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Webster’s Dictionary defines an entrepreneur as “one who organizes and directs a business undertaking, assuming the risk for the sake of the profit; also the originator or manager of public entertainments, or of a musical enterprise.”

I suppose that I should consider opening up a nightclub as a business then.

An entrepreneur is one who wants to be in charge of his own business, and under his own direction. He is willing to take risks in order to further his business. He understands how business works and knows that it takes time and trial to “succeed.”

Five qualities I think are necessary in a successful entrepreneur and why:

1. He understands that no matter what he does, or what he earns, God is in control of everything. Any success or failure is from His hands.

2. He follows first the wisdom and advice found in Scripture and only second, the advice of man. What Scripture says can apply more to our lives than anything man can say, no matter how practical man’s advice may seem.

3. He is hard working and diligent, sticking to his undertaking even when he feels like giving up. No one wants to buy from or work with a man who promises and then doesn’t deliver. He must always be willing to work hard to accomplish much.

4. He always thinks the best of others, whether it be his employees or the people to whom he is selling. People will be eager to buy from someone who puts their interests before his own. This is a characteristic to be valued.

5. He undertakes hard tasks but doesn’t purposefully take on more than he can handle. Doing hard things can push us beyond what we think is possible, but at the same time we need to act with wisdom in how much we allow ourselves to do.

Coram Deo! Gracie