This 4th-Generation Entrepreneur Builds and Sells Businesses in His 'Spare Time'Learn what Scott Van Der Weele says are the keys to successful entrepreneurship.

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Business Sense Consulting works to provide the best business strategy solutions with firms across multiple industries. Principal Scott Van Der Weele has owned the company for nearly 30 years and shares his thoughts on technology and how to succeed as an entrepreneur. He is currently working on a nonprofit project for providing job training to individuals in underprivileged neighborhoods. He learned that you don't have to be the first or the best at something to succeed; instead, he emphasizes something else entirely. Click play to find out more.

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