelo,
As you’ve mentioned over in this article, it’s really important having a mentor for as I’m not so perfect that I could do everything by own. Ain’t it?
For me, in blogging, Neil Patel, Brain Dean, Jon Morrow, are awe-inspiring and for them I do get inspiration to blog. Perhaps, I’m really glad that you’ve given your best in bring up a solid inspiring article.
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Hi Jose,
Great and very important topic.
Your article is really worth a read. But i really feel you dont just have to develop your entrepreneurial skills but also you need to develop a good team in your entrepreneurial journey. Your growth cannot be completed without a good team.
As usual, a post worth reading.
Loved to read it till end and came to learn alot from this.
Thanks for sharing such a great info.
Keep sharing.
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A business can only grow if its in good and learning hands. One needs to be updated for sure to compete, not only compete but to lead the way and make others to follow you. Once you did this you will be ahead of others. But, the journey doesn’t ends here. You need to grow and have interpersonal skills as well. Admired your thoughts here!!
Nice article author but i have a question which is not related to your post bt still can you please tell be whether blogging can be considered as a part of Entrepreneurial Skills
Hi Priyansh,
Many bloggers are full time freelancers, so that could be considered entrepreneurial by some. There are different definitions of what an entrepreneur is with some believing that only applies to someone who wants to own many businesses – not just one.
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Developing these skills is not an easy task. but it will Automatically Increased when We do hard work.
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