1. What qualities does a person need to succeed in business? I’d say you need patience, determination and the ability to work well with people. Running a business rarely goes exactly as planned, so you have to stay calm when things go wrong. You also need to listen to your customers and be willing to change your approach. For example, if people keep complaining about your delivery service, you can’t just ignore them. You need to find out what’s wrong and fix it. I think being willing to learn is often more useful than thinking you already know everything.
2. Do you think hard work is more important than luck in business? Yes, overall, I think it is. Luck can give you a good opportunity, but hard work helps you make the most of it. Someone might open a café just before the area becomes popular, which is lucky. However, if the food is terrible and the staff are rude, customers probably won’t come back. You still have to put in the effort every day. So, luck might help you get started, but I wouldn’t want to rely on it to keep a business going.
3. Why do some businesses succeed while others fail? I think a lot depends on whether they understand what their customers actually want. Sometimes people fall in love with their own business idea without checking whether anyone would pay for it. Successful businesses usually offer something useful at a price people are happy to pay. Managing money matters as well. A shop could be busy every day and still struggle if its costs are too high. So, having customers is important, but you also need to know how to run the business properly.