[A044] Start It Up: Make Your Entrepreneurial Dreams Come True

It seems like everywhere you look, someone is touting the value of entrepreneurship as the key to long-term financial independence.

Thanks to technology and the popularity of a number of books and websites, it’s possible that you think that you’re ready to be the next Zuckerberg.

But is that a realistic expectation? Are you really cut out to be an entrepreneur?

And is entrepreneurship all that it’s cracked up to be?

Concepts

• How much money do small businesses actually make?
• Is entrepreneurship right for everyone?
• What traits make a good entrepreneur?
• What is entrepreneurship, anyway?
• The reality of trying to squeeze a side hustle into your life.
• Who is a good candidate for starting a business?
• Brief intro to the Meyers-Briggs test, and what it says about the ideal entrepreneur.
• How to get started if you are serious about starting a business.
• Tips for creating your business, a little bit at a time.

Listen for our “do-nows” for specific actions you can take to get started with a new business today. We’ll also answer a listener question about how to budget when you have the irregular income of an entrepreneur.

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