ENT07101:Exploring Entrepreneurship | 08011239 | | Report based on the career of Roz Colthart and her business www.black-essentials.com | | |
Contents
Section 1: Introduction 3
Rationale 3
Research Methodology 3
Section 2: Findings 5
Background 5
Start up 6
Success 7
Future 7
Beliefs 7
Section 3: Analysis 8
SME 8
The Entrepreneurs Characteristics 8
Motivational Factors 9
Catalysts 10
Female Entrepreneur 10
Conclusion 11
Reflection 11
References 12
Introduction This report will cover the key issues faced by Edinburgh entrepreneur Roz Colthart of
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Roz says she is a very determined person and the first sign her determination came when the position of hospitality manager / PA to Richard Branson became available on his privately owned island, Necker. Roz recalls a conversation she had with her mother before moving to the Virgin Islands. She was showing her mother pictures of Necker Island and in a glossy magazine and made a promise that she would one day work there. After beating off thousands of applicants for the position her promise was realised. The experience of working on Necker Island with the entrepreneur Richard Branson was an opportunity of a life time. Not only was she able to observe and assist Richard in his business ventures, part of her job was organise and host parties and events on the island for some of the world’s most prominent business people. This she believes was one of the first catalysts for her which made her think of setting up business for herself. After working and socialising with rich and successful business men and women she realised that they were no different from her and if they could do it then so could she. As she had done before with the job on Necker she set a goal for herself that she would one day own her own business. She feels this is another example of the determination that set her on the path to success.
After five years working on Necker Island Roz decided it was time to return to Edinburgh. Upon her return she went on holiday with a
Lesley Gillespie, the cofounder of Australia’s most successful bakery, Baker’s Delight, has shown many, if not all, of the traits required to be a successful entrepreneur, and is now on the BRW Rich Women 2015 list. In an equal partnership with husband Roger, her position as joint chief executive puts her on the list of a minority of business owned by women, especially in the 1980’s when Bakers Delight was opened. Though she has said that she has not faced many barriers to being a woman in business, apart from a few instances, a woman would likely not have made it to be so successful without focus, thinking of those around her, passion, self motivation and without being a hard worker, all of which are traits required to be an entrepreneur.
I’m typing a paper on african american entrepreneurship.Here are some people that i’m typing about is Avonda Turner, Founder and Ceo of Erin/Anderson,entrepreneurship was never the mission-more like the calling,graduated from old Dominion University. Ayonna Howard, Ph.d,Founder and Cto of Zyrobotics,I’ve always had a heart for children with special needs.Aaron Walker,Founder of camelback Ventures,He also had his own way of his path.Christine Souffrant,Founder and Ceo of Vendedy,entrepreneurship came from upbringing in Haiti.Stacia Pierce,Founder and Ceo of ultimate lifestyle enterprises, her father gave stacia her own business when she was 13 years old,her first experiences as a leader. Sid
It would have been unacceptable and annoying”(541). While still completely sane, she admits that her feelings for Robert are nothing more than a friendship but changes her mind once she decides she no longer wants to be tied down to anyone. She becomes extremely flustered when she finds out about Robert leaving for Mexico she states “The idea of Robert starting of in such a ridiculously sudden and dramatic way!”(568). This is where “she recognized anew the symptoms of infatuation”(569), basically admitting that she had no serious thoughts about him, just an infatuation which she blows way out of proportion while he is away, so much so as to think she is actually in love with him when he returns. Possibly though, a big reason as to why she begins to feel that way is because she envies his ability to just pack up and leave on a moment’s notice. She already has begun to long for a change in her life, and something like that would not only be adventurous to her, but also fulfill her longing for something different than the life she is stuck in. She tells a story to her husband and the Doctor while dining one night “of a woman who paddled away with her lover one night in a pirogue and never came back”(589), how so then, would this be any different. She only wants something new, and
He didn't know that she was going in the first place. She seems not to worry about what others think of her, except Robert.
Again, this is another occasion in which she knows herself. In Warren Bennis “Four Competencies of Great Leaders” the forth, and most important, was that of self-management. In the management of self it is the “knowing one’s skills, and deploying them effectively.” After the first positive response she says how effective it was and she continued doing it. She saw that she was good at it and persuaded it thought she even wrote her sister saying how she probably wouldn’t get rich doing it, it was not only what she enjoyed but something she was good at and felt need to be done.
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson was born July 18th, 1950, in Surrey, England. He struggled in school and eventually dropped out at the age of 16. He started his first business after dropping out from school. In 1972, he founded Virgin as a mail order record retailer, and shortly afterwards he opened a record shop in London. This kick-started his Virgin brand globally, With more than 400 companies in over 30 countries, with different business ventures from alcoholic beverages to financial services, including airlines Virgin Atlantic and Virgin America, as well as wireless company Virgin Mobile. In addition, it includes international health club Virgin Active.
return from Sudan? 12. What Robert did with Fikre? He sold her to another man.
She attached herself to young men that she thought would take her away from the place where she didn’t belong. She fell in love with Robert because he was the one who started the awakening. “It was you who awoke me last summer out of a life-long, stupid dream”(620). She imagined that he would take her away to a place where they could be happy and she could be who she wanted.
She was nervous about Robert
She worked really hard to be the successful woman and billionaire she is today which taught me that success doesn’t come to me and that I have to work hard towards it. I would love to be an entrepreneur like Burch, because I would enjoy creating my own products, having the ability to control my own business, and earn lots of money. Some of the interesting facts about Tory Burch are that she founded the ‘Tory Burch Foundation’ in 2009 that backs the empowerment of women in America by giving them small business loans and providing them with entrepreneurial education and that she is ranked number 17 on the list of America’s richest self made women. From this entrepreneur unit, I learned about what is needed to start a new business and the risks entrepreneur have to overcome to be
The name of my successful Canadian entrepreneur is Michele Romanow This persistence was evident at an early age. In Grade 5, Romanow felt her bedtime was too early, so her parents encouraged her to survey her classmates for comparison. “The results showed that her bedtime was dead last, but despite the evidence, she still argued she should go to bed later,” her dad recalls. The first of four kids, Romanow was born in Calgary, and then moved to Regina, but spent a lot of time on her extended family’s farms. The experience taught her that no task was beneath her.
“Oprah Winfrey arguably has more influence on the culture than any university president, politician, political or religious leader, except perhaps the pope.”
“You don 't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” Said the Blond British Billionaire Richard Branson. Born on July 18th 1950 in Surrey England. Suffering from dyslexia, Richard Charles Nicholas Branson was a high school drop out at age 16. The oldest son of a hard working bartender and a mother who was a flight attendant. The headmaster at his school told him he would end up in jail or become a millionaire. But actually he became a multi-billionaire. From a nothing to a something Richard Branson is an inspirational figure. His willingness to make mistakes, relentless optimism, and setting immense goals have all contributed to his success and also have inspired others around him, including me.
Emerald Article: How women entrepreneurs lead and why they manage that way Dorothy Perrin Moore, Jamie L. Moore, Jamie W. Moore
It is general belief in our society that role of women is restricted in four walls of home or for mainly household activities. Economy of any country can’t boom without contributing women. The growing industrialization, urbanization and social legislation and with the spread of education and awareness women have shifted from kitchen to higher level of professional activities. Today’s women are taking more and more professional and technical degrees to cope up with market need.The position of women and their position is any society is an index of its civilization. Women are to be considered as equal partner in the process of development.