By Jane Porter — 2014
Don’t get discouraged by rejection–it means you’re onto something good. Studies show that outcasts are on the road to success, even if they can’t see it yet.
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The life of an entrepreneur isn’t necessarily easy. As the pop-culture phrase has it: “The struggle is real.”
For new and young entrepreneurs, there are some unique challenges that are especially difficult to overcome. If you’re just getting into the game, or you’re thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, be prepared for these eight significant hurdles.
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Overcoming challenges as an entrepreneur is part of the job description. But believing that you can do this, and scanning for the solutions to get you there, is what has helped these business owners achieve their goals.
Rejection should be treated as an opportunity, Ma said, as if everybody initially agrees with your vision or service, then “there is no opportunity.”
When you hear the word “no,” don’t take it personally. Instead, embrace it and improve.
These innovators share how they learned from their setbacks.
Today, we recognize cultural entrepreneurship to be both the economic power of creative industries and the unique strength that creative individuals bring to traditional entrepreneurship as leaders, managers and innovators.
The aspects that make them most creative may also be their biggest risk.
There are legions of small and medium enterprises (SME) run by disabled and neurominority creatives and innovators, surviving, adapting and thriving in our modern economy.
Bryan Young and Steven Better also strive to bring change to BIPOC communities. Young said, “Steven is Latino.