Striking Out on Your Own:
Entrepreneurship for Recruiters
By: Christine Hirsch

Resourceful, disciplined, persistent, congenial. These are all words that describe great recruiters. They are also among the traits of successful entrepreneurs. Hard working, yet extroverted and people oriented, recruiters are natural business leaders. Still, managing a new venture is not an easy task. In addition to know-how and determination, running a business also requires considerable tolerance for risk. Ever wonder if you were up to the task? Following are some common traits and skills that successful entrepreneurs posses:

A Viable Business Idea

There are lots of great business ideas out there, but not all are viable. The ideas that have the best chance of succeeding are those with demonstrated demand that address an underserved niche. In other words you want to be the next Microsoft, but you don't want to compete with Microsoft. Size of market is also critical. Venture capital firms, for instance, look for opportunities with a market size of $1 billion or more. When sizing up the size of the market for your own venture, be sure that the pie is big enough to give you room to successfully compete.

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