Will you be an entrepreneur 12 questions to ask yourself that have nothing to do with risk. - When I Grow Up

Will you be an entrepreneur 12 questions to ask yourself that have nothing to do with risk. - When I Grow Up “Do you like risk?” I staked my claim for my entrepreneurial dream years ago, and y’know what? That question was the only one I was told to ponder when I was struggling to make the decision to become a business owner (or not).   And y’know what else? That question is bullhonkey. I’ve never ridden a roller coaster, or wanted to jump from a plane, or felt psyched to not have a predictable salary coming in. Risk isn’t something I’ve wanted, asked for, or enjoyed. I also don’t believe that being an entrepreneur has to feel like taking a great big leap off a great big cliff. Instead, I know it can feel like   walking directly on a safety net that’s lying on the ground, and after a while you realize that the net is behind you and you’ve been using your own two feet to move forward. Forget “Do you like risk?”. Here are 12 better questions to ask yourself to determine whether you should be an entrepreneur: 1. Have you bounced from job to job, but have yet to find an environment that allows you to thrive? While it’s true that the companies you’ve worked for might have been terrible â€" either with the culture, the people, or both â€" you are the common denominator in what didn’t work. Just like failed relationships, you can take a look at the jobs that haven’t been good fits and see what contributed to that. If there has been constant frustration with the work process, management style, human resources department, company culture, etc. then you’ll probably need to create your own work environment in order to find the people you want to work with on the projects you wanna work on during the time you want to be working. Full stop. 2. Do you place a priority on freedom, authenticity and flexibility? Although there are lots of great company cultures in start-up-ish businesses (including “crafternoons“, a vertical lounge wall complete with dogs, and nap rooms), there are very few where you can actually have a completely flexible and/or virtual schedule. If your lifestyle goals for the next few years include lots of travel, spending more time with your family, or just sleeping in more often, it’ll be tough to make it work on someone else’s schedule. 3. Do you enjoy taking ownership for your work? God bless those who are happy sitting behind a desk and doing what they’re told. My Executive Assistant job was like this, and it came along with little meaning, care or accolades for me. The performer side of my personality likes kudos and attention, so I yearn for the opportunity to stake a claim in what I do and make sure people know who was responsible for a certain process or good results. You don’t have to be an extrovert or a spotlight-seeker to be an entrepreneur per se, but when you’re running a business the results lie solely on your shoulders and can’t be pushed off anywhere else. 4. Do you want to be involved with the full cycle of a project? As an entrepreneur, you are the one responsible for coming up with the Big Idea(s), executing them to bring them to life, and delivering. You can either do this all externally (i.e. consulting), internally (i.e. selling products, writing books) or both (i.e. selling a program). For a multi-passionate creative woman, this is usually appealing â€" we love being part of the brainstorming, and find meaning from seeing the results. But, if you wanna focus more on the Big Idea piece or only be involved in the execution, then you might like more of a traditional work environment with more well-defined responsibilities. 5. Do you thrive wearing multiple hats? Because for serious,   you can wear something like 14 of them â€" and you will, as a new entrepreneur! Again, this is usually something great for us Renaissance Souls, and we need to create our businesses   as Ands instead of Ors to thrive. 