On... Becoming a Businessman?
There is always some sort of respect and admiration in my family for people who runs a business. Business people surely deserve our respect for stepping out of their comfort zone and taking risk in pursuit of their goals ( usually that goal = to make lots of money ). However, there is often a stereotype when it comes to defining what a business is. Usually when you say someone is running a business, the first thought is of someone who 1) employs people, 2) is selling something and 3) is making lots of money. Although we know all 3 criteria is not necessary for someone to be labeled a businessman. Why not? Perhaps I would use a money changer as an example. In Malaysia ( and I believe in most developing countries ), you don't have to change your money at a bank or a money exchange chain. There are small private businesses where you can exchange currencies. So most of these small money exchange business 1) employs people, 2) is selling currencies and 3) are making l...