This document provides an overview of entrepreneurship and small businesses. It discusses key topics such as the definition of an entrepreneur, characteristics of entrepreneurs, benefits and drawbacks of entrepreneurship, diversity in entrepreneurship including women and minority entrepreneurs, the importance of small businesses, and common mistakes entrepreneurs make. The document aims to introduce foundational concepts about entrepreneurship.
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The World of the Entrepreneur
Every year millions of entrepreneurs launch
new businesses.
Entrepreneurial spirit - the most significant
economic development in recent history.
11 percent of adult population is actively
involved in trying to start a new business.
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The World of the Entrepreneur
Recent study
Globally 10 percent of adults are actively engaged
in trying to start a business.
Men are twice as likely as women to start a
business
Nearly one-third of global entrepreneurs are
between the ages of 25 and 44.
7. One who creates a new business in the face of
risk and uncertainty for the purpose of
achieving profit and growth by identifying
opportunities and assembling the necessary
resources to capitalize on them.
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Who is an Entrepreneur?
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Characteristics of Entrepreneurs
Desire for responsibility
Preference for moderate risk risk
eliminators
Confidence in their ability to succeed
Desire for immediate feedback
High level of energy
Future orientation serial entrepreneurs
Skilled at organizing
Value achievement over money
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Entrepreneurship
One characteristic of entrepreneurs stands
out:
Diversity!
Anyone regardless of age, race, gender,
color, national origin, or any other
characteristic can become an entrepreneur
(although not everyone should).
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Benefits of Entrepreneurship
The opportunity to:
Create your own destiny
Make a difference
Reach your full potential
Reap impressive profits
Contribute to society and to be recognized
for your efforts
Do what you enjoy and to have fun at it
12. urce: Adapted from Dun & Bradstreet 21st
Annual Small Business Survey Summary Report, 2002, p. 35.
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Drawbacks of Entrepreneurship
Uncertainty of income
Risk of losing your entire investment
Long hours and hard work
Lower quality of life until the business gets
established
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Drawbacks of Entrepreneurship
Uncertainty of income
Risk of losing your entire investment
Long hours and hard work
Lower quality of life until the business gets
established
High levels of stress
Complete responsibility
Discouragement
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Feeding the Entrepreneurial Fire
Entrepreneurs as heroes
Entrepreneurial education
Demographic and economic factors
Technological advancements
Independent lifestyle
E-commerce and the World Wide Web
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Feeding the Entrepreneurial Fire
Entrepreneurs as heroes
Entrepreneurial education
Demographic and economic factors
Technological advancements
Independent lifestyles
E-commerce and the World Wide Web
International opportunities
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The Diversity of Entrepreneurship
Young entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs
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The Diversity of Entrepreneurship
Young entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs
Minority-owned enterprises
Immigrant entrepreneurs
Part-time entrepreneurs
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The Diversity of Entrepreneurship
Home-based businesses
Family businesses
Corporate castoffs
Corporate dropouts
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Small Businesses...
Make up 90 percent of all businesses
Employ 51 percent of the nations private
sector workforce.
Create more jobs than big businesses.
Are leaders in offering training and
advancement opportunities to workers.
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Produce 51 percent of the nations
private GDP.
Account for 47 percent of business
sales.
Create 13X more innovations per
employee than large companies.
Zipper, FM radio, laser, air conditioning,
escalator, light bulb, personal computer,
automatic transmission, and many
more!
Small Businesses...
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Ten Deadly Mistakes of
Entrepreneurship
1. Management mistakes
2. Lack of experience
3. Poor financial control
4. Weak marketing efforts
5. Failure to develop a strategic plan
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Ten Deadly Mistakes of
Entrepreneurship
6. Uncontrolled growth
7. Poor location
8. Improper inventory control
9. Incorrect pricing
10. Inability to make the entrepreneurial
transition
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Putting Failure into Perspective
Entrepreneurs are not paralyzed by the
prospect of failure.
Failure a natural part of the creative
process.
Successful entrepreneurs learn to fail
intelligently.
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Avoiding the Pitfalls of
Small Business Failure
Know your business in depth
Develop a solid business plan
Manage financial resources
Understand financial statements
Learn to manage people effectively
Keep in tune with yourself