6. Do you want a direct line to help people? Often, traditional jobs leave us with expected results that we could care less about. As a salesperson for a window card company, I was supposed to care about how many campaigns I booked. I didn’t. As an Executive Assistant for a finance company, I was supposed to care about my Partners getting reimbursed for their expense accounts in a timely manner. I didn’t. As a recruiter (for 3 weeks!), I was supposed to care about IT jobs getting filled by my candidates. I didn’t. But, being a business owner? That allows you a direct line to make the thing you care about become a tangible, helpful, meaningful thing. 7. Are you a self-starter? When I first quit my job and started working from home in 2010, my husband would be amazed when he’d turn the TV on at 7pm and it would be on the same channel it was on when he turned it off at 9:30am. “You didn’t watch TV all day?” Um, no. I was working. If you don’t trust yourself to not oversleep, eat bon bons and stream Fleabag all day (and it’s so good, you guys!), then entrepreneurship may not be right for you. 8. Will you say “No” to other commitments in order to make the time to say “Yes” to your dream biz? This is not to say you’re going to have to burn the candle at both ends, or give up your entire social life, or forsake your family time to have a successful business. You don’t. But if you think the free time you’ll need to launch your business is going to fall from the sky, it ain’t. Say buh-bye to multiple happy hours each week, or afternoon-long brunches every Sunday. You’re not gonna have so much time for that anymore. 9. Can you get comfy with being uncomfortable? This is not about liking risk or feeling good about not relying on the same salary month after month. I’ve been doing this for over a decade and I still wouldn’t say I like risk or the roller coaster ride my finances could take each year â€" not to mention learning sales and marketing techniques, being rejected, and cold pitching myself. But what I do know is that I won’t let any of that hold me back from working for myself and having a business that emotionally and financially supports me. This is one of those annoying things where the trust comes only with time and experience, but if you do not wanna ride that ride, then owning a business might not be for you. 10. Does being an entrepreneur just fit with who you are and what you see/want for yourself? Deciding in 2007 that my “grown-up” career was gonna be life coaching (for Pete’s sake!), I couldn’t deny the fact that being an entrepreneur simply just fit into how I saw myself and what I wanted in my life. Sometimes it doesn’t need to go any further than that. 11. Will you regret it if you don’t do it? Think about yourself 5, 10, 20, 30 years from now. Think of yourself staying on the track you’re on. Think of yourself with your business dream/idea continuing to be buried, not seeing the light of day. How does that make you feel? If you’re angry, saddened, or disappointed, then it’s probably time to get out of your head and into your hands. If you feel relieved or nonplussed, then maybe this dream doesn’t need to be brought to life. 12. Can you do anything else? I was told this over and over again as an actor: If you can pursue anything else, go do it. Seriously, it makes life so much easier to sit behind a desk, collect someone else’s paycheck, clock in at 9am and out at 5pm. But if you know you’ll get the most fulfillment and feel the most helpful and authentic from something you make from scratch, and that you want to set your own rules, schedule and offerings, then you can’t do anything else. Final question: Are you ready to feel the entrepreneurial fear and do it anyways? If the answer is “Yes!”, then it happens to be business time, both literally and figuratively. Now that you know you’re in, Discover Your Dream Business is ready and waiting to help you figure out *what* to offer, and 90 Day Business Launch is for you if you know what business you want but not the *how* of it all. Let’s get this show on the road â€" finally!

