PHOTOGRAPH: LOUISE HAYWOOD-SCHIEFER. HAIR AND MAKE-UP: SADAF AHMAD
Not everyone should start a business, but I believe everyone would benefit from becoming an entrepreneur. The standard definition of the word, see below, would lead people to believe that they have to be a big risk-taker; the type that’s prepared to ‘put the farm on black’ in order to make it work. However, in my 20 years as an entreprepreneur, this is rarely the case. It’s much more about a mindset.
The definition is: ‘Entrepreneur. Noun. A person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.’ But I think author, Guy Kawasaki, puts it better: ‘“Entrepreneur” is not a job title. It’s the state of mind of people who want to alter the future.’ Most of us want to change our futures for the better, and being entrepreneurial in our thinking and our money-making ventures increases our chances of doing so.