Doing Business in China

Most important Characteristics to be an successful Entrepreneur

Vision, Tenacity & great sense of humor
Being a new entrepreneur myself, I've found that you need to "keep your eye on the prize" so to speak, never give up on your dream and always be able to find the humor in all situations :)
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Think Differently and Do New Things
An entrepreneur needs to think differently about achieving results and execute things differently. Innovation is one prime criterion of an Entrepreneur. That way new value segments can be opened with immediate results.
—Guest Dibyendu Bagchi
A Journey to a Successful Enterpreneur
The two main ingredients to be an entrepreneur are to believe in your idea and to be a risk taker and for a successful entrepreneur, the main ingredient is persistence.

—Guest Riddhi Kackar
Faith and Determination
You have to have faith in your dreams for them to become reality.
—Guest sandy
Visionary Leader
An entrepreneur should have the vision to run and expand the business and bring in new ideas.
—Guest Ajay Rokade
An Entrepreneur's Main Characteristic
As an entrepreneur, you have to be willing to deal with failure.
—Guest PMS
Have faith & confidence in oneself
It's you and your decision to start a business for an independent life. So in each and every situation keep yourself highly confident to at last achieve the goal.
—Guest Rajiv Dahiya
GRACE+GUTS+GUMPTION+GRIT
A good entrepreneur must have the four Gs identified above to excel in the world of business.
—Guest sheyihlohpoh_ng
An Entrepreneur Needs to Stick to It
Never give up....I have been working on a project for three years and I think it is coming to the end. I mean I think it is going to be ready to go to market. So that's why I say never give up and pray.
—Guest Lisa
Top 3 Entrepreneur Characteristics
1- An entrepreneur has to know about the business he wants to get involved in. 2- An entrepreneur has to be open to new ideas. 3- An entrepreneur has to be a risk taker.
—Guest RAJ KAMAL GAUTAM
Entrepreneurs Need Personality
Personalizing a truly loved business could help in breaking the ice when your potential clients and your service/product meet for the first time.
—Guest Nasser Aljundi
You Need Critical Business Knowledge
An entrepreneur must have clear knowledge of the current business trends that directly affect the business intended to be set up. For example, he'd have to know about the current economic crisis, inflation levels etc.
—Guest daniel
Work Hard
Being a people person and making contacts is important. You should also say what you are going to do and then do what you say and give a bit more than what is expected.
—Guest Dave
creativity
An entreprenuer should be creative his or her mind should be a think tank full of ideas... and these ideas should be actionable.
—Guest Grace
Perseverance
He/She has perseverance, which is especially important if your business keeps falling. But if the entrepreneur really believes in what he is doing, perseverance will take him to success.
—Guest Mary
Resourceful
In order to survive and thrive in business you have to be resourceful in problem solving, reaching out to those that can help. A business community is like one big family where the people share ideas, information and resources. You can't make it by yourself!
—Guest Ranka Burzan
positive attitude
A positive mental attitude is crucial to deal with some of the ups and downs in business life. When you start out your day with a smile on your face and a positive outlook on life wonderful things can happen. There really is a bright side to everything you encounter in a day of business. Sometimes you may need to look a little harder.
—Guest davescarpetcleaning
Follow Through
I believe an Entrepreneur must have follow through. It's not enough to have great ideas. You have to be able to map a plan and follow that map to its completion. You have to be able to stick to your plan. I think an entrepreneur probably gets ideas other for other opportunities but he/she must stay focused with the plan, blocking out any creative ideas not helpful to the current plan.
—Guest susan
Training, Dedication and being Patient
Have a knowledge of what business he/she is taking, experience, risk taker, dedicated to know how to improve their product and how to improve, and more gain...
—Guest
Passion & Dedication
I would also say a passion and dedication beyond the norm - very much needed to get a visionary idea off the ground.
—Guest Anna
Vision is the Main Thing
Vision. What do you want your business to be, how does it assist others and exactly what do you intend to do with the money?
—Jim C.
Energy Is a Key Requirement
I agree that discernment should be top of the list. I would also add high reserve of energy. I've never met a successful entrepreneur who lacked energy. They have energy for their idea (passion) and energy to handle long days and countless hours creating and growing their business. My advice, pick a business you are passionate about and take care of your emotional and physical health so you have enough energy to turn your idea into a successful business.
—Liz
Have to Be a Risk-Taker
You have to be a risk-taker to be an entrepreneur. There are diferent levels of risk with different businesses, but if you can't accept risk, you'll never be successful because you'll never be able to push the envelope enough - or even have the brass to go out on your own. I think successful entrepreneurs are able to accept and deal with bigger levels of risk than average people.