Seth Godin is a Marketing Guru. He writes great books and has an excellent blog that I enjoy reading.

I have always viewed myself as an Entrepreneur. I started a business on my own and work hard to run and grow it. But after reading a recent post by Seth, I realize that I am actually a Small Business Owner versus an Entrepreneur:

Link to Seth’s post

Excerpt from the post:

The distinction I’ve always made is that an entrepreneur is trying to make money while she sleeps, and does it with someone else’s money! That she builds a business bigger than herself, that scales for a long time, that is about processes and markets. A small businessperson, on the other hand, is largely a freelancer with support, someone who understands the natural size of her business and wants to enjoy the craft of doing it every day.

The more I see both, the happier it appears that small business people are. They often make more money, take fewer risks, sleep better and build something for the ages, something they believe in and can polish and be proud of.

I found the distinction between the two interesting and thought you might as well. Are you an Entrepreneur or a Small Business Owner?