A Startup Company : The Development And Application Of Critical Thinking Skills

My heart raced uncontrollably as I waited for my turn to come. I was sitting, for the first time, in a classroom in the United States, surrounded by people who were at least 2 years older than I was. Professor Knapp had asked for each one of us to stand up and state the reason why we were taking the Entrepreneurship course that summer at the University of Southern California. I thought I was prepared to answer what seemed like such a simple question, until I heard the responses that my fellow classmates were giving. “I want to expand my apparel business to other states” “I want to make even more than the 70 thousand dollars I made in the stock market last year” “I want universities to encourage the use of the app I built”. What was I supposed

I have always been interested in “doing my own thing” or, better known as, entrepreneurship. In high school, I would buy T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hats in bulk. I’d embroider little emblems on them and mark up the price by 100%. People at school would buy $1 shirts and pay $9 for my craftsmanship. However, I wanted bigger and better things. I channeled Andrew Carnegie in my approach to business: why just stop at my little venture when I could vertically integrate and market for myself? I decided to invest all my money in a new cause and thus, my own social media marketing company was born. The skills I’ve learned in starting my company is something that cannot be taught. I would relish the opportunity to grow and learn at an institution like The Stephen M. Ross School of Business that understands the importance of innovation and exploration.

Up until recently, I was like many of my peers, uncertain about what the future would hold for me. I did not know where exactly I wanted to attend school, what I wanted to study, or what I wanted to do career-wise. But, after taking high school classes like Business Information Management, Human Resources, Banking and Financial Services, and Accounting I, I found my long awaited answer, a fascination in the business and financial world. I loved attending these classes and learning new and exciting

As I was beginning my freshman year of college, I could only imagine what it would be like until I actually experienced it. My first official “college” business

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers students all the resources and opportunities to succeed and thrive. Becoming a successful entrepreneur is my dream. I intend to study in The Lally School of Management. As the best undergraduate business school, RPI not only provides fundamental courses to prepare me well in leadership skills and computer skills, but also promotes my skills on interpreting data and problem-solving. I want to join the entrepreurship concentration which I have involving since my junior year. Thinking creatively outside the box, I endeavor to make my business project to become the best plan in the marketplace.Because the proudest moments of my life have been when I’ve been able to use my skills and resources to create products

College life became a nightmare for me when I secured a part-time job along with my classes. There were some few breaches, but that never stopped me from advancing into the future. I never gave up, but rather challenged myself to overcome all those barriers. I chose my classes in a way that my job won’t interfere with them. “Of

Like most high schoolers starting out, I didn’t have a clue as to where I wanted to go. I knew I wanted to go into something corporate level, but I wasn’t sure what it could have been. It wasn’t until I took my first business class that I got a clear picture of what I was really interested in, finance. The course capstone was to manage a portfolio of $100,000 and work over the span of three months to maximize returns (if any). I automatically

Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” For this reason, I believe that everyone should have the best education as possible. Among all of the other university that are available for me, I choose Loyola Marymount University as the source for my education and I have never regret the decision that I made at the acceptance day. As an entrepreneurship major student in this University, I receive all the resources that I needed to be as an entrepreneur who can change the world. Loyola Marymount University programs are experience-based and globally relevant; they're designed to address the issues executives face every day. They provide the tools

The aspects of my new gained knowledge from this course and my way of thinking was structured on the understanding of how a business has to do research when founding a business. I had some idea of what correspondents were needed for a business because of previous classes; however, in this course, I was able to learned new information of critical thinking to demonstrate my skills gained from over the years at Colorado Christian University. The experience gained has allowed me to proceed with an

Robin Chase graduated with from a high level management school and has put her degree to use. Entrepreneurs are essential to this world because they are the ones who come up with many of the ideas in the world and also they come up with solutions to everyday issues. It is essential for those who aspire to do something with their degrees to examine those who have past success in a similar field because it allows one to examine what has worked for those who have been successful, but more importantly what has failed them. It also fits into our course by emphasizing creative thoughts because often the ideas that change the world are those that are unexpected. Another reason that this presentation fits into the class is that it shows that a management degree does not have to be just used to manage employees. It shows that doors can be opened by obtaining a degree and that one can choose to do anything with the degree. Robin Chase also demonstrates that a positive attitude even in difficult times is essential because a positive attitude has a major influence on individual and team success. One could have the best idea, but a negative attitude is cancerous in the workplace. This presentation is important because it allows one to begin to formulate ideas and creative ideas. Mrs. Chase is an influential leader and her words inspire those around her and that is why it is

I chose this major because I wanted to learn in a different, more creative way than I would have in the other majors. I want to learn how to exploit my creativity and enhance my skills that will help me in the business world. I have people telling me all of the time that I should have done finance or another business major because it is a “real” major. After failing to make it to the next round in the business challenge, I started to wonder if I should have taken the safer route and majored in finance. I could have always created my own business later on with or without a degree in entrepreneurship. I quickly got that thought out of my head and still believe that learning the creative ways to accomplish tasks through entrepreneurship is more valuable than majoring in just one section of business. The one thing that I know for certain about entrepreneurship is that I will have a normal job after I get out of school so that I always have income coming in, but I will always be developing new ideas on the side to accomplish my dream of owning my own business someday. After I learn how someone does something, I always want to do it better on my own. This drives me and solidified my faith in continuing with entrepreneurship. When I fail at something, I do not stop, I reflect and learn, and then go harder until I succeed. I have learned this in sports and it applies directly to entrepreneurship. I may have lost this competition, but I can guarantee that the next business competition I am in, I will be better than I was in this class. I always want to get better at whatever I do. When I get angry after failure, it drives me to succeed next time instead of dwelling on the past. This class was high stakes and it helped me prepare for the real business world where failure is a harsh possibility. Participation ribbons are no longer an option after school, and this class reminded me of that

My first exposure to the “real” business world began after being inspired by a documentary on Cornelius Vanderbilt in the fifth grade; with an arrogance that only a fifth grader can maintain, I distinctly remember thinking “I can do better.” My first experience of doing “business,” subsequently, was in the fifth grade. Selling bookmarks made of dried glue and leaky dye from a maker became my specialty. Quite suddenly, I had the first (and only) enterprise in all of fifth grade- I became the robber baron of school supplies.

I also got to learn about the skills and characteristics of a entrepreneur. You need lots of traits to be a entrepreneur. You need to be able to be flexible and self-reliant, be able to structure yourself is very important. You must be confident and be able to take risks, being an entrepreneur means knowing when to take action and when not too. You have to have traits like patience and creativity, a entrepreneur must be able to be resourceful and must be able to see problems when they occur. You have to be able to work

However, it should be noted that the Institute’s Entrepreneurship Fundamentals course began in spring and ran through the summer. As a result, this schedule duration became an inconvenience for some students but most importantly it contributed to our low class retention. Although students of various skill levels became

Taking this entrepreneur course has been the best thing I could do for myself. Not only did it grow my mindset, but it taught me how to focus and concentrate on meeting my goals. At the beginning of this semester I could not let go the negative self-image I had of myself. Since I have been able to reflect on who I am I am slowly able to let go of that past image. I now know that I am more than able to reach my goals with the proper mindset and skills. I have come a long way since the beginning of this course. At the beginning of this course we were asked what is most important in life, and when I chose myself I knew after that reflections that I was off to a great start. Putting myself first these last few months has been the best thing I