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ENTERPRENURSHIP
BY SREEREMYA.S
M.phil
Overview
• What is an entrepreneur?
• Characteristics of an entrepreneur
• Planning to be an entrepreneur
• Growth pressures, managing a family
business, and corporate intrapreneurship
Entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneurs are people that notice
opportunities and take the initiative to
mobilize resources to make new goods and
services
Intrapreneurs
• Intrapreneurs also notice opportunities and
take initiative to mobilize resources, however
they work in large companies and contribute
to the innovation of the firm.
Small Business Owners
• Small business owners are people who own a
major equity stake in a company with fewer
than 500 employees.
• In 1997 there were 22.56 million small
business in the United States.
• 47% of people are employed by a small
business.
Advantages of a Small Business
• Greater Opportunity
to get rich through
stock options
• Feel more important
• Feel more secure
• Comfort Level
Demerits of a Small Business
• Lower guaranteed pay
• Fewer benefits
• Expected to have many skills
• Too much cohesion
• Hard to move to a big company
• Large fluctuations in income possible
Who are entrepreneurs?
• Common traits
– Original thinkers
– Risk takers
– Take responsibility for
own actions
– Feel competent and
capable
– Set high goals and enjoy
working toward them
• Common traits
– Self employed parents
– Firstborns
– Between 30-50 years old
– Well educated – 80% have
college degree and 1/3 have a
graduate level degree
Key Personal Attributes
• Entrepreneurs are Made, Not Born!
– Many of these key attributes are developed early in life,
with the family environment playing an important role
– Entrepreneurs tend to have had self employed parents
who tend to support and encourage independence,
achievement, and responsibility
– Firstborns tend to have more entrepreneurial attributes
because they receive more attention, have to forge their
own way, thus creating higher self-confidence
Key Personal Attributes (cont.)
• Need for Achievement
– A person’s desire either for excellence or to succeed in
competitive situations
– High achievers take responsibility for attaining their goals,
set moderately difficult goals, and want immediate
feedback on their performance
– Success is measured in terms of what those efforts have
accomplished
– McClelland’s research
Key Personal Attributes (cont.)
• Self-Confidence
– Because of the high risks involved in running an
entrepreneurial organization, having an “upbeat” and self-
confident attitude is essential
– A successful track record leads to improved self-confidence
and self-esteem
– Self-confidence enables that person to be optimistic in
representing the firm to employees and customers alike
Key Personal Attributes (cont.)
• Self-Sacrifice
– Essential
– Nothing worth having is free
– Success has a high price, and entrepreneurs have to be
willing to sacrifice certain things
Questions To Keep In Mind
• What are my motivations for owning a business?
• Should I start or buy a business?
• What and where is the market for what I want to sell?
• How much will all this cost me?
• Should my company be domestic or global?
Start or Buy?
• Start – cheapest, but very difficult
-requires most planning/research
• Buy – expensive – may be out or reach
-requires less planning and research
• Franchise (middle ground) – a business run by
an individual (the franchisee) to whom a
franchiser grants the right to market a certain
good or service.
The Market???
• Planning & Research essential
• Extensive market surveys (family, friends,
neighbors…)
• Magazines and Polls offer some information
on the market -
Businessweek, Harris Poll
What about the cost?
• Plan realistically, not optimistically
• Don’t overestimate your profits
• Don’t underestimate your costs
• Sources of Funds
• Banks
• Venture Capitalists – filthy rich, high risk investors looking for a
many-times-over yield
• Angels – seem to have altruistic motives and less stringent
demands than venture capitalists
Entrepreneurship: Corporate INTRA-preneurs
Intrapreneur = someone in an existing organization who turns new
ideas into profitable realities.
Not every employee has the ability to become a successful intrapreneur. It
takes well-developed strategic action, teamwork and communication
abilities.
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Enterprenurship

  • 2. Overview • What is an entrepreneur? • Characteristics of an entrepreneur • Planning to be an entrepreneur • Growth pressures, managing a family business, and corporate intrapreneurship
  • 3. Entrepreneurs • Entrepreneurs are people that notice opportunities and take the initiative to mobilize resources to make new goods and services
  • 4. Intrapreneurs • Intrapreneurs also notice opportunities and take initiative to mobilize resources, however they work in large companies and contribute to the innovation of the firm.
  • 5. Small Business Owners • Small business owners are people who own a major equity stake in a company with fewer than 500 employees. • In 1997 there were 22.56 million small business in the United States. • 47% of people are employed by a small business.
  • 6. Advantages of a Small Business • Greater Opportunity to get rich through stock options • Feel more important • Feel more secure • Comfort Level
  • 7. Demerits of a Small Business • Lower guaranteed pay • Fewer benefits • Expected to have many skills • Too much cohesion • Hard to move to a big company • Large fluctuations in income possible
  • 8. Who are entrepreneurs? • Common traits – Original thinkers – Risk takers – Take responsibility for own actions – Feel competent and capable – Set high goals and enjoy working toward them • Common traits – Self employed parents – Firstborns – Between 30-50 years old – Well educated – 80% have college degree and 1/3 have a graduate level degree
  • 9. Key Personal Attributes • Entrepreneurs are Made, Not Born! – Many of these key attributes are developed early in life, with the family environment playing an important role – Entrepreneurs tend to have had self employed parents who tend to support and encourage independence, achievement, and responsibility – Firstborns tend to have more entrepreneurial attributes because they receive more attention, have to forge their own way, thus creating higher self-confidence
  • 10. Key Personal Attributes (cont.) • Need for Achievement – A person’s desire either for excellence or to succeed in competitive situations – High achievers take responsibility for attaining their goals, set moderately difficult goals, and want immediate feedback on their performance – Success is measured in terms of what those efforts have accomplished – McClelland’s research
  • 11. Key Personal Attributes (cont.) • Self-Confidence – Because of the high risks involved in running an entrepreneurial organization, having an “upbeat” and self- confident attitude is essential – A successful track record leads to improved self-confidence and self-esteem – Self-confidence enables that person to be optimistic in representing the firm to employees and customers alike
  • 12. Key Personal Attributes (cont.) • Self-Sacrifice – Essential – Nothing worth having is free – Success has a high price, and entrepreneurs have to be willing to sacrifice certain things
  • 13. Questions To Keep In Mind • What are my motivations for owning a business? • Should I start or buy a business? • What and where is the market for what I want to sell? • How much will all this cost me? • Should my company be domestic or global?
  • 14. Start or Buy? • Start – cheapest, but very difficult -requires most planning/research • Buy – expensive – may be out or reach -requires less planning and research • Franchise (middle ground) – a business run by an individual (the franchisee) to whom a franchiser grants the right to market a certain good or service.
  • 15. The Market??? • Planning & Research essential • Extensive market surveys (family, friends, neighbors…) • Magazines and Polls offer some information on the market - Businessweek, Harris Poll
  • 16. What about the cost? • Plan realistically, not optimistically • Don’t overestimate your profits • Don’t underestimate your costs • Sources of Funds • Banks • Venture Capitalists – filthy rich, high risk investors looking for a many-times-over yield • Angels – seem to have altruistic motives and less stringent demands than venture capitalists
  • 17. Entrepreneurship: Corporate INTRA-preneurs Intrapreneur = someone in an existing organization who turns new ideas into profitable realities. Not every employee has the ability to become a successful intrapreneur. It takes well-developed strategic action, teamwork and communication abilities.