Kissing Frogs: The Challenges of Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur

Authors

  • George Dierberger Augsburg University
  • Marc Isaacson Augsburg University
  • Cory Erickson Augsburg University
  • Thomas P. Dierberger

Keywords:

business research, Entrepreneur, Innovation, Risk Management, Ideation, Leadership, Organization Behavior, Iteration, Collaboration, Perseverance

Abstract

“Kissing Frogs: The challenges of becoming a successful entrepreneur” explores the difficulties of creating, sustaining and succeeding as a business owner. This research is supplemented with data from a national survey to entrepreneurs (355) through Qualtrics™, a global research organization. The respondents represented 42 states from a diverse group of self-identified entrepreneurs from a variety of industries.

To summarize, the paper will analyze the following topics in detail:

  1. The importance of the mission and vision for the organization
  2. The motivation for starting the business
  3. The inspiration for the business idea
  4. The importance of perseverance

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Published

2020-03-01

How to Cite

Dierberger, G., Isaacson, M., Erickson, C., & Dierberger, T. P. (2020). Kissing Frogs: The Challenges of Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur. Journal of Applied Business Research, 36(2). Retrieved from https://journals.klalliance.org/index.php/JABR/article/view/62

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Articles