{"id":518,"date":"2018-12-29T05:25:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T05:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icf.edu.in\/blog\/?p=518"},"modified":"2020-11-06T10:38:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T10:38:28","slug":"3-challenges-every-entrepreneur-must-overcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icf.edu.in\/blog\/3-challenges-every-entrepreneur-must-overcome\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Challenges Every Entrepreneur Must Overcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">No matter the industry, these universal roadblocks require business owners to balance immediate needs with longer-range strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icf.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/entrepreneurship.jpg\" alt=\"entrepreneurship\" width=\"654\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icf.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/entrepreneurship.jpg 654w, https:\/\/www.icf.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/entrepreneurship-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/>In this entrepreneurial world people are running crazily for their start ups and because of this race, they have not considered the key points to survive. This race is a never ending one and always gets longer and difficult. We face challenges every second in our lives, some of which gets resolved and some we just let go off. But, is it the right thing to drop the challenge when you think you\u2019ll face a lot of difficulties to complete it? Doing this is nothing but loosing entrepreneurial identity.<\/p>\n<p>This means that we are somewhere getting unfocused and demoralized, in fact not facing the reality of being motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s focus on the three challenges that every entrepreneur must overcome-<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Avoiding burnout.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The passion that often makes entrepreneurs successful is their downfall. Many of us devote time, money, passion and energy to our ventures. We run the risk of being consumed if we stay plugged in all the time. We need time to disconnect and get some peace to motivate ourselves and to regain the ability to think politely and not in the chaos. Many entrepreneurs employ the 80\/20 rule while on vacation, i.e, 80 percent of time is dedicated to relaxation, and 20 percent is spent on work.<\/p>\n<p>No matter which solution you choose, it&#8217;s essential to carve out\u00a0time to relax, truly recharge your batteries and maintain a healthy mindset. If you don\u2019t take care of your mental health, your business ultimately will suffer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Tracking cash flow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cash flow is the lifeblood of any small business. In fact,\u00a0poor cash-flow management\u00a0is one of the main reasons businesses fail. Tracking\u00a0cash inflows and outflows may not be the easiest or most glamorous part of running a small business, but it does separate\u00a0a good entrepreneur from a great one.<\/p>\n<p>Cash flow, profit, money, goodwill, business and more, these terms always get into our minds just to remind us that we have to be serious and earn money in a better way. Despite this fact, our mind ignores the real phase that it\u2019s not about being serious it\u2019s about being dedicated yet motivated to run the business successfully.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Raising capital.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At pivotal moments in your business\u2019 lifespan, you&#8217;ll need to raise funds so you can innovate and grow. While many people consider only the traditional bank-loan route, the modern entrepreneurial landscape offers alternative funding streams.\u00a0You could consider equity or rewards, crowd sourcing options, incubators, loans or grants, angel investors or investment companies.<\/p>\n<p>Not every option\u00a0will be right for your business, so it pays to do some research to find out which is the best fit.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to run the business, raise a business but to raise funds it\u2019s also something where the actual challenge lies in this world. Your goodwill will be your final aspect which will decide you future of the business.<\/p>\n<p>We will face such challenges every now an then but again, we have breathe, think, understand and listen to ourselves to solve it as every hurdle in this era so that it will take you higher and higher after jumping over it and not falling down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ritika Raj<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BBA-FE(2017-20)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='sfsi_Sicons' style='width: 100%; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; text-align:left'><div style='margin:0px 8px 0px 0px; line-height: 24px'><span>Please follow and like us:<\/span><\/div><div class='sfsi_socialwpr'><div class='sf_subscrbe' style='text-align:left;float:left;width:64px'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.specificfeeds.com\/widgets\/emailSubscribeEncFeed\/L1hPQjJSWERzbFFRdlhIMWd2dEFabnpGaFdJMlFmMnlkWUk5NTlnYkNLWVVINGVEWmpKZzA0d1NlZzNOWjYyUmY3d0k1Z3lFRnpaUy9rRG5BRTBMZlE1SklBRzREeElJNHVNb21KZlFuMjM5SWFROWRPbndrWkc4T1FRUERkd1J8S2hDVGt2WnBoL1BMOWxvL2RJYzAwUE9jZFVsdmpiZ0V0TCs3NXN1ZnhtST0=\/OA==\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icf.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-icons\/images\/follow_subscribe.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='sf_fb' style='text-align:left;width:98px'><div class=\"fb-like\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icf.edu.in\/blog\/3-challenges-every-entrepreneur-must-overcome\/\" width=\"180\" send=\"false\" showfaces=\"false\"  action=\"like\" data-share=\"true\"data-layout=\"button\" ><\/div><\/div><div class='sf_twiter' style='text-align:left;float:left;width:auto'><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-count=\"none\" class=\"sr-twitter-button twitter-share-button\" lang=\"en\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.icf.edu.in\/blog\/3-challenges-every-entrepreneur-must-overcome\/\" data-text=\"3 Challenges Every Entrepreneur Must Overcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div><div class='sf_pinit' style='text-align:left;float:left;line-height: 20px;width:47px'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=&amp;media=&amp;description=\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-save=\"true\" data-pin-count=\"none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div><div class='sf_google' style='text-align:left;float:left;max-width:62px;min-width:35px;'><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.icf.edu.in\/blog\/3-challenges-every-entrepreneur-must-overcome\/\" data-size=\"large\" data-annotation=\"none\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter the industry, these universal roadblocks require business owners to balance immediate needs with longer-range strategies. In this entrepreneurial world people are running crazily for their start ups and because of this race, they have not considered the key points to survive. 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