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Cash Flow Kills 25% of All Small Businesses

Cash Flow Kills 25% of All Small Businesses It’s a phenomenon that most people who have never run a business have a hard time understanding: That a seemingly healthy businessâ€"even one that is both profitable and growingâ€"can go bankrupt. The explanation comes down to what’s known to accountants and business people as a cash flow problem. Your company might have a contract to deliver a gazillion widgets in December at a fantastically profitable price. But it’s July now, and in the meantime you need to buy the raw materials needed to produce those widgets and pay people to assemble themâ€"and if you don’t have enough cash on hand to make it until December, well, let’s just say the holidays are going to be kind of bleak this year. That’s why, for example, Chris Carey, CEO of Modern Automotive Performance, works hard to keep his cash flow as smooth as the rides his customers crave in their souped-up cars. Carey’s 40-employee company, based in Cottage Grove, Minn., provides auto and truck parts to owners of vehicles like the Mitsubishi Evo X and Dodge Neon SRT-4, allowing them to do things like handle better and accelerate faster. It’s a seasonal business that peaks in the spring, when drivers get ready to hit the roadsâ€"and sometimes the racetrack. One way Carey avoids running short of cash to pay his bills during the frigid winter months is by charging all of his customers in advance. “We’re being paid for the products before we have to pay our vendors,” he says. By keeping a close eye on cash flow, Carey has enough available cash and access to credit to keep Modern Automotive Peformance well stocked with the type of inventory that keeps customers flocking. He has grown the business to $11 million in revenue annually since 2006. Unfortunately, his attention to cash-flow is rare among entrepreneurs. “It’s not something most small business owners think about,” says Dave Kurrasch, a former senior vice president of Wells Fargo who is now vice president and general manager of Small Business Payments Company, a financial technology provider. That can be a fatal mistake. Recent data compiled by the research firm CB Insights found that 29% of startups fail because of a cash crisis. It was the second highest cause. (The number one factor, at 42%? A lack of a need for their product in the marketplace.) So how can you make sure your business beats the odds? Here are five strategies to keep your cash flow healthy. Strategy #1: Choose a lower-overhead business. It may seem obviousâ€"and for some businesses, simply too lateâ€"but the fact is that certain enterprises require much more or less cash to launch and grow than others. If you don’t have much access to startup funding, your best bet may be business you can fund mostly through the revenue you receive from customers. “Consultants, if they’re good at what they do and are well known, can be instantly cash-flow positive,” says Kurrasch. That’s because they tend not to have a lot of inventory and if they hire people, the team members often contribute directly to producing revenue. “Most businesses that have inventoryâ€"restaurants, retail outlets, manufacturersâ€"tend to be negative cash flow producers, at least for the first three to four months, if not longer.” Which leads us to our next point…. Strategy #2: Secure credit before you need it. By talking with experienced business owners in your intended industry before you open your doors, you can find out how much cash you’ll likely need to survive until revenue starts coming in the doorâ€"and finance your operations accordingly. Start by being realistic about it. “If you own a restaurant or a Hallmark card shop, a real traditional small business, [venture capital giant] Kleiner, Perkins isn’t going to come along and put a bunch of money into your company,” says Kurrasch. “Either you have cash reserves or you have friends and family you can call on.” Start your money hunt long before there’s any chance you’ll run short of cash. “Try to get as much credit as you can before you enter the business,” advises Nat Wasserstein, managing director of Lindenwood Associates in Upper Nyack, N.Y., a provider of services such as crisis management. If you wait until you’re in a jam, you’ll find it hard to get anyone to lend to you. Strategy #3: Find your ideal dashboard. By keeping keep close tabs on the money coming in and out of your business, you’ll reduce the chance of getting caught short when it’s time to meet payroll or pay a key supplier. “A lot of entrepreneurs don’t even understand that they could be profitable and strapped for cash at the same time,” says Wasserstein. If you need money now to pay your bills and don’t expect customers to pay you in the immediate future, you’ll find yourself in a crunch where you need to borrow. Fortunately, there are simple tools to help you keep on top of cash flow without spending a lot of time on it. You can get a free excel worksheet to figure out your cash flow through from the CCH Business Owner’s Toolkit. Or, if you want a more automated solution, you can use inexpensive accounting software such as QuickBooks to create a “statement of cash flows.” Kurrasch’s company offers a cash forecasting app, called Small Business Workbench, that costs $6 a month for the basic plan. Strategy #4. Put your credit card to work for you. Carey has found that one of his most valuable tools in managing his cash flow is his business credit card. He happens to use the American Express Plum card, which offered him 2% cash back if he paid the balance in full when he signed up in 2006, and now offers users 1.5% back. Carey will often spend as much as $750,000 a month on his card to pay for inventory and other expenses, enabling him to get anywhere from $10,000 to $15,000 a month once he pays the bill on time. That gives him a big incentive to keep on top of the money coming in and out of his business. “Everything in our cash flow revolves around making that payment for the American Express card,” he says. The American Express Plum card is one of many cards offering cash back, so shop around for a good deal. Strategy #5. Know when to say no. It’s easy to get excited if a big retailer offers to carry your product or a big contract drops in your lap at a professional services firm. But before you say yes, make sure you understand how quickly a client will pay youâ€"and figure out if you can manage the outlay to fulfill the deal in the meantime. If you won’t be seeing any cash for 120 days, it’s very possible to run out of money and find your company on life support. “Not every sale is worth taking,” says Wasserstein. Of course, before you turn down business, it’s worth exploring creative ways to get customers to pay you more quickly. For instance, some small vendors offer early-payment discounts to big suppliers to get them to cut checks more quickly and sign up for direct-deposit payments to their bank accounts, which may speed payments by a few days. These approaches are often a lot cheaper than borrowing.

