Answer the following questions after reading the case study given at the end. 1. What type of entrepreneur was Mr. Shahid? 2. Which entrepreneurial characteristics does Mr. Shahid have that may be important to his success? 3. Which characteristics could lead to Mr. Shahid’s failure? 4. What steps should Bill take to avoid the pitfalls common to a small business? Case Study: Mr. Shahid was a real craftsman when it came to being a machinist. Mr. Shahid had learned almost all that he knew from Daud, his first and only employer. Mr. Shahid was married and had three young children. He was 33 years old and had worked for Daud ever since he finished his tour in the Army. In 12 years, Mr. Shahid had polished his skills under the watchful and critical eye of Daud. Daud was quick to recognize Mr. Shahid's talent for the trade. Mr. Shahid had a positive attitude about learning and displayed a drive for perfection that Daud admired. Daud's Machine Shop was a successful small business. Its success was based mostly on the reputation for quality that had been established over its 42 years in operation. Daud had come to this country with his new wife, Salmah, when he was in his late twenties. Now the business was a success, but Daud remembered the early years when he and Salmah had to struggle. Daud wanted the business to continue to produce the highest quality craftsman products possible. On a Friday evening, he called Mr. Shahid into his office at closing time, poured him a cup of half-day-old coffee, and began to talk with him about the future."Mr. Shahid, Salmah and I are getting old and I want to retire. It has been 42 years of fun but these old hands need a rest. In short, Salmah and I would like you to buy the business. We both feel that your heart is in this craft and that you would always retain the quality that we have stood for." Mr. Shahid was taken back by the offer. He, of course, knew Daud was getting older, but had no idea Daud would retire. Mr. Shahid and his wife, Timah, had only Rs. 4200,000 in the bank. Most of Mr. Shahid's salary went for the normal costs of rearing three children. Daud knew Mr. Shahid did not have the money to buy the business in cash, but he was willing to take a portion of the profits for the next 15 years and a modest initial investment from Mr. Shahid. Mr. Shahid had, for the past four years, made most of the technical decisions in the shop. Mr. Shahid knew the customers and was well respected by the employees. He had never been involved in the business side of the operation. He was a high school graduate but had never taken business courses. Mr. Shahid was told by Daud that even after deducting the percentage of the profits he would owe under the sales agreement, he would be able to almost double his annual earnings. Mr. Shahid would have to take on all the business functions himself because Timah had no business training either.

Answer the following questions after reading the case study given at the end. 1. What type of entrepreneur was Mr. Shahid? 2. Which entrepreneurial characteristics does Mr. Shahid have that may be important to his success? 3. Which characteristics could lead to Mr. Shahid’s failure? 4. What steps should Bill take to avoid the pitfalls common to a small business? Case Study: Mr. Shahid was a real craftsman when it came to being a machinist. Mr. Shahid had learned almost all that he knew from Daud, his first and only employer. Mr. Shahid was married and had three young children. He was 33 years old and had worked for Daud ever since he finished his tour in the Army. In 12 years, Mr. Shahid had polished his skills under the watchful and critical eye of Daud. Daud was quick to recognize Mr. Shahid's talent for the trade. Mr. Shahid had a positive attitude about learning and displayed a drive for perfection that Daud admired. Daud's Machine Shop was a successful small business. Its success was based mostly on the reputation for quality that had been established over its 42 years in operation. Daud had come to this country with his new wife, Salmah, when he was in his late twenties. Now the business was a success, but Daud remembered the early years when he and Salmah had to struggle. Daud wanted the business to continue to produce the highest quality craftsman products possible. On a Friday evening, he called Mr. Shahid into his office at closing time, poured him a cup of half-day-old coffee, and began to talk with him about the future."Mr. Shahid, Salmah and I are getting old and I want to retire. It has been 42 years of fun but these old hands need a rest. In short, Salmah and I would like you to buy the business. We both feel that your heart is in this craft and that you would always retain the quality that we have stood for." Mr. Shahid was taken back by the offer. He, of course, knew Daud was getting older, but had no idea Daud would retire. Mr. Shahid and his wife, Timah, had only Rs. 4200,000 in the bank. Most of Mr. Shahid's salary went for the normal costs of rearing three children. Daud knew Mr. Shahid did not have the money to buy the business in cash, but he was willing to take a portion of the profits for the next 15 years and a modest initial investment from Mr. Shahid. Mr. Shahid had, for the past four years, made most of the technical decisions in the shop. Mr. Shahid knew the customers and was well respected by the employees. He had never been involved in the business side of the operation. He was a high school graduate but had never taken business courses. Mr. Shahid was told by Daud that even after deducting the percentage of the profits he would owe under the sales agreement, he would be able to almost double his annual earnings. Mr. Shahid would have to take on all the business functions himself because Timah had no business training either.

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