Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
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'. /(•• ••> /.' / / / """i*. 'f one has what<br />
babel Bcnham. president of Prinion. K«ne Remreh, Inc.. has said<br />
that agg«s1vcncji B wha il takei ai get ahead b Ihe bUiineu worid.<br />
In addition to belt* aggressive, one must also be ••.. .sociable, flexiW^and<br />
motivated in becoming successful and in helping others<br />
Secorne successful, and one who's not afraid to wo* with numbers."<br />
said founder and president of <strong>The</strong> Copy Factory. Inc., RaymondTum.<br />
Money isakey word in the world of business: it tikes noncy to<br />
get in. and it talk* money to stay in.<br />
Run Holdstein, president or Payday. <strong>The</strong> Payroll Company, affirmed.<br />
"I've seen people going into business, but they don'l understand<br />
the business, and they find out that it takes more money and time<br />
than when they first started out."<br />
Often tints, money is a strong reason for one's choosing to pursue<br />
a career in business. Tom chose to start his own business because<br />
he feii Out it was the "...most efficient way of making money."<br />
However, making money should not be the sde motive. Holdslein<br />
opened his business "...not to just make money, but to wo* for myself<br />
and work -*ith people I like — that motivation (uiiiing money) al jnc<br />
rrwy not carry you through."<br />
Holdstein added lha: in order fo* orie to go into business, one must<br />
have the ability to Mick it out until ox mates a t«ofit.<br />
According to Holdstein. starting any business is ''...risky...there's<br />
no guarantee of success." acd small business owners have it the<br />
hardest usually.<br />
Owrxr of Uptown Market. Heslum Mahmoud. works by himself,<br />
seven days a week and hardly has any time for himself— all so that<br />
he car make a small profit. Mihmoud list al the problems of his kind<br />
ol business as, "...bills — everything's going up...rents gone<br />
"It's one thing to have ten<br />
people working for you and then<br />
have ten people working under<br />
those people.''<br />
high...taxcs...and paying license fees. ' He's planning to tell his store<br />
next y-sr.<br />
For those who are witling to take the ri'k. Tom recommended,<br />
"One needs a good, basic business education (marketing, management,<br />
finance) as well as good psychology <strong>class</strong>es and sociology."<br />
Turn stressed that when in business, one is in a "...constant lemming<br />
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process." "Success is a process of change. You have w become a<br />
different person. It's one thing to hare ten people working for you<br />
and then have ten people working under those people "<br />
Education is important. However, as a Harvard business graduate<br />
stated. "My degree wasn't a ticket to nirvana, but rather to a way<br />
of life that could be as difficult as it mi rewarding Hut came with<br />
demands as well as privileges."<br />
A career in business demands a lo* fran a person. Tom said. "Time<br />
management is different now." He uually doss not leave Ihs office<br />
until nine o'clock and still has to bring his wort: home with him.<br />
Tom added that one of the hardships of owning a business is<br />
"...keeping Irak of the busing*?. As it grows, it changes a lot." On<br />
Tom'j desk lies a plaque that reads, "I used to be disgusted, now<br />
1 get amused," a philosophy that he's learned lo live by.<br />
For Holdslein, "...the hard pait is to figure out what the market<br />
wants..-to know the marketplace, who you're serving and why."<br />
Having a role in Ihe world of finance is glamorous and is often<br />
looked upon as the epitome of success in America. <strong>The</strong> public knows<br />
tlie stereotypical bus-mspcrson — a mwi in a pin-striped, three-piece<br />
suit who drives a Mcrccdcs-Bcn/. or a woman sharply dressed in a<br />
business suit who drives a Jagotr. Or if the person is a chief executive,<br />
he or she has a chauffeur and a Rolls Roycc. Before one srts his mind<br />
on owning a business though, and having all the benefits that come<br />
along with being successful, he should remember that success does<br />
not come easy and LNa- success is not the Most common outrome.<br />
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