{"id":998,"date":"2015-10-17T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/?p=998"},"modified":"2016-04-21T15:14:32","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T15:14:32","slug":"what-makes-a-great-entrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/what-makes-a-great-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes a Great Entrepreneur?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the first day of the entrepreneurial bootcamp that forms the core\u00a0of training for the Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs<\/a>, the founders heard from two very special Jordanian guests about what makes a great company–and a great entrepreneur.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Day in the Life of a Startup Founder\u201d featured\u00a0Lina Hundaileh, a serial entrepreneur and chocolate baroness, and Iman Mutlaq, the CEO of Sigma Investments and Ingot Brokers. Both women\u00a0care deeply for women’s empowerment and the success of women entrepreneurs, and are exemplary role models for budding\u00a0female leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lina\"
Lina Hundaileh: “Failure is not an option.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No matter what obstacles arise, Ms. Hundaileh (above) insisted\u00a0that for entrepreneurs, \u201cfailure is not an option.\u201d Her story of founding\u00a0and running a chocolate manufacturing company, and then starting Chocolography, a company that personalizes chocolate gifts, is one about\u00a0leveraging her unique product and agility to navigate around competitors, rather than face them head on. To be a good entrepreneur, you have to\u00a0<\/span>\u201cget out of your comfort zone–you won\u2019t know what you are missing if you don’t.\u201d By thinking\u00a0creatively, Ms. Hundaileh was able grow her business into one of the biggest chocolate companies in Jordan.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Iman
Iman Mutalk: “I erase the words ‘I cannot’ from my life.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iman Mutlaq (above) also struck an inspirational note when speaking to the young women, saying, “I erase the words ‘I cannot’ from my life,” because with a positive attitude, one can\u00a0accomplish anything. And she should know. Ms. Mutlaq is a Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and empowering women. She has helped lead hundreds of women entrepreneurs towards success while serving as President of the International Association for Human Values in Jordan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Hagop\"<\/a>
Hagop Taminian: “Be so good that they can\u2019t ignore you.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hagop Taminian, an Investment Principal at Silicon Badia, one of Open Hands Initiative’s Community Partners, talked to the entrepreneurs from an investor’s point of view. An important lesson he relayed when facing investors is that entrepreneurs need to focus on\u00a0investing in themselves and their companies, first and foremost. There is no “hacking” your way to quality. And the goal at the end of the day is always, “be so good that they can’t ignore you.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more updates on the program by checking back on the blog daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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