What Skills Are Necessary for Starting a Business?

What does it take to successfully start a business?  Contrary to popular belief, you don't need to be a workaholic. But you do need to enjoy work because there will be plenty of it. You also need to be a good seller since you will need to sell your products to customers, your ideas to employees, and your dreams to financial backers.

Other traits to cultivate include:

• Self-motivation
• Working well with numbers (expenses, revenues, taxes)
• Not being afraid to make mistakes