This is a guest post by Zanos. He provides a Guide To A Successful Entrepreneur

Knowing The Meaning and Scope of an Enterprise
In order to ensure that his ideas materialize and in the bid to sustain them, the entrepreneur creates an enterprise utilizing the economic and human resources available to him, and controls their realization. In its wider sense, an enterprise is any identified idea that is translated into a planned and satisfactorily implemented activity. In its narrower sense, it refers to a business venture or undertaking, Practically all projects and undertakings can be referred to as enterprises if the five steps mentioned in the definition are followed, i.e. idea identification, planning, implementation, successful completion of an activity and accepting the reward.

You become an enterprising man or woman if you are consistent in systematically following the above process whenever you are involved in dealing with issues in your life. By understanding the enterprise concept in the above context, you appreciate that most people have the potential to be enterprising, and that even you can realize your own business enterprise. The difference between enterprising men and women who are .able to deal positively with the challenges and problems they face in their daily lives and those who are unable to do so is to be found in the approaches and attitudes they have when addressing issues and solving problems.

Being enterprising can bring benefits to you as an individual, and also help you to become a valued member of your family, community, place of work and society in general. Being enterprising will specifically enable you to achieve a great deal, and you will stand out in the crowd due to your attitude and systematic approach to issues. By adopting an enterprising approach you will know what to do in whatever circumstances you find yourself in. This kind of approach will enable you to appreciate the challenges of life because you will generally be able to translate them into positive results.

E-N-T-E-R-P-R-I-S-E

To help you become enterprising, you will need the following tools:

  • E — Energy

  • Working hard, but also in a smart way, is key in entrepreneurship. Lots of both mental and physical energy is needed to be able to face all the challenges involved in providing solutions to issues and for the successful completion of projects. To sustain this energy, you need to stimulate your brains and all your senses – sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste – so that they all stay alert in identifying what needs to be done in different situations. You also need to be healthy and physically fit, and this can be achieved through appropriate diet and exercise.

  • N — Need to achieve

  • You have the motivation to achieve success and accomplish all the activities you engage in. Your attitude and perceptiveness enable you to work towards acceptable results whenever you set out to do something. This approach enables you to work harder than the ordinary man or woman.

  • T — Task oriented

  • You are convinced that to gain satisfying rewards, tasks have to be well executed and completed on time. Efficiency, effectiveness and time management are important aspects that enable you to complete tasks. Being able to focus on results helps you to concentrate on whatever you set out to do.

  • E — Empathy

  • You are able to mentally put yourself in the position of the person or persons you intend to influence. You want to feel what they are feeling. You are able to put yourself in their shoes. In the case of a business enterprise you are able to imagine how a potential customer would feel.

  • R — Resourcefulness

  • You are able to provide the leadership and guidance needed to realize the enterprise. Identification, mobilization and effective utilization of both the physical and the non-physical resources needed in undertaking a venture are very important in the enterprise process.

  • P — Planning

  • To be able to see the total picture of the enterprise in terms of why it should be set up, what needs to be done, how it will be done, who will do it and when it will be done, it is necessary to establish a written plan. This will help to clarify the situation and permit decisions to be made as to whether to engage in activities that will result in an enterprise being set up or not. In the case of business ventures, it is through planning that indication on whether there will be profits or losses will be made available.

  • R — Risk-taking

  • The decision to go ahead and start the enterprise or undertake the activity must be made. All enterprising men and women make this decision only after they have done a certain amount of research, so that in the end they are usually able to achieve the results, succeed and receive the rewards. You will always have to take this first step, as it marks the difference between enterprising and non-enterprising men and women. Success begins with the decision to star moving in the right and desired direction.

  • I — Innovation

  • The ability to apply new ideas that will enable you to undertake activities differently is another hallmark of enterprising men and women. Through individual initiative, imagination, intuition and insight you will be able to change things around or devise ways of doing things to accommodate whatever new situation you may find yourself in. Information on different issues and fields is an important input for being innovative. Enterprising men and women therefore place great value on information and are always alert and constantly engaging in research.

  • S — Skills

  • Enterprising men and women have the ability or know-how that enables them to undertake and complete activities. Most men and women have a certain amount of knowledge, attitudes and practical skills that can be useful when realizing an enterprise. You should therefore evaluate the talents and level of skills you have and how they can be harnessed to realize an enterprise.

    Talents and acquired skills have to be constantly utilized and applied, otherwise they can also be forgotten and wasted.

  • E — Endurance

  • There are many challenges to be faced when trying to set up an enterprise. Women face specific challenges, some of which are negative and discouraging. To ultimately realize the enterprise that will provide you with the rewards you desire, the ability to keep on track despite the many challenges along the way is critical. Patience, persistence and confidence are some of the attitudes you will need to adopt to enable you to endure the physical and mental challenges you may encounter.

    10 comments

    1. Reply

      Definitely these are some of the tools that would definitely help people in becoming successful entrepreneurs. There are few other good to use tools such as the one I use is Replicon cloud based time management software. And this one is pretty simple and hassle free app that has great features and nice usability too.

    2. Kate

      Reply

      I really appreciate this and this is really true , if we follow all the acronym listed , we can become a good and successful entrepreneur. we can built on our own a small business for the future.

    3. John

      Reply

      Great elaboration about ENTERPRISE, you deliver it very well. I agree, in business ENTERPRISE are the best tools in becoming successful in every career we want in life. I learn a lot of things here and it really helps!

    4. Reply

      I think the most important consideration when starting a business is planning. Planning is important to achieve the goals and objectives of an organization. Without planning, you cannot manage your business or set a strategy, but rather, it will manage you.

    5. Reply

      I agree with all the points mentioned in the post. An entrepreneur is looked upon by people as a perfect businessman who never goes wrong. Entrepreneurs should be smart enough to do everything in an organized manner. We have budding entrepreneurs looking for a mentor and good advice and such posts can benefit them a lot.

    6. Murlu

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      Endurance is probably the biggest thing that I’ve got going for me right now. I have all my ideas down pat and the knowledge to achieve them – the hardest thing was just getting them started. This year is all about action and sticking with it – so far it’s been amazing (tiring though) but yeah, the endurance has been paying off.

      • Olufisayo

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        Yes Murlu, endurance is the biggest culture we need to make it as an entrepreneur.

        Thanks for your comment.

    7. Ryan Biddulph

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      Hi Zanos,

      I’m feeling your acronym, a powerful breakdown here.

      As you note in E for Energy, work intelligently. Save the hours of mindless toil for animals. We’ve been blessed with the ability to choose our thoughts. You will expend some effort during tasks but make sure the effort is directed.

      Keep focused. Never lose sight of your vision as your vision is the great attracting force of your life. The more you can see yourself in possession of your goals now the more quickly you adopt each letter of the ENTERPRISE acronym. It’s such a seamless process when you adopt this habitual line of thinking.

      I look at risk taking as success making. Take the chances that others aren’t willing to take so you can enjoy the successes others won’t taste. Give yourself the opportunity to succeed, the chance to become successful. You can only do this if you are accustomed to taking risks.

      Thanks for sharing your insight.

      RB

      • Olufisayo

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        Hi Ryan,

        Thanks for reading in depth and commenting on my post. All you’ve said is right and we need to imbibe this culture so as not to get frustrated in what we do.

        Once again, Thanks

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