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Skills

Thinking of starting your own business one day? Even if you aren't then you should be aware of the skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur as acquiring these will help you greatly in the world of work. Even if you can demonstrate basic employability skills, showing an employer that you have entrepreneurial skills can greatly enhance your prospects of progression within work and gaining future employment.

Here Sharon Polson of Invest NI talks about what they have identified as key entrepreneurial skills.

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