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Introduction to
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Bruce R. Barringer
R. Duane Ireland
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Entrepreneurship
Successfully Launching New Ventures
Text Book
Author: Bruce R Barringer
R. Duane Ireland
Part I- Decision To become an Entrepreneur
Chapter
1:
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Introduction
to an
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Importance
The Entrepreneurial Process
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
There is tremendous interest in entrepreneurship around the world.
According to the GEM
2008 study, about 300 million people, or 12.5%, of the adults in the 40 countries surveyed, are involved in forming new businesses.
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What is Entrepreneurship?
(3 of 3)
eBay Case
Pierre Omidyar
Founder of eBay
All these qualities were exemplified by Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay. Omidayar saw an opportunity to create a marketplace where people could find each other online, he risked his career by quitting his job to work on eBay full time, and he worked hard to build a profitable company that delivers a creative and useful service to its customers.
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Introduction to an Entrepreneurship
What
is Entrepreneurship?
◦ eBay the classic Entrepreneurial story
◦ Entrepreneurship definition
French word
Entre
Between, Prendre
To take on
The word usually descries people who take on the risk between Buyers & Sellers or who “Undertake” a task to such as starting a new Venture.
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Inventor & Entrepreneur differ se
Inventor
Creates new concept or Product m Entrepreneur assembles & then integrates bl all the recourses needed (Money, People, Business Model, esModeling) to transform Invention into a Viable
Strategy, Risk
Business.
Entrepreneurship definition
Entrepreneurship is the process by which individual pursue opportunities without regards to resources they currently controlled.
IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES & PUTTING USEFUL IDEAS INTO
PRACTICES
The Task called for this behavior can be accomplished by
Individual or a Group and typically