Speech On Entrepreneurs

Sobel (2008), an entrepreneur is “someone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. An entrepreneur is an agent of change”. Sometimes becoming a successful entrepreneur is not about whether or not you have your M.B.A, it’s about your willingness to dedicate part of your life, money, and everything else to fulfilling your dreams. As Sobel’s definition includes the word “manages”, many entrepreneurs do have an advanced degree in some form of business to provide them with the knowledge to successfully manage their company. This provides them with the ability to handle their own payroll, accounts payable and receivable, and human resources. Entrepreneurs have many risks involved when beginning their company, such as: not succeeding, running out of money, or having to relocate. These risks were more common years ago when investors were not so easy to find and money was not so loosely handed out. Today’s entrepreneurs can usually fund themselves or have plenty of support from individual or group of investors. However, no matter the monetary support you have, an entrepreneur must make their company appeal to the public or their targeted group of customers. A successful entrepreneur cannot give up when things get tough, they have to accept what happened, provide a solution, and move

Owning your own business is just about every person dream. To be one’s own boss and have the control, to make the money, the have the power, but to be able to make a positive impact one not only the community but individuals is a great way to be a truly successful businessman. To know that you have helped your employees to succeed and to make a great impact in them a person that is the kind of boss I want to be.

Owning a business as an african american is an outstanding accomplishment. Independent success in the african american community proves what can be done with no interference from any external factors. A study was conducted showing that employers are less likely to respond to inquiries on jobs and resumes with a stereotypical “black name” on it. This study proves that many fail to give African Americans a chance to prove themselves and are willing to do anything to keep african americans down. A primary example of this is the destruction of Black Wall Street. The blacks living in that area were doing well for themselves, having ownership of every business in that neighborhood including movie theaters, hotels, cafes, banks, and etc. This all

There have been many obstacles preventing people from creating generational wealth. One of them is that we come from the poorly disadvantaged background. It makes it harder for us to create wealth for ourselves let alone our descendants. As for South Africans, we come from Apartheid era; our great-grandparents most of them had no formal education also our grandparents. The only people who were educated were our parents. Most of them are teachers and Nurses. They had enough financial ability to provide us with a quality education. Also after 1994, there were many bursaries available for black students. So this generation has got more doctors more PhDs, more chartered accountants, engineer's etc. Even though we are so qualified now and we are getting high-paying jobs; the fact remains that we still need to look after our families. Our parents had no investment portfolios to take care of themselves, the only portfolio they had was our education their only hope to get us out of poverty. They expended all their income on our education, most of our parents at 50 has never been on vacation outside the country and have not even boarded a plane before. They have been feeding on hand to mouth and obtaining different loans just to pay for our education.

My dad has owned and operated his own business for almost 40 years. He has relied on the

I must be honest with you and share my opinion on black entrepreneurship, especially in 2017. With the new presidential candidate officially in office, black men and women, hopefully, will be more open to the idea of becoming their own bosses. Whenever I hear someone still blaming their financial situations on the “white man” or groan that they can't find a suitable position, I cringe. You, too? It drives me totally insane and I want to cry out loud.

An entrepreneur is someone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise (Merriam-Webster, n.d). Some characteristics of an entrepreneur are, the willingness to work hard, the desire for responsibility and the confidence in their ability to succeed. The person that I chose to interview for this paper is, Adama Kuyateh.

All entrepreneurs dedicate themselves toward setting up, maintaining, and growing their businesses. They venture out, start new businesses, and innovate new products. They spend much of their time and effort on growing their client base and making a difference for their clients. They usually live a hectic, very demanding, and highly stressful lifestyle. Many find it difficult to get a regular daily exercise and stress reduction activity. They often drive themselves hard to improve their services, products, and production. If they lack the manpower support and they are directly hands-on on all aspects of their business, they sometimes end up physically and mentally drained after a few years of operation.

You may work at a place where office politics prohibit you from career advancement, or you experience an environment where workers don’t get along. You may also experience difficulties in dealing with your supervisor. As an entrepreneur, you won't have to live with these dysfunctional workplaces any longer.

Be prepared to put in sacrifice. If you want to be an entrepreneur, you have to sacrifice. there’s no way around it. I’ve learned over the years, one the best trait that I have is that I can sacrifice and suffer more than most people I know. That’s just the way it is/ I accepted years ago the greater the risks the greater the reward. If you’re not going to be a risk taker, if you’re not going to sacrifice and suffer, it’s not going to work. You can be smart and talented but if there’s no work ethic behind you, don’t do

Starting a business is the latest trend. Just take a look at Instagram. Several profiles have the caption ‘Entrepreneur’. At this very moment, there is someone, somewhere working on an idea, a business plan or launching a startup. Entrepreneurship is on the rise like never before. The flexibility and independence that comes with being one’s own boss is attractive and worth taking the leap in starting a business. However, most people don’t know that being an entrepreneur is a grueling journey that can be very lonely and stressful at times. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), 50% of businesses fail during the first year. Starting a business can be a scary task, but the

First, in the chapter six assessment we learned about managing small business startups. This “Do You Think Like an Entrepreneur?” assessment measures the likelihood of me becoming an entrepreneur. The self-assessment questions to some aspect of improvisation, which is a correlate of entrepreneurial intentions. Entrepreneurial improvisation consists of three elements such as creativity, ingenuity, and the ability to produce novel solutions under constrained conditions. Successful entrepreneurs also have the ability to work well under pressure while also having action, persistence, and the determination to achieve goals and solve problems in the moment. Based on my personality, I would have assumed that I would was not fit to be entrepreneur because although, I am always

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

So why entrepreneurship? The idea that could lead to making enough money where you could pile it to a skyscraper and still be taller. So why isn’t everyone an entrepreneur? That’s because it will take blood sweat and tears to make your idea a success. The success of an idea comes in all sorts of varieties. For example, Californian advertising executive Gary Dahl, was the first to create the ordinary grey stones bought at a supply store and convinced that they were alive – Pet Rocks. The marketing strategy was built around a fad that lasted only six months, yet he made millions and got out. Marketing is way to get your name out to others.

There are two sides to every debate, and the "what makes an entrepreneur" argument has raged for decades with neither side able to conclusively prove their case. There are many who believe that an entrepreneur must possess personality traits such as vision, passion and drive that are innate and cannot be taught. Others argue that the skills of evaluating opportunities, motivating people and operating a business are easily passed on to eager students looking to be entrepreneurs. The truth is that both sides are right and it's time for a compromise: Entrepreneurs are born and made. Some people may be natural entrepreneurs and immediately open a business, others will have studied and