What does it take to start a successful business? While there's no such thing as the perfect entrepreneur -- even Bill Gates has made mistakes -- a number of personal qualities can help you to build a successful business. If you pass muster on most of these traits, you're off and running。

　　如何成功地创业？不存在十全十美的企业家——即便比尔盖茨也会犯错——不过具备一些素质能帮助你成功。如果你在以下的大部分事项中做得足够好，那么你就拥有了一个好的开头。

　　1. You can delegate。

　　No matter how smart and energetic you are, it's a mistake to try to attend to every detail yourself. Unless you're a solo act, you're going to have to trust employees to do their jobs so that you can run the business。

　　第一，会委派工作。不论你是一个多么聪明和精力旺盛的人，事必躬亲是错误的做法。除非你唱独角戏，不然你要信任员工，派他们完成工作，这样你才能有空经营企业。

　　2. You are a teacher。

　　In order to delegate successfully, you will need people with appropriate skills -- and they may have to learn some of those skills from you。

　　第二，老师型。要成功委派工作，你将需要有具有合适技能的人，而他们也许要从你那里学一些技能。

　　3. You are self-motivated。

　　As a small business owner, you won't have a boss to tell you when to get to work. If that's a problem, keep your day job。

　　第三，自我激励型。身为小企业家，没有老板会告诉你什么时候来上班。如果你有工作动力问题，还是继续打工吧。