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Successful Leadership in a Small Business Practicing positive successful leadership in a small business, especially for the founder/owner, takes great skill and talent. In order to know what to do successfully in the start up phase and beyond takes understanding and self analysis. Small Business and Leadership There are several types of leadership styles. The charismatic leaders exude vision, are willing to take risks to achieve that vision, are sensitive to both environmental constraints and follower needs and exhibit behaviors that are out of the ordinary. Leadership effects in Small Business There are several types of leadership styles. The charismatic leaders exude vision, are willing to take risks to achieve that vision, are sensitive to both environmental constraints and follower needs and exhibit behaviors that are out of the ordinary. The transactional leadership style emphasizes rewards to influence motivations of the follower (Chaganti, Cook & Smeltz, 2002). Leadership in Small Business Small businesses are defined as firms having one to 500 employees and make up approximately 50% of the civilian non-farm workforce in the United States (Waddell, 1992). Since 1980, the number of small business owners and operators has steadily increased in number (Paleno & Kleiner, 2000).