Comments on: Are Young Entrepreneurs Afraid Of Selling? http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/are-young-entrepreneurs-afraid-of-selling/ Young Entrepreneur Forums - your online discussion forum to share and talk about Entrepreneurship. A place to learn and to help others with starting, managing and growing successful business ventures. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Guerrilla sales for a start-up : Small Business Entrepreneur blog http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/are-young-entrepreneurs-afraid-of-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-2088 Guerrilla sales for a start-up : Small Business Entrepreneur blog Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:57:49 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2008/08/15/are-young-entrepreneurs-afraid-of-selling/#comment-2088 [...] Are Young Entrepreneurs Afraid Of Selling? [...] [...] Are Young Entrepreneurs Afraid Of Selling? [...]

]]> By: Small Business Entrepreneur blog http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/are-young-entrepreneurs-afraid-of-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-2087 Small Business Entrepreneur blog Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:55:49 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2008/08/15/are-young-entrepreneurs-afraid-of-selling/#comment-2087 I wrote a while ago about the only ability an entrepreneur can't miss: selling. As an entrepreneur you start selling even before the products is out on the market, you sell when you hire your first employee and you sell when you a pitching for investment. Here is the article <a href="http://www.energybyte.com/blog/guerilla_sales_for_a_start_up" rel="nofollow">Guerrilla sales for a start-up</a> I wrote a while ago about the only ability an entrepreneur can’t miss: selling. As an entrepreneur you start selling even before the products is out on the market, you sell when you hire your first employee and you sell when you a pitching for investment.

Here is the article Guerrilla sales for a start-up

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/are-young-entrepreneurs-afraid-of-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-2086 Cheryl Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:50:39 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2008/08/15/are-young-entrepreneurs-afraid-of-selling/#comment-2086 Like the topic and article. I think we all as entrepreneurs need to learn the art of selling or at least consultative sales. And sometimes it's hard; especially when you're trying your best not to look like the average "car salesperson" that people think about every time they think you're pitching to them. I wrote about something a little similar in my recent blogpost talking about women and selling: http://isaacbusiness.blogspot.com Like the topic and article. I think we all as entrepreneurs need to learn the art of selling or at least consultative sales. And sometimes it’s hard; especially when you’re trying your best not to look like the average “car salesperson” that people think about every time they think you’re pitching to them. I wrote about something a little similar in my recent blogpost talking about women and selling: http://isaacbusiness.blogspot.com

]]> By: Are you the sales manager? « Adventures in Entrepreneurship http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/are-young-entrepreneurs-afraid-of-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-2085 Are you the sales manager? « Adventures in Entrepreneurship Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:25:20 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2008/08/15/are-young-entrepreneurs-afraid-of-selling/#comment-2085 [...] Entrepreneur Blog Are you the sales manager? August 15, 2008, 11:25 am Filed under: Uncategorized A great post over at YoungEntrepreneur discusses that fact that in most small businesses the owner is the key sales person at the company. And while most of us are more interested in the product that we’ve developed, or the service we provide - we are the de-facto sales person. And as the business grows it is very easy to become overwhelmed with the business end of the company and neglect sales. However a continued focus on sales in the key to sustainable growth — or even to stave off attrition. [...] [...] Entrepreneur Blog Are you the sales manager? August 15, 2008, 11:25 am Filed under: Uncategorized A great post over at YoungEntrepreneur discusses that fact that in most small businesses the owner is the key sales person at the company. And while most of us are more interested in the product that we’ve developed, or the service we provide – we are the de-facto sales person. And as the business grows it is very easy to become overwhelmed with the business end of the company and neglect sales. However a continued focus on sales in the key to sustainable growth — or even to stave off attrition. [...]

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/are-young-entrepreneurs-afraid-of-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-2084 Tiffany Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:13:13 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2008/08/15/are-young-entrepreneurs-afraid-of-selling/#comment-2084 Thanks for such an intriguing article. It definitely inspires me to post my first comment on this awesome site. I think we are often afraid of being a salesman, because we don't respond well to the typical salesman attitude when someone's trying to sell us something. What this really means is that our generation just shouldn't be typical salesmen. We each need to find a natural style that works for us. 'The Tipping Point' by Malcolm Gladwell is a great book that discusses the little things we can do to make an idea mega successful. He has an entire chapter on Connectors, Mavens, and Salesmen, which I see as just different forms of sales. I have a blog entry about it on my spankin' new site:<a href="http://generationbreakthrough.com/blog/37-blog-other/57-the-tipping-point-that-good-books-inspire" rel="nofollow"> GenerationBreakthrough.com </a> Some of the books I suggest, like "The Tipping Point" could help some young entrepreneurs at least gain the confidence needed for salesmanship. Does anyone else know of good books on the subject? Thanks for such an intriguing article. It definitely inspires me to post my first comment on this awesome site.

I think we are often afraid of being a salesman, because we don’t respond well to the typical salesman attitude when someone’s trying to sell us something. What this really means is that our generation just shouldn’t be typical salesmen. We each need to find a natural style that works for us.

‘The Tipping Point’ by Malcolm Gladwell is a great book that discusses the little things we can do to make an idea mega successful. He has an entire chapter on Connectors, Mavens, and Salesmen, which I see as just different forms of sales.

I have a blog entry about it on my spankin’ new site: GenerationBreakthrough.com
Some of the books I suggest, like “The Tipping Point” could help some young entrepreneurs at least gain the confidence needed for salesmanship.
Does anyone else know of good books on the subject?

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