Who are they?  What to Look for In Employees of a Small Business

From being an employee in a small business and hiring people to work in small businesses I have noticed that we have a few things in common that top performers in large companies might not necessary have, or might not be as important.  Over the next couple of days I am going to share a few of these traits.

Entrepreneurial attitude, sort of -   We enjoy creating something from nothing, like entrepreneurs do.  Venturing out into unknown territory is exciting for us, just like it is for small business owners.  But we are not exactly the same. 

 “A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them.”

But employees are more risk adverse.  Maybe it is only for that period of our lives because there is something going on or maybe it is a part of their personality, but if you find someone who has an entrepreneurial attitude, really instead of an entrepreneurial attitude sort of, they probably won’t take the time to stay and really contribute to your business.  It is all just too tempting to them.  Why don’t I just do this on my own?  Why am I building their business when I could be building my own?  Find out the answers to those questions before bringing someone on board.