| Every day, millions of Americans think about | | | | thing. Bill Gates was once in the same |
| the American Dream and roll their eyes in | | | | position, feeling the same nervousness. And |
| disdain. Where is this American dream and why | | | | he was turned down for several loans before |
| i do not have a piece of that glorious pie? | | | | finally getting one. Thats where perseverance |
| You may have an Ivy League education or you | | | | comes in. You must have it or you will not |
| may be a high school dropout. Either way, the | | | | succeed. |
| path to true, independent success, is | | | | |
| dependant upon the same things. Creativity, | | | | If you are moving into a sector of business |
| ingenuity, hard work and perseverance. If you | | | | where you have already made contacts, now is |
| possess a large quantity of the above traits, | | | | the time to get in touch with those people |
| there is a good chance you will make your | | | | and let them know you are going into business |
| business a success. | | | | for yourself. Tell them what will set your |
| | | | business apart from others of your kind. |
| And that is, fail the chance to become CEO of | | | | Extend them a discount of some sort. |
| a huge corporation or a celebrity of some | | | | Encourage them to tell their contacts in the |
| kind, the only real path to enormous | | | | business world about your new endeavor. One |
| financial success in this country. Otherwise, | | | | thing that all successful businessmen have in |
| you are always simply making money for | | | | common is their remarkable ability for self |
| someone else. Someone else, who had the drive | | | | promotion. |
| and creativity that you either do not have or | | | | |
| are too afraid to use, will. If you are not | | | | You will need that trait if you expect to |
| afraid to use it and you are ready to start | | | | succeed in the business world. If you are the |
| building your business, here is what you have | | | | wallflower type, you may want to think about |
| to do. | | | | a different line of work. What you must do |
| | | | next and continue to do throughout the life |
| First things first. To build a business of | | | | of your business, is research. You must |
| any kind, you will first need capital. Now, | | | | become an expert in the field. Whatever that |
| you may be lucky enough to be independently | | | | field might happen to be. Whether you are |
| wealthy to begin with but if you are like | | | | selling, office supplies, gasoline, tires or |
| most Americans, this is the part where you | | | | widgets, you have to learn everything there |
| are going to need a loan. It is the getting | | | | is to know about your business. |
| of this loan that your business degree may | | | | |
| most come in handy. Lenders like to see such | | | | That means researching the history, keeping |
| degrees before parting with their money but | | | | up with the latest trends and following up on |
| it is not the only important factor. | | | | that with your own innovations and ideas. |
| | | | Studying the past can help you avoid mistakes |
| Obviously, presentation is half if not more | | | | that others have already made and studying |
| of the battle. You have to convince the bank | | | | the future will give you the edge you need to |
| that they are taking a reasonable chance with | | | | think ahead of the curve. No new business |
| you. You have to make the banker see what you | | | | finds success by doing the same old thing. |
| see, the potential for profit in your | | | | You need to come to the marketplace with |
| business model. If you feel nervous about | | | | something new, even if its only a minor |
| this prospect, just repeat to yourself one | | | | change. |