FYI College Students Recent Grads Dont Read Blogs Heres How Your Career May Suffer - Work It Daily

FYI College Students Recent Grads Dont Read Blogs Heres How Your Career May Suffer - Work It Daily Picture two college freshman roommates: One decides he's going to enjoy college and worry about career planning during senior year. The other decides to make the tiniest of career development efforts and signs up for a weekly blog that automatically sends him career articles and advice by e-mail. Fast forward four years later... The first roommate has had a great time at school, but in the back of his mind has also had this nagging feeling that things aren't going to be great for much longer. He's talked to some of his older friends who are in their first jobs out of college and has concluded that ‘work' is an ugly 4-letter word. He's not that motivated to get his resume together because he doesn't know what to put on it. And, after only one visit to the career center, is feeling some panic about the fact that he really doesn't know what he wants to do after graduation. The fact that he's just spent more than 60K on an education is weighing on him as well. He spends second semester senior year in a mad rush to trying to learn what it takes to get a job that will impress everyone, but is feeling less confident by the day as he realizes his professional skills are lacking compared to many of his peers. The second roommate has a different story. He's had a great time in college too, but, he also managed to read the career blog advice weekly and gained some valuable insight and perspective on how to take control of his professional future while still in school. It helped him choose what courses to take, and eventually, what to major in. It also inspired him to look for an internship after freshman year and he proceeded to work in internships throughout his time in college. He learned how to craft a good resume and how to network so he could set up some informational interviews that netted him some valuable professional contacts. By second semester senior year, he's been offered a job with one of the companies he interned at with a salary that is 20% higher than the national average for college grads. Not to mention, he feels confident in his ability to develop his career after college. So... which roommate would you rather be? I wrote a post last spring when I learned that blogs were considered unworthy of reading amongst the college set. I was shocked. College students are a tech savvy group who understand the power of communication tools. As a result of this discovery, we even discussed the pros and cons of not calling this site a blog. However, we opted to keep the term blog. Here's why: Corporate America is very frustrated with lack of professional knowledge college grads have upon entering their workplace - and they aren't being shy about letting everyone know how disappointed they are with today's young professionals. At the same time, grads are feeling as if buckets of cold water are being thrown at them by Corporate America. For them, the transition from professional student to professional is a much bigger and harder process than they expected. How can this situation be reconciled? Blogs. The power of blogs is enormous when it comes to getting better educated on a subject. Your perspective and knowledge of a situation can be enhanced in as little as 15 minutes a day by reading blogs. Especially, if you choose blogs that are both well-written and designed for easy navigation. So, if you are a college student or recent grad who wants to gain a competitive edge in the world of work, here are three examples of blogs (I'm hoping you've already decided to subscribe to www.workitdaily.com in the upper right-side of this site as a result of this post) that can help: The Work Buzz - Careerbuilder.com's newly renovated workplace blog is easy-to-read and the perfect way to get acquainted with blogging. The content is fresh and the site navigation is simple. Kudos to their team for one of the cleanest formats I've seen. Brazen Careerist - Showcases a huge crew (200+) of 20-something bloggers, making it one of the most comprehensive on the web. Career Journal - The Wall St. Journal's career blog is a good read simply because their newspaper is standard reading material for most executives. The advice is always solid and takes into consideration management's viewpoints - a great way for you to learn how to start managing up. Now, here's my disclaimer: too much of a good thing is not healthy. The key is to not go crazy with blog reading. Yes, you could subscribe to 50 blogs, but you'd end up tired, bleary-eyed and overwhelmed. Instead, I suggest you find no more than five that you find interesting and credible. Then, carve out time every week to read them, and identify an action or two you plan to take as a result of what you learned. If over time you find one of them isn't providing as much value to your development, drop it and find a new one. This concept of learning in small doses has a great success rate. Besides, not only is this manageable, it's free - so no excuses! If you want to make sure that your college degree is worth the time and money spent on getting it, start investing in your professional development via blog reading. J.T. O'Donnell is a career strategy and workplace consultant. Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!

Meet 3 Female Leaders on Columbia Universitys World-Class IT Team

Meet 3 Female Leaders on Columbia Universitys World-Class IT Team Twenty-two libraries. mora than 200 research institutes and centers. Ninety Pulitzer Prize- and 84 Nobel Prize-winning alumni, faculty and former faculty.The scope of research and quality of thought leadership happening at Columbia University is, without a doubt, among the worlds best. And what keeps the university squarely at the forefront of these arenas, connecting and powering its many groundbreakers, are the folks at Columbia University Information Technology (CUIT).Supporting mission-critical technology for over 40,000 students, faculty and staff, CUIT oversees everything from the universitys central computing and communications tafelgeschirrs to its high-speed campus Ethernet and wireless networks and the management of multimedia classrooms. And much like the university as a whole where 49 percent of undergraduates studying engineering are women CUIT sees diversity of thought and talent as an integral componen t of its IT leadership.Recently, Fairygodanfhrer spoke to three of those leaders Diana Kherdaji, Senior Manager at CUIT Service Desk Halayn Hescock, Sr. Director of Research Services and Jessica Eaton, Communications Manager. They shared what exactly makes CUIT such an exceptional place for women to work, as well as their No. 1 piece of advice to female job seekers.How long have you been in yur current role, and what were you doing previously?Kherdaji I have been with Columbia for three years, and in this role since June 2017. I worked for a Tech startup before and a Business Intelligence software company before that.Diana Kherdaji, Senior Manager at CUIT Service DeskHescock Ive been at Columbia University for 20 years. I started as a programmer for research administration applications. Prior to my career at Columbia, I welches a director for development for a company that developed software for the oil and gas industry.Halayn Hescock, Sr. Director of Research ServicesEaton Ive been in my role for two years. Previously, I worked in the same department as the executive assistant to the CIO, and prior to that, I managed operations at an international real estate agency.Jessica Eaton, Communications ManagerWhats the first (and/or last) thing you do at work every day?Kherdaji The first thing I do at work in the morning is to grab a cup of coffee and plan for the day. I like to get to work early so I have some uninterrupted time. The last thing (or one of the last things) I try to do every day is walk around the service desk where my team is located.Hescock The first thing I do in the morning is to check my calendar to see how much walking I will have to do in my day. I often have meetings that span three campuses. That dictates what shoes I will need to wear, which dictates the rest of my outfit. I try to wrap up my day by writing a to-do list for the next one.Eaton I start and end my day by clearing my inbox most emails are filed into By today, By tomorrow, and P ending Reply folders that I work my way through during the day.Whats the most unique or interesting aspect of your job or company?Kherdaji There is no one day that is like another day.Hescock Supporting research at the university can be very challenging and exciting. It gives us a glimpse of some of the amazing research going on here. Our goal is to help researchers get their research done.Eaton IT is an extremely dynamic field, and as a communications manager, I get a birds eye view of it. Its fun to see a new solution tested on a small scale within our department and watch it work its way through all the checks and balances that allow it to become part of daily university operations.Whats something you think most people (perhaps even current employees) dont know about your company that you think they should?Hescock When I first came to Columbia University, I had been changing jobs every two to four years. After a few months here, I said, I think Im going to stay here a while. And here I am, 20 years later. During my tenure here, there have been ups and downs, but overall, I believe Columbia believes in its people. I am consistently challenged and am never bored. I also believe that working at Columbia provides me with a better work-life balance than I see in other places and industries.Eaton IT innovation isnt only done in startups there is a hearty appetite for smart, new ideas in a university setting. The challenge, as in any large organization, is having your ideas heard, but the benefit of working in a collegiate environment is that there is a shared mission of enabling our world-class students, researchers and faculty to learn and discover at the highest level.Whats your favorite mistake?Kherdaji The mistake that I dont repeat the mistake that makes me learn from it and improve.Eaton Fail fast I like to tackle rough drafts and projects while they are fresh, so I can find out if Ive misunderstood the assignment or if its not possible to move forward on the agreed timeline without certain resources. Colleagues and supervisors are much more understanding of mistakes when theyre found soon enough to not impact deadlines.Whats the most memorable piece of career advice youve received?Hescock When my boss tried to promote me but was hampered by company policies because he had already promoted me twice in two years he told me that I was being held back and it was in my best interest to move on. With his support, I quickly found a job at a great company, with a huge increase. That move really changed my trajectory.What was the best quality of the best boss youve ever had?Kherdaji Trust and courage.Eaton Approachability. I strive not to waste my boss time, but Ive learned so much from being able to drop into his office and run ideas by him, and then hear what that idea sounds like when put in perspective from his executive-level experience.Whats your 1 piece of advice for women who are looking for jobs right now?Hescock Be confident, be positive, take initiative.Kherdaji The same advice I gave my daughter written on a T-shirt when she turned 18 Girls can do anything--Fairygodboss is proud to partner with Columbia University Information Technology (CUIT). Find a job there today

Office Manager Resume - the Conspiracy

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