Entrepreneurial Lessons from a Waiter

Posted October 12, 2007 by Margie Zable Fisher

I really enjoyed this blog post from Wendy Piersall, titled “Can Waiting Tables Teach You How to be an Entrepreneur?”

The tips are great. My favorite is this part:

You’re in a Service Business, Period.

The only waiters & waitresses that do well know to put their customers first. And it’s the same in every single business on the planet. You don’t go into business to make money and sell things. You go into business to add value and serve your customers. Though it’s a small change in words, the difference between the two is light years apart, and will make or break you.

Here’s the post: http://inspired.entrepreneur.com/2007/10/08/rags-to-riches-can-waiting-tables-teach-you-how-to-be-an-entrepreneur/