entre started as - Answers economic scenario: free trade and capitalist
entrepreneur word is derived from - Answers french meaning to undertake
entrepreneurship movement started in - Answers 1950s
entrepreneurship defined - Answers dynamic process of creating incremental wealth
risks assumed by entrepreneurs - Answers equity, time, career, etc.
the product doesn't need to be unique the entrepreneur just needs to - Answers infused value for the
product be securing and allocating neccesary skills and resources
entrepreneurs must have passion for - Answers creation and implementation of new ideas, creative
solutions
ignore - essential "ingredients" to an entrepreneur - Answers willingness to take risk
ability to formulate effective venture team
skills to build solