Ken Colwell: Starting A Business QuickStart Guide
Today my guest is Ken Colwell, a seasoned strategic and operational leader with extensive experience working within entrepreneurial ecosystems and interacting with relevant private and public sector stakeholders at all levels in order to accomplish objectives. He has consulted for hundreds of start-up ventures and is the Founder of Innovative Growth Advisors. Dr. Colwell is currently dean of the School of Business at Central Connecticut State University. He was previously dean of the School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences at Long Island University–Brooklyn.
Ken has written an exceptionally helpful and enlightening book for entrepreneurs. It’s called, “Starting A Business QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner’s Guide to Launching a Successful Small Business, Turning Your Vision into Reality, and Achieving Your Entrepreneurial Dream.” As one reviewer put it, this best-selling book “is a treasure for anyone who is new to entrepreneurship and wants to build a startup. From conceptualizing your idea to bringing it to life, from defining your core value proposition to deliver it to your dream customers, this book will give you the blueprint you need to build entrepreneurial success.”
In this episode we dive into:
- The difference between an idea and an opportunity
- The nature of the true entrepreneurial spirit
- The ways in which entrepreneurs should think about possibilities
- The true importance of a business plan
- Why the journey of an entrepreneur is not just a job, it’s a lifestyle
- Why you need the right mindset to be successful
- The reason there is “no failure, only learning”
- Why there is no such thing as an overnight success
- The importance of being “stubborn but flexible”
- How to determine when it’s time to change your business model
To connect with Ken Colwell:
Twitter: @profkenc
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