Entrepreneurs Organization is Built on Candor and Openness

02 April 2012 – Acting as their own bosses and assuming their own risks, it makes sense that entrepreneurs are by nature an independent breed. So I must say the concept of a formal organization for entrepreneurs seemed to me an oxymoron at first.

Still, we all benefit from associating with smart people with whom we have things in common, and EO — the short acronym for the Entrepreneurs Organization — makes it clear that even an independent breed is no exception.

EO, which this year is celebrating its 25th anniversary, is an international confederation of more than 8,000 business owners. It’s designed to help entrepreneurial men and women learn from one another, and to help them attain greater business success and a more enriched personal life. Its membership is rather elite, reserved for founders and owners of companies generating at least $1 million in annual revenue.

When I’ve thought about entrepreneurs in the past, I often pictured someone working solo, hatching a business plan in relative secrecy, and then making it work largely on his or her own — the Lone Ranger type.

Read article at [Vegas Inc.].​