The maxim for becoming a successful entrepreneur is the same as anything in life: follow in the footsteps of someone who's already a success it and do what they do.
I know that sounds like basic common sense but you'd be surprised how many people are conned into taking the advice, and often paying good money, to a self-proclaimed top entrepreneur who has barely made a dime themselves.
If your car breaks down and needs fixing, I know for a fact that you'd choose a qualified mechanic to do the repair over someone who'd never held a spanner but had read a pile of car repair manuals.
With something like that, where the outcome (i.
e.
the car either runs or it doesn't) is obvious and instantaneous, we all instinctively choose the person who's proven themselves in the trenches over the one who's read the books but has no practical experience.
As a home business entrepreneur looking for the right opportunity it's easy to fall for hype and big talk.
But what I advise is that you cut to the chase and find out if the team you'll be working with have had the kind of success themselves that they're promising you.
That's not to say that your personal sponsor needs to be a top income earner already.
In fact, it can be an advantage if they're not because it means they'll be extremely eager to help you succeed.
And, just as in the job market where you often need experience to get a certain position but how are you supposed to get the experience in the first place - in the entrepreneurial world no one starts at the top - everyone has to work their way up.
So provided you'll be part of a team that contains successful entrepreneurs and you'll have access to people who have already walked the walked rather than simply talking the talk, you know you're on the right track.
Great business ideas are nothing more than pipe dreams until they're proven to work and make money.