Category: The Entrepreneurial Journey and Pathways

2.1 Overview of the Entrepreneurial Journey As you prepare for your journey into entrepreneurship, it is critical to consider the multiple aspects associated with preparing for, experiencing, and completing a journey unique to you. The key is an honest and introspective assessment of how you can make a journey that brings your desired outcomes and results.…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: In designing a venture that is sustainable or capable of being self-funded, it is helpful to use specific tools to manage information. One such tool is a framework—a structure or outlined process that can be used to accomplish entrepreneurial goals through problem solving,…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: When you think of which career pathway (as in Figure 2.21) to follow, you might not think of being an entrepreneur in the same way that you would think of being a nurse, an attorney, or an engineer—but you should. Entrepreneurship offers you…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Scholars of business and entrepreneurship have long debated how people become entrepreneurs. Are entrepreneurs born or made? That is, are some people born with the natural skills, talent, and temperament to pursue entrepreneurship? Or can you develop entrepreneurship skills through training, education,…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Self-Employment as an Entrepreneurial Journey When the economy and the job market are strong, the entrepreneur has a safety net that decreases the risks in creating a new venture, a startup company or organization that conducts business or is created to satisfy a need, and…

Figure 2.1 College graduates face numerous choices and challenges when deciding which pathway will lead to career satisfaction and success. (credit: modification of “commencement graduation ceremony” by “Goodfreephotos_com”/Pixabay, CC0) Chapter Outline 2.1 Overview of the Entrepreneurial Journey 2.2 The Process of Becoming an Entrepreneur 2.3 Entrepreneurial Pathways 2.4 Frameworks to Inform Your Entrepreneurial Path What do you plan to do with…