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Eight Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs

Do you have what it takes?

May 2006

KEYWORDS: Career

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According to If at First You Don't Succeed (Random House, 2006), a new book by Brent Bowers, you're a natural-born capitalist if you exhibit all eight of these entrepreneurial traits...

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Results of our most recent poll...

Which of the following best describes your professional 10-year plan:

Follow My Heart: Find work for which I have a passion... 37%

Show Me the Money: Make a change that will increase my earnings... 25%

Four-Day Weekends: Strike a better balance between work and personal life... 15%

If It Ain't Broke: No plans to change my line of work... 9%

Final Countdown: Retire as soon as possible... 9%