We talked recently about rules for web startups. I am excited to see that this month’s guest author on SvN, Ryan Carson, will be posting a series called Small Biz 101. The first installment outlines personality traits suited to the small business owner, which are:
- Self motivation
- Open to risk
- Strong work ethic
- Driven
- Organization
- Humility
While I’m not sure that humility is necessarily integral (hey, I just finished reading iCon), I’m glad that organization made the list. For Needmore, one of the turning points as a business came when we conscientiously came up with an organizational plan, answering questions such as: Who is going to respond to e-mails? What are we naming our project folders (and what belongs in each)? How do we name projects? and so on.