Be your own boss: The networked entrepreneur

Once you've got your business running then the hard work begins, writes Andrew McLaughlin.

Entrepreneurs need support to succeed. Picture: Thinkstock
Entrepreneurs need support to succeed. Picture: Thinkstock

Entrepreneurs need support to succeed. But where is that support to be found? Research carried out at IMI and published by IDA Ireland as Innovation & The Irish Manager' (a psychological analysis of Irish entrepreneurs) found that entrepreneurs have clear ideas about what they are trying to achieve and have the drive to make it happen.

This makes sense. We found that Irish entrepreneurs are also high in ...