The Blog
7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Business
What should all first time founders know before starting a business? 7 THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE I STARTED MY FIRST BUSINESS My original idea will change more than I imagined. Get started and make changes as you do. (Don’t wait for perfect) Start at a very small...
Books as Mentors
You can learn from a book but mentoring is a learning process that involves giving advice and sharing experiences that relate to your area of growth.
Aquiring Mentors
My experience is, if you ask, you will be surprised how eager successful people are to share their knowledge.
The True Definition of Failure
Let us begin with a new view of failure. True failure if you quit. It is a learning experience that in time will pay for itself in knowledge at a later date. Trust me on that. Failure is a speed bump in the travels of anyone seeking success.
How To Find a Mentor
A mentor no matter what age you are as I have multiple mentors for various areas I am trying to improve at (writing, social media, etc.). My rule for finding a mentor is they must have achieved what I am seeking to achieve at a grand level.
How can you be my mentor?
Listening to my podcast each week will give you all my insights. Go back and listen to previous ones. You can also ask me questions and those instructions on how to do that are in the podcasts. Search for Ten Minute Entrepreneur on ITunes.
Teamworks in Partnership
I have always loved business partnerships but have found that each partner should bring a critical resource to the equation that if you did not have and the business would not succeed without.
The Look of an Entrepreneur
My rule is to dress a little better than expected and most importantly, be neat.
Getting Startup Funds
I go to friends and associates who have the resources and like to invest; people who are seeking a nice return on their investment and have extra funds to invest.
The Importance of a Business Plan for Entrepreneurs
Would you go to an empty lot and just starting nailing boards together if you were building a house? Of course not. You would have a blueprint and a business plan is a blueprint.
Business Owners Who Lack the Basics
If there are business owners who are not smart enough, do not know their own market and target audience, how to manage people, manage finances, and have no idea how to run a business, how are their businesses still up and running?
Ready to Learn More?
Subscribe today to gain access to all of Sean's extensive content. This includes both Sean's Podcasts - The 10 Minute Entrepreneur and The 1 Minute Entrepreneur - as well as his video series - Developing the Entrepreneur Within.
Join the ever-growing community of Entrepreneurs with Sean!
Hi. I'm Sean Castrina and I'm going to help you build a business you can be proud of.
Get Your Weekly Dose of Entrepreneurship!
Straight to your inbox every Friday
