Starting up: 8 things you should know before starting your own enterprise

Early in my 30-year commercial banking career, I became fascinated with entrepreneurial business – with what made some entrepreneurs successful and others not. I was curious to know how entrepreneurs got started and what their keys to success were.

Hearing these success stories helped me when I became an entrepreneur myself. This spring, I launched Western Capital Bank, a new commercial bank. Without the lessons learned from other entrepreneurs, I’m not sure I would have had the confidence and knowledge necessary to do this.

Here are the eight lessons I learned from successful entrepreneurs:

by Rob Perez – Special to the Idaho Statesman

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