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Summary
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.…
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Frameworks to Inform Your Entrepreneurial Path
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,…
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Entrepreneurial Pathways
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…
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The Process of Becoming an Entrepreneur
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,…
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Overview of the Entrepreneurial Journey
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…
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Introduction
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…
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Summary
1.1 Entrepreneurship Today An entrepreneur is someone who takes on an entrepreneurial venture to create something new that solves a problem; small business ownership and franchising are also entrepreneurial options. The venture could be for profit or not for profit, depending on the problem it intends to solve. Entrepreneurs can remain in a full-time job while…
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The Entrepreneurial Mindset
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Entrepreneurship takes many forms (see Table 1.1), but entrepreneurs share a major trait in common: An entrepreneur is someone who identifies an opportunity and chooses to act on that opportunity. Most business ventures are innovative variations of an existing idea that has spread across communities,…
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Entrepreneurial Vision and Goals
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: When you think of yourself as a successful entrepreneur, what types of images or feelings do you experience? Do you find yourself daydreaming about creating the next great solution to society’s problems, or do you see yourself providing a solution for the…
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Entrepreneurship Today
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: As we delve into the study of entrepreneurship, let’s define what we mean by the word entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is someone who identifies and acts on an idea or problem that no one else has identified or acted on. This combination of recognizing an opportunity…
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