Heather Whitestone is an incredibly talented dancer and‚ most importantly‚ the first Deaf woman to ever be crowned the winner at the Miss America pageant. At the age of 21‚ Heather received the crown in the 1995 pageant‚ thus making history for Deaf people in America. Heather Whitestone was born in Alabama in February of 1973. When she was only eighteen months old‚ Whitestone was rushed to the hospital with a dreadful case of influenza. Though she came frighteningly close to death‚ she was successfully
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Entrepreneurship in South Africa – A Solution by Judian Govender View of entrepreneurship in South Africa South Africa’s national development strategy along with numerous other countries strategies‚ view small business development and enterprise empowerment as an imperative for economic growth.(ACT102‚ 1996). Worldwide there is an acknowledgement that entrepreneurship is an economic workhorse and catalyst.(GORMAN‚ 1997) Entrepreneurship is seen as empowering and is a requisite for emerging countries
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characteristics and skills of entrepreneurs used in three different context i.e. small‚ social and larger scale business‚ to manage‚ develop and sustain the business. It initiates with highlighting the term entrepreneur and entrepreneurship from different authors followed by theories on entrepreneurship to get a better understanding of traits and characteristics in detail. Then is states the benefits of entrepreneurial traits and characteristics. It will then focus on how small business entrepreneurs use their
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References: Bridge‚ S.‚ O ’Neill‚ K.‚ and Cromie‚ S. (2004). Understanding enterprise‚ entrepreneurship & small business 2nd Ed Dollinger‚ M. (1999). Entrepreneurship – Strategies and Resources 2nd Ed. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Grenholm‚ P.‚ Hansen‚ A.‚ Sahlman‚ A.‚ and Volkakis‚ N. (2004). What motivates entrepreneurs and can their motivation be influenced? Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship. Kickul‚ J.‚ and Zaper‚ J. (1998). Untying the knot: do personal and organisational determinants
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Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition By Roger L. Martin & Sally Osberg Stanford Social Innovation Review Spring 2007 Copyright © 2007 by Leland Stanford Jr. University All Rights Reserved MUHAMMAD YUNUS Access to small loans has helped millions of people around the globe dramatically improve their lives and the economic health of their communities. The man behind this capitalist revolution is Muhammad Yunus‚ founder of Grameen Bank and father of microcredit. b y R
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMNENT‚ CURICULLUM DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION AMONG THE KENYAN YOUTHS Employability of the Kenyan youth in the 21st century The role of the youth in entrepreneurship development in Kenya Employability of Kenyan youth and entrepreneurship development in higher learning institutions How about Entrepreneuship and Socia-economic development in Kenya? Abstract According to United Nations population report 2009 Kenya has a population of approximately
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From an economists point of view entrepreneurship is best considered as a function. The entrepreneur is what the entrepreneur does. Entrepreneurship was first described in economic terms by Cantillon who defined the components of trade but the term was accorded by Say. The modern theory of the entrepreneur is primarily concerned with the primary characteristic of the search for or the discovery of knowledge. The entrepreneur uses this knowledge in moving resources‚ where it is argued that the qualities
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Over the past decade‚ entrepreneurship has emerged as one of the most important forces in business and management study of the world economy (Meyer‚ G et al. 2000). Entrepreneurship has demonstrated that the definition of success is not only due to luck. There is no absolute definition of an “entrepreneur” as it depends on the perspectives and argues of people. Entrepreneurs have multiple characteristics but most numbers of them are common with successful businesspeople. Any individual that starts
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Summary: This particular case involves Alex Evans‚ the owner‚ CEO and president of the Evans RV Wholesale Supply and Distribution Company. The article fully describes how said firm is organized into groups namely: the warehouse‚ retail sales division‚ service department and accounting and finance groups. Accordingly‚ the case is filled with details as to how the company is organized. Alex is said to be a benevolent owner who is apt in taking care of the loyal employees but also is in the
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The Discipline of Innovation by Peter F Drucker . Reprint r0208f August 2002 HBR Case Study The Sputtering R&D Machine Martha Craumer r0208a Voices Inspiring Innovation Creativity Under the Gun Teresa M. Amabile‚ Constance N. Hadley‚ and Steven J. Kramer r0208b r0208c The Failure -Tolerant Leader Richard Farson and Ralph Keyes r0208d r0208e Breaking Out of the Innovation Box John D. Wolpert Best of HBR The Discipline of Innovation Peter F Drucker . r0208f
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