Harvard Business Services, Inc. has been assisting thousands of entrepreneurs for the past 30 years to create the businesses of their dreams. The HBS Blog will serve as another installment of our superior customer service. We want to inspire, inform and empower you on your path to success. With the creation of The HBS Blog, we aim to create a resource and a community on the web that helps you fulfill your business vision.
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We want to share the story of your business on The HBS Blog! Please submit YOUR STORY by emailing us one of the following to our Managing Editor, Carleigh@delawareinc.com.
1. Your Story told in your own words in 1000 words or less
or
2. Answer the questions to the Proust Questionnaire below
or
3. Answer the 10 questions listed below
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The Proust Questionnaire for Entrepreneurs :
Your name:
Name of your business:
Your background:
Your chief characteristic:
Your regular reads:
Clients, customers, constituents:
How long have you been in business?
Where do you do business?
Your concrete inspiration:
Your big dreams:
Your first success:
The status of your business:
The future of your business:
Your greatest challenge in business:
Business pet peeve:
Your favorite entrepreneurs, pioneers, mavericks, artists, and heros from real life and history:
The greatest rewards of your entrepreneurship:
Your idea of happiness in business:
Your present state of mind:
Your business advise:
Your favorite motto:
Your favorite business book:
Your one sentence business story:
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Ten Questions:
1. Where were you and when did you come up with the idea for your business?
2. What inspired you to take the leap and start your business?
3. Can you talk a little bit about what you needed to start-up, whether equipment, training, or seed money? How did you secure those things and get what the business needed to get started?
4. What was your first concrete step in starting your business?
5. Share with the Harvard Community a situation that turned out to be one of your greatest challenges as a business owner? How did you handle it?
6. Can you talk a little bit about specific things that you have done in order to survive in business during economic downturns, recessions, and otherwise tough times?
7. What would you say is one of your biggest pet peeves as a business owner? How do you cope with it? What do you find most challenging about running a business?
8. What do you find is the most rewarding aspect of owning your own business?
9. If you could offer a piece of advise for those out there who are just starting out or thinking of starting a small business, what would it be?
10. What are you up to now? What are you looking forward to?
