Part 2 Flashcards
what are private entrepreneurs?
When an individual or a group of individuals set up an enterprise, arrange finance, bear the risk and adopt the latest techniques in the business with the intention to earn profits, he or the group is called as private entrepreneur/entrepreneurs
what is a state entrepreneur?
As the name indicates, state entrepreneur means the trading or industrial venture undertaken by the state or the government itself.
what are joint entrepreneurs?
Joint entrepreneur means the combination of private entrepreneur and state entrepreneur who join hands
5 types of entrepreneurs according to gender and age?
man entrepreneur
woman entrepreneur
young entrepreneur
old entrepreneur
middle-aged entrepreneur
what is the first truth of entrepreneurship?
TRUTH#1 : Entrepreneurship is not reserved for startups.
An entrepreneur creates a business based on research to assess the validity of an idea or model.
Start-up is not the only path for entrepreneurs. He or she may be engaged from corporations to franchises, to profit and nonprofit organizations, to family enterprise.
what is the second truth of entrepreneurship?
TRUTH#2 : Entrepreneurs do not have a special set of personality traits.
It is how an entrepreneur think and act. It is more of understand the correct entrepreneurial mindset.
Effectuation – idea that the future is unpredictable yet controllable. In other words, entrepreneurs focus on creating a future rather than predicting it.
Entrepreneurs create opportunities, make markets rather than find them, accept and learn from it, and build relationships with a variety of stockholders.
Thus, an entrepreneur must be passionate on creating opportunities.
what is the third truth of entrepreneurship?
TRUTH#3: Entrepreneurship can be taught (it’s a method that require practice)
Entrepreneurship is not just learning the processes (knowledge and expertise) but requires consistent practice to gain EXPERIENCE.
what is the fourth truth of entrepreneurship?
TRUTH#4: Entrepreneurs are not extreme risk-takers.
- Entrepreneurs are very calculated risk takers and gauge what they are willing to lose with every step taken.
what is the fifth truth of entrepreneurship?
TRUTH#5: Entrepreneurs collaborate more than they compete.
Entrepreneurs draw on shared experience and desire to learn from others facing similar challenges.
Entrepreneurs collaborate for the common good.
what is the sixth truth of entrepreneurship?
TRUTH#6 : Entrepreneurs act more than they plan.
- Entrepreneurs need not to write a formal business plan in order to start an enterprise.
Most entrepreneurs ACT more – go out and talk to other people, connect with customers, generate buzz about their product or service, and a build a strong network.
what is the seventh truth of entrepreneurship?
TRUTH#7 : Entrepreneurship is a life skill.
Entrepreneurship is a life skill that helps people to deal with an uncertain future by providing them with method to think, act, identifying opportunities, approach problems in a specific way, adapt to new conditions, and take control of personal goals and ambitions.
These set of skills can be applied to many other fields.
what are the types of entrepreneurship? (other than start-ups)
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs inside
Buying a Franchise
Buying a Small Business
Social Entrepreneurship
Serial Entrepreneurs (Habitual Entrepreneurs)
what is corporate entrepreneurship?
is a process of creating new products, ventures, processes, or renewal within large organizations. It is carried out by working employees within the broader organization.
what does entrepreneurs inside mean?
consist of employees who think and act entrepreneurially within organizations.
Compared to Corporate Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs inside can exist and function in any type of organization, big or small
Examples: government agencies, cooperatives, nonprofit, religious
what does buying a franchise mean?
is a type of license purchased by an entrepreneur (franchisee) from an existing business (franchisor) that allows the entrepreneur to trade under the name of the business.