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WORLD ACADEMY OF INFORMATICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES ISSN : 2278-1315 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IMPROVE OR INCREASE THE Failure doesn’t preclude you from ultimately succeeding. In STANDARD OF LIVING fact, it’s often a necessary step. The best entrepreneurs The Capital income of any man determines his standard of don’t let the fear of failure prevent them from going for living. Entrepreneurship has contributed to the income of what they believe to be a great idea. Some of those lower class and average class person’s that have engaged risks won’t pan out, but the ones that do will be the themselves in creativity and therefore making money on ones that define you. Therefore, risk is key to success. their own which has eventually increased their standard of living. The more you earn money the more you will START TODAY AND IMMEDIATELY desire to live a life of standard and not a stranded life. The only true way to learn is by doing and you can’t afford to And entrepreneurship through the development of both sit around waiting for funding, hoping someone else small and medium enterprises creates employment to will come along to help you execute on your idea or seekers of job and increase the average income complain that you don’t have the time. Making excuses received by any entrepreneur and also improves their won’t help you start a business and it sure as hell won’t standard of living. help you create the lifestyle you want for yourself. ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL OR MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE IN NIGERIA Entrepreneurship leads to the establishment of new companies, organization, business and also the development of the enterprises. As stated in the last statement of the third point, we see that it promotes enterprises because there are creation and innovations of new things. REFERENCE(S) 1. Allam Ahmed 2013 (Middle Eastern Knowledge Economy Institude (MEKEI), Brighton Business school, of Business, Economics and management, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK and University of Sussex, Brighton, UK). April 30, 2018 Sherif: Entrepreneurship Development in Africa and NigeriaSonny Nwankwo (Royal Docks Business School, University of East London, London, UK). LAUNCH BEFORE YOU FEEL READY If you wait until your product or service feels perfect, someone else will already be doing a better job of helping your customers solve their problems. Validate your business idea by launching fast, bringing on a small group of paying customers and adapting to make your solution great for them over time. You will learn how to validate ideas quickly and cheaply when doing. NETWORKING IS PARAMOUNT TO SUCCESS When you haven’t gotten your business off the ground, connections will help to keep it afloat. When you do, those initial helpers will turn into powerful allies. Soon, you will be in the position to bring another struggling startup into the black. “It relevant to make connections and keep a record on each person you meet”, Clare Dreyer, career expert, told Forbes. “Ask for their advice and help. Keep in touch with them along the way and build your network before you need it! Quality relationships are the keys to the kingdom”. You are advice to build a strong networking for a great success. BUSINESS ADVICE FOR STARTUPS These days, it seems like everyone is hoping to become an entrepreneur and come up with “the next big thing”. Who can blame them? When successful, the benefits to owning a startup are obvious: being your own boss, creating something from scratch, bringing value to the people around you and, of course, making a bit of coin along the way. But the key phrase in that equation is, “when successful”. Too often, startups fail - 75 percent of them, to be exact, says The Harvard Business Review. So what goes wrong? Failure doesn’t preclude you from ultimately succeeding To run a good business you have to be able to assume the proper role. If that means doing things and acting in ways that don’t come naturally, then so be it. Otherwise, you will risk failing like that 75 percent. Here are some crucial points the pros agree are prerequisites to becoming a successful entrepreneur. TAKE RISKS AND BE WILLING TO FAIL www.waims.co.in NEVER STOP BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS It very relevant to continue building great relationship with customers and other people in your industry, choosing to instead view competitors as potential partners and collaborators can positively impact your business in a big way. IDENTIFY, LEARN AND INVEST IN YOUR NICHE Many startups succeed because they have identified a niche and have cornered that market. By discovering a service, product or feature no one else has thought of or at least effectively pulled off - you give your company a shot at success. George Shepherd, Professor of Law at Emory University, recommends entrepreneurs “become the guru in that niche”. BE A CONSUMMATE STUDENT Long after you leave your last class, you still learn new things every day. As an entrepreneur, you must always be a student, willing to take advice, listen to other ideas and learn from those who have been there themselves. “Entrepreneurship is about solving problems and learning on the go”, Andrew Medal wrote for ENDEAVOR 2019 | WAIMS ACADMIC PRESS 53 | P a g e