November 6, 2007, yet another Business Wisdom; the Bizdom U entrepreneurs were informed that Robert Mazur, inventor of the Purrfect Opener will be coming to speak to us. I think to myself, “Great, another extraordinary, conquering entrepreneur who is in a position that I want to be in some day.” I’m glad I found out that I was wrong. Dave Bing, John Ferchill, and Michael Melfi are all great men and wonderful entrepreneurs, but in my opinion, Robert Mazur is the ideal Business Wisdom speaker. Unlike Dave Bing, Robert Mazur is in the transitional phase to becoming a great entrepreneur. Everything is in place: he has a product on the market, his product is starting to get some recognition, and people are starting to speak his name. This transitional phase is the phase that most (if not all) of the entrepreneurs in Bizdom are working to get to. Mr. Mazur is the perfect speaker for us, because he was one of us a couple of years ago. Sure Mssrs. Bing, Ferchill, Melfi were once an inspiring entrepreneur still at the “starting blocks” of their career, but Mr. Mazur is so much closer to that phase than them, making him much more relatable to us, the “staring block” entrepreneur.

            I learned a lot from Mr. Mazur, including things that weren’t spoken like persistence and being constantly enthused about your product. Mr. Mazur did go on to say that we, as entry level entrepreneurs, should try to get as many referrals and recommendations as possible because of how useful they can be. Mr. Mazur also recommends talking to people in the industry we are entering in, and when making a product, a patent is one of the most important things you can have. Lastly, there were three main statements that Mr. Mazur said that really stuck out in my mind; and they were:

            “Before you spend the dime, spend the time.”

            “Try to be the LEADER of whatever you do!”

            “Keep moving, keep making decisions”

            While these three quotes are not the “be all, end all” solution to creating a successful business, I believe making perpetual effort to try and follow these quotes can make a huge impact on the success your business.