Last week we had Eric Van Maren, of Van Maren inc. come into class and speak. He was a graduate of Sardis in 1971, him and his brother started is business from debt, today they have built over 18,000 homes and many other facilities in the Fraser valley and the states. He started his speech saying, he has been preparing for his speech his whole life, and also stated from the beginning that "not everyone is suited to be an entrepreneur."
Eric had also gave 7 key attributes he believes all entrepreneurs should have.
1. Work Hard - Be prepared to work harder than your employees
2. Be passionate about what you choose to do - Love what you do.
3. Learn from your mistakes
4. Guard your reputation - you spend a life time building your reputation.
5. Select good partners - use mentors, ask for help
6. Hire smart employee's.
7. Stick with what you are good at.
He also quoted donald rumsfeld during the Gulf War as an important approach to entrepenuership.
"there are known knowns, ther are known unknowns, But there is also unknown unknowns"
Which Eric explained is a way of planning for the future and being prepared for things we know will come, and things we wont see coming.
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