Ask Kirubi: Collaborate for Entrepreneurial Success.
To be a great entrepreneur you have to be able to work with others. Actually, my fellow business leaders will attest that collaboration is as essential as other skills like recognising and seizing opportunities.
Understanding and embracing the need to collaborate as an entrepreneur is so important that nearly all programs and courses that teach entrepreneurship currently have included team-based project work. This is to help and train individuals on how to work together to reach a common goal or objective.
To be successful in business you cannot work alone. You need to partner with others. As a young Kenyan in business, look out for the opportunities to partner with others and push your start-ups to a new level. When you work together it is easier to achieve your goals and grab opportunities.
Our nation needs our local industries to grow. And this will only be achieved when we empower and encourage the youth to embrace entrepreneurship. This is so important, as we need business volumes so that the masses can grow.
As a start-up though, you might be hesitant in collaborating with others for various reasons. But you have to get past the fear and understand that benefits of entrepreneurial collaboration will always far outweigh whatever risk may be involved. Actually, great new products and solutions have been developed across the world as a result of collaboration.
So take the risk, share your ideas, work and collaborate with others to make them a success. This will not only help you as a start-up but help others too. You will open the world and contribute much more to the shared economy.
In a fast changing environment, you cannot learn everything by yourself. To stay up to date you have to learn and collaborate with others. Keep your ego at bay and reach out to people around you and learn from them.
If you’re an entrepreneur and just starting out down your path, collaboration is not just important, it is as vital as the idea itself. Be sure to make collaboration part of your planning and incorporate it into your mindset always. This is one sure bet to make you a better entrepreneur.
To continue to grow and develop your business, reach out to other people, work with, and learn from them.
“Be very careful when collaborating in any situation. Essence has to come first for it to last.”– Chris Kirubi
