Pocket Sized Pep Talks

So you want to be an Entrepreneur!

Episode Summary

In this very special Pocket Sized Pep Talk, I'm joined by the Father of Podcasting, Jim Blasingame. Jim is an American small business expert, former radio talk show host, author, syndicated columnist, keynote speaker, and president of Small Business Network, Inc., a media company serving small business. If you run a small business and are living the life of an entrepreneur, you don't want to miss this episode!

Episode Notes

On this Pockets Sized Pep Talk you'll hear

• Jim and I share the joy of working for Xerox Corporation.  Jim talk about some of the things he learned at Xerox that helped shape his business career.
• Jim literally conducted thousands of interview and share some of the secrets to his success. 
• What the key driving force was to become an entrepreneur.
• Two lessons learned that he would avoid if he could do it again. 
• A formula Jim developed for running a successful business. 
• A collection of successful characteristics of entrepreneurs.
• A few classic mistakes that entrepreneurs tend to make, and how to avoid them.
• A difficult question for many with entrepreneurs; when do you know it’s time to go out on your own? 
• The future of entrepreneurs.