Comments on: Personal Considerations for a Small Business Owner – Characteristics http://marceaufamily.com/blogforentrenpreneurials/?p=30 Jeanette Marceau's Entrepreneurial Blog Thu, 05 May 2011 14:09:24 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: TheOrangesmith http://marceaufamily.com/blogforentrenpreneurials/?p=30#comment-20 TheOrangesmith Thu, 05 May 2011 14:09:24 +0000 http://marceaufamily.com/blogforentrenpreneurials/?p=30#comment-20 Jeanette, I think it is great that your parents raised you the way they did. I think a lot of children these days are missing out on that experience. I wish I had that accounting background! That is what I am missing most when I think about going into business. I will have a steep learning curve. I'm sure your work ethic has helped greatly in your success at Nantahala Cabins. Jeanette,

I think it is great that your parents raised you the way they did. I think a lot of children these days are missing out on that experience. I wish I had that accounting background! That is what I am missing most when I think about going into business. I will have a steep learning curve. I’m sure your work ethic has helped greatly in your success at Nantahala Cabins.

]]> By: Les http://marceaufamily.com/blogforentrenpreneurials/?p=30#comment-18 Les Wed, 04 May 2011 04:01:41 +0000 http://marceaufamily.com/blogforentrenpreneurials/?p=30#comment-18 Hi Jeanette, Your fortunate that your background includes entrepreneurial life experiences, positive parental influences, and you have taken courses related to entrepreneurship. All these experiences should help you with your entrepreneurial journey. Being able to learn about business while young, and to see your parents take risks and experience the hard work required for success yourself is great preparation for being an entrepreneur. While balancing family life is often an overlook part of being a truly successful entrepreneur,it can be a challenge. Is your daughter involved with your businesses like you were with your family's? Hi Jeanette,

Your fortunate that your background includes entrepreneurial life experiences, positive parental influences, and you have taken courses related to entrepreneurship. All these experiences should help you with your entrepreneurial journey. Being able to learn about business while young, and to see your parents take risks and experience the hard work required for success yourself is great preparation for being an entrepreneur.

While balancing family life is often an overlook part of being a truly successful entrepreneur,it can be a challenge. Is your daughter involved with your businesses like you were with your family’s?

]]> By: Barbara Saulpaugh http://marceaufamily.com/blogforentrenpreneurials/?p=30#comment-15 Barbara Saulpaugh Tue, 03 May 2011 22:17:35 +0000 http://marceaufamily.com/blogforentrenpreneurials/?p=30#comment-15 I found your story about your family's entrepreneurial background very interesting. When I think back, my family's only entrepreneurial experience happened when my father partnered with our neighbor at the time to open a small sports complex. He had just retired and it seemed like the perfect thing. Everyone in the immediate and extended family were very excited and some even invested $5000 in the business. Unfortunately, the neighbor neglected to pay the taxes on the business (he knew better) and my father lost his entire investment and was close to losing his personal property. I learned a lot from the experience! Fortunately, I learned to make sure that you really know what your "partners" are doing and to choose wisely! Experience really is the best teacher! I found your story about your family’s entrepreneurial background very interesting. When I think back, my family’s only entrepreneurial experience happened when my father partnered with our neighbor at the time to open a small sports complex. He had just retired and it seemed like the perfect thing. Everyone in the immediate and extended family were very excited and some even invested $5000 in the business. Unfortunately, the neighbor neglected to pay the taxes on the business (he knew better) and my father lost his entire investment and was close to losing his personal property. I learned a lot from the experience! Fortunately, I learned to make sure that you really know what your “partners” are doing and to choose wisely!

Experience really is the best teacher!

]]> By: admin http://marceaufamily.com/blogforentrenpreneurials/?p=30#comment-12 admin Mon, 02 May 2011 13:18:46 +0000 http://marceaufamily.com/blogforentrenpreneurials/?p=30#comment-12 In your case, your life experiences helped groom you for entrepreneurship. I think that is great. Often the children of entrepreneurs become entrepreneurs themselves (see the Library Entrepreneur Blog for some statistics). In other cases, people watch their parents toil at some job for decades and never advance, and the children vow not to experience the same fate so they turn to entrepreneurship. Regardless of the motivating factors I hope many people become entrepreneurs. In fact, I would love to see entrepreneurship or business ownership courses taught as part of our primary school curriculum. In your case, your life experiences helped groom you for entrepreneurship. I think that is great. Often the children of entrepreneurs become entrepreneurs themselves (see the Library Entrepreneur Blog for some statistics). In other cases, people watch their parents toil at some job for decades and never advance, and the children vow not to experience the same fate so they turn to entrepreneurship. Regardless of the motivating factors I hope many people become entrepreneurs. In fact, I would love to see entrepreneurship or business ownership courses taught as part of our primary school curriculum.

]]> By: Danielle Ross http://marceaufamily.com/blogforentrenpreneurials/?p=30#comment-11 Danielle Ross Mon, 02 May 2011 08:18:01 +0000 http://marceaufamily.com/blogforentrenpreneurials/?p=30#comment-11 Hello Jeanette, Thank you for that wonderful post. I hadn't thought to much about how parental influences could affect one's outlook on business ownership and success. Your post was very informative and helped me to see that people who grow up in homes of entrepreneurs may just be more comfortable with running their own business. Some people may be trained from an early age to work hard and take care of a business because that's what their parents did. Sure enough you became an entrepreneur yourself, congratulations! Hello Jeanette,

Thank you for that wonderful post. I hadn’t thought to much about how parental influences could affect one’s outlook on business ownership and success. Your post was very informative and helped me to see that people who grow up in homes of entrepreneurs may just be more comfortable with running their own business. Some people may be trained from an early age to work hard and take care of a business because that’s what their parents did. Sure enough you became an entrepreneur yourself, congratulations!

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