CIA -3 ENTREPRENEURSHIP Submitted by, Pooja A 1421445 II – MBA – F2 Table of Contents S. No. Particulars Page No. 1 Introduction 3 2 Literature Review and Critical Analysis 4 3 Conclusion 9 4 Reference 10 List of Figures S.No. Particulars Page No. 1 Top 20 reasons Start-ups fail 4 Introduction “Start-ups pursue opportunity with resources that don’t match the task; although they may have one or two critical ones such as a product idea or access to an experimental customer, they lack all the resources required to win.” (Cohan, Peter S, 2012, p178). An Entrepreneur is one who finds an opportunity, and transforms the opportunity into a business for which he/ she hopes to make profits. When the characteristics of entrepreneurs are analysed, it seems like they have some common characteristics. These characteristics include risk taking, creativity, taking initiatives, adaptability, flexibility, self-belief, hard work and being independent. Any business is risky. If a person is not ready to take the risk, he cannot be an entrepreneur. For a business to run, a person either puts his own money or convince investors to invest in his business. Either way, the person is taking a risk. So an Entrepreneur always is a risk taker. If the business doesn’t go well, successful entrepreneurs always have a back-up plan. This back-up plan helps them to exit in a proper way when the business doesn’t pay off. Seeing an opportunity in our daily life and
“Even as a child, I enjoyed comeback stories where people overcame adversity and against all odds achieved what they sought. I was always rooting for the underdog. The greater the challenge, the more I liked the story. However, I could not fathom that one-day, I would be the fallen one trying to claw my way back.” Jorge Newberry began enterprising at the age of seven, dropped out of high school at sixteen becoming an enterprising entrepreneur as he rose to the top building a vast financial empire.
The past indicates to people what processes and pathways are successful, and it highlights what needs to be changed in the future to make society better. The Wesley’s showed to individuals that perseverance and determination along with a tight-knit family can make a business successful. In addition to this, the Point Washington Lumber Company has also proven that lumber is not the steadiest field of business to go into as the demands of the product fluctuate. In retrospect, individuals can take this example of the past as trying a field of business and watch its growth to see if the outcome is greater than the initial
“All is well because all grows better.” A quote one of America’s best entrepreneurs, Andrew Carnegie. A man who revolutionized the steel industry through perseverance and hard work. Although he had a bad time with the Homestead, he was not to blame, and it did not represent his character or how he feels. An entrepreneur is someone who ho organizes or operates a business and makes great risks in order to do so.
I am not as confident as John Muir, who went off on his own path despite what others said and frequently put himself and his reputation into danger by protecting the Sierra. I am not as comfortable with risk-taking and uncertainty as he was, and in entrepreneurship, being uncomfortable with risk can leave a business stagnant and eventually lead to
The speakers at the CBAD 120 retreat brought energy and a wealth of knowledge of starting your own business. Adam Rice and Meghan Tarmey brought information regarding how effective teamwork reflects directly to the success of a business and their personal experiences regarding it. Also, the information they provided can be directly linked to topics learned in CBAD 120 and the students in the class can use some of the information to improve upon the business plans they have been working on throughout the year. Overall the information provided if put into action in one’s own life is extremely valuable. Adam Rice’s presentation was primarily focused on the relationships with clients, the culture of the business, and work ethic to reach one’s
and it says, “Telling someone to follow their passion-from an entrepreneur 's point of view-is disastrous” (463). Not all businesses end up failing but when they do, it can be a big disaster. Most of the young generation are starting to put up businesses because of Jobs, which means that a good majority of them will sadly end
What does the invention of the telephone, the declaration of independence, and marriage have in common? They’re all outcomes of someone or multiple people taking a risk. By definition a risk is the chance that something bad will happen when a person makes a decision. Alexander Graham Bell risked failure when he invented the telephone, people risk rejection when they propose to the one they love, the founding fathers risked death when fighting for freedom. Not all risks are as successful as as the ones previously mentioned.
As an entrepreneur, I believed that one should consider business risks rather than personal ones. This is because they will determine the success of the business. However, the author said that people should consider themselves and do what makes them happy (Komisar and Kent 3). One should consider pursuing things that bring joy to one’s life rather than doing business for the sake of getting money. We should consider the environment that we work in and the value that it adds to our lives rather than thinking about the financial benefits only.
Financial plan The principal source of the organization financial growth is through cash flow, it is clear and imperative after effective evaluation that growth will occur in phases. We identified that we will have to build the business in phases as indicated on the attached spreadsheet (Appendix B), for the Revenue projection of five business years respectively. We made our projection based on inflation and unforeseen circumstances; business growth is to be Contingency plan Victoria and family will invest part of the financial investment into the business account until the business is able to support its operating expenses.
Introduction At the present competitive world leadership is a dynamic process where influencing others is the most important issues. That’s why exercising power is one of the most important issue to be a charismatic leader and this power doesn’t come automatically it comes after advocating other fellow members. Here, one thing is most important to remind that the power should be imposed and exercise within the worth and boundaries of the leaders. However organization’s culture, its mission, vision, short-term strategies all these reform the leadership process.
Porter’s five forces model To analyse the microenvironment facing United Biscuits in China, Porter’s five forces model is selected to provide an understanding of the competitive forces, to determine the competitive position of the company and profitability within the biscuit industry whilst offering a framework for predicting and influencing competition over time (Porter, 2008, p.80). The findings are explained below: Threat of new entrants • The high capital cost required for investing in developing distribution, sales network and acquiring production equipment could deter new entrants. The barriers are high when capital is necessary for unrecoverable expenditures such as marketing and product development capability which is difficult for new entrants to succeed in the short-term (Euromonitor, 2014; Porter, 2008, p.81).
According to research, most successful entrepreneurs have certain personal attributes in common. They include determination, leadership, flexibility, creativity, self-confidence, passion, and ‘smarts’. Possessing these personal attributes is just a start, executing them properly and to maximum is what we expect from an entrepreneur. Though, you must have a vision and execute it consequently.
Literature Review: The purpose of this chapter is to present a review of literature relating to start-up business. The following are the literature review by different authors and different research scholars. Weiss: made a study in US and concluded that small businesses are generally less efficient when compared to large administrative companies and concluded that on an average, about half of total shipments in the industries covered are from suboptimal plants.
On the other hand, Marty Nemko deeper explores the topic in his article and teaches the reader how to begin a business; it is more supporting than following what one loves. Nemko undertakes
Entrepreneurship in the Philippines is currently booming and one of the best things a person can do today is start taking action in putting up its own business or acquiring a franchise (Louren, 2017). Entrepreneurship is a state of mind. It is not identified or measured with the type of business a person is in the success of that business but rather it is the total way of life for entrepreneurs. Being an entrepreneur requires distinct personality traits such as having a risk-taking personality, need for achievement, internal focus of control, tolerance for ambiguity and having a type A behavior or striving to achieve more in less time and general competitiveness (Gilles and Mondejar, 2008). Entrepreneurship has been described as the “capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit” (www.businessdictionary.com).