When you think of a typical entrepreneur, you might envision a tech-savvy Zuckerberg-ish type with quality education or $$ behind them. But in truth, there are many forms of entrepreneurs, and not all of them are as you’d expect, writes founder of Group Colleges Australia and author of The Unlikely Entrepreneur, Alan Manly. I’m neither… Read more »
Take everything you think you know about starting a business and throw it away: these all-too-common misconceptions about what it’s like to start your own business could actually be your undoing! writes Alan Manly. Declaring yourself an entrepreneur will naturally attract comment. Some say it’s a yearning for financial wealth that is your driving force.… Read more »
COVID has been a unifying force in that we have all been subjected to change at the same time. But thinking things will ‘go back to normal’ ignores the fact that would involve yet another change, writes business coach and best selling author Alan Manly. Who cannot recall where they were when the first lockdown… Read more »
It’s an age-old question with new-found relevance in a COVID world: can entrepreneurialism be taught? The answer depends on asking another, more important, question, writes Alan Manly, author of The Unlikely Entrepreneur. Are entrepreneurs born or made? I would suggest that yes, entrepreneurialism can be taught in one way or another. However, the real question… Read more »
Whenever people ask me when the right time is to start a business, there’s a statistic that immediately comes to mind: 80 per cent of start-ups fail. That then begs the question: why? writes business coach Alan Manly. Is it because the founders started their business when economic conditions were unfavourable? Were they too old… Read more »
Damage to confidence can be the beginning of the end for an entrepreneur. And nothing wreaks havoc like the unexpected. Entrepreneurs need confidence. Confidence, combined with skills, training and knowledge in their field, gives entrepreneurs the capacity to believe they can make a business successful, writes Alan Manly, author of The Unlikely Entrepreneur. When surprises… Read more »
Deciding to start a business is a life-changing move. Perhaps you’ve reached the top of your game while working for an organisation and want to launch your own start-up, or maybe you’ve got a unique product idea and you’re thinking about dipping your toes into the market. No matter which way you look at it,… Read more »
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