Skills Required to Succeed as an Entrepreneur BY Sujan Patel 1. The ability to manage money. Very simply, if you can’t manage money, you can’t manage a business. Do you know where your money goes each month? Do you live off less than you earn? If the answer to these questions is no, you’ll struggle to manage a business budget as well. 2. The ability to raise money. Once you can manage money, can you get more? In order to get investment, you need to not only understand where to get money, but how to convincingly make a case that your business is a good risk as well. 3: The ability to relieve stress. Stress is no laughing matter. If you allow yourself to get frustrated and upset by setbacks, you’ll struggle as an entrepreneur. Learning how to use stress to your benefits is essential. 4. The ability to be productive. This is a big topic, because there’s no one right way ...