62% of U.S. adults dream of entrepreneurship, but few pursue it — 3 expert tips to get started
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Ashton Jackson
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Summary
A Gallup survey reveals that 62% of U.S. adults want to be their own boss, but only a fraction pursue entrepreneurship. The article provides three expert-endorsed tips to help overcome common barriers like fear of failure and lack of capital, encouraging readers to take practical steps toward starting a business.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledDon't let your fear of failure, or not having thousands of dollars in the bank, stop you from becoming your own boss.
Full-time entrepreneurship is easy to dream about, and notoriously difficult to succeed at.
Sixty-two percent of U.S. adults want to be their own boss one day, according to a Gallup survey published on June 6.
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