What is an Entrepreneur? Debated for many years‚ this vital question to the study of entrepreneurship continues to be criticised and analysed by some of the worlds leading researchers. The term entrepreneur comes from the French word entreprendre‚ which means to under take or to go between. Entrepreneurship did not really emerge into the UK until the Thatcher years (1970s) after the de-regulation of many of the country ’s companies including gas‚ electricity‚ water and the railways. It was almost
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most common characteristics associated with successful entrepreneurs‚ entrepreneur self-assessment and the differences between the entrepreneur‚ the small businessman and the managers. Topic 2 Identifying Entrepreneurial Characteristics LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this topic‚ you should be able to: 1. Identify sixteen characteristics of successful entrepreneurs; 2. Evaluate your entrepreneurial inclination potential using the entrepreneur self- assessment test; and 3. Describe at least three
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Entrepreneur Report Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are life-long friends and the cofounders of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade‚ Incorporated- a American ice cream company which manufactures ice cream‚ frozen yogurt‚ sorbet‚ and ice cream novelty products. They originally decided to go into the food business making bagels but found that the machines would be too expensive and settled on ice cream instead by taking a $5 course at Pennsylvania State University; an idea that
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Challenges of the Entrepreneurs Starting A common denominator for all entrepreneurs is the challenge of starting a business‚ be it through inventing something‚ looking for a new idea within a business‚ finding the right opportunity to break into a business‚ or buying into a franchise. And all of these takes planning — organizing all the aspects so that you reach your goal. Capital/Funds This is by far the greatest of all challenges facing entrepreneurs. Most entrepreneurs go into business with
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Entrepreneurs have many of the same character traits as leaders‚ similar to the early great man theories of leadership; however trait-based theories of entrepreneurship are increasingly being called into question. Entrepreneurs are often contrasted with managers and administrators who are said to be more methodical and less prone to risk-taking. Such person-centric models of entrepreneurship have shown to be of questionable validity‚ not least as many real-life entrepreneurs operate in teams rather
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Chapter 3: THE ENTREPRENEUR PROCESS The virtues of a successful entrepreneur (The Start-Up) A successful entrepreneur has to have the ability to bring together team members who can complete each other. An entrepreneur faces challenges like a coach or a symphony conductor‚ who must blend a group of individuals with different backgrounds and expertise together to become a superb team. To do this‚ an entrepreneur needs to have strong leadership‚ organization‚ and communication skills. In the corporation
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Entrepreneur Interview Salam Alshaikh MGMT 3850/090 Mar. 1‚ 11 UNT Dallas Entrepreneur Name: Nick Hammad Business: Shell Gas Station Interview Questions for Entrepreneur 1. What ignited the spark in you to start a new business venture or to make significant changes in an existing business? How did the idea for your business come about? Actually I decided to enter the business field following my father’s achievements. My father owned a convenient grocery
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Extraordinaire‚ Bass‚ B Baron‚ R. A. and Shane‚ S. A. (2008). Entrepreneurship: A process perspective‚ 2nd ed. Thomson South-Western. Burns‚ J. M. (1978). Leadership. New York: Harper and Row. Brockhaus‚ R. and Horwitz‚ P. (1986) ‘The Psychology of the Entrepreneur’ in Sexton‚ D. and Smilor‚ R. (eds.)‚ The Art and Science of Entrepreneurship‚ Ballinger. Comfort‚ M. H. (1964). Conrad H. Hilton Hotelier. Minneapolis: T.S. Denison & Company‚ Inc. Chell‚ E. (1999) ‘The Entrepreneurial Personality: Past‚ Present
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Entrepreneurship (POE) has helped develop the entrepreneur sprit in me. Initially‚ before I studied this subject‚ I am more of a follower than a leader. I did not have any intention of being my own boss as I do not have any unique ideas to even start with and I think that starting a business is very hard and time consuming. However‚ when I saw my fellow schoolmates setting up their own business‚ being their own boss‚ earning a lot more money‚ the entrepreneur sprit in me seems to grow more and more intense
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