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So, you want to be an entrepreneur… Here's 10 things your mama never told you about starting your own business.

First, some questions:

How tough are you?

How hard are you willing to work?

How much gut-wrenching terror can you stand?

And, most importantly, how resilient are you?

All tough questions, and not meant to dampen your enthusiasm, just get you thinkin’. Now, right now, there is more opportunity for you to start your own business, and more information available to help you succeed than ever before. But it’s still tough. Very tough.

Creativity. Business. Creativity in business. Who’s creative? You are. Who’s in business? You are.

Yep, that’s right. Everybody is creative. Your kind of creativity is unique to you. And… everybody is in business, even if you work for someone else.

One of my college professors offered this advice about writing a news story: “Like a mini skirt, it should be long enough to cover the subject and short enough to still be interesting.” This also is true when you are designing your website.

There is a balance between too much information and not enough.