Claudia Harvey and her business partner, Wendy Johannson, are part of a very select group they appeared on CBCs Dragons Den, and actually landed investment in their company from venture capitalist Kevin OLeary. <\/p>\n
Daunting as it was, that may have been the easy part. <\/p>\n
Its a real change from the creative aspect, developing the product, to planning and running a business, Harvey says. You dont know what you dont know at that point. <\/p>\n
Four years later, their Dig-it Gloves, designed to protect manicured nails while the wearer gardens or does other activities, are carried by Home Depot and other major outlets, and are selling well. The business, with a head office in Toronto and satellite in Vancouver, is growing, and now offers a range of products from fashionable safety glasses to a natural insect repellant. <\/p>\n
That success puts them in an even more select group, says University of Guelph professor of business Jamie Gruman. <\/p>\n
If you look at the statistics, most business ventures fail, he says. <\/p>\n
Why? As Harvey puts it, making the transition from entrepreneur to entrepreneur-with -employees isnt easy. <\/p>\n
The traits that make someone a good entrepreneur are not exactly the same as the traits that make someone a good manager, explains Gruman. <\/p>\n
But there is some overlap, so here aresome of the qualities you need to be both a successful entrepreneur, and a great leader. <\/p>\n
Risk-taking <\/p>\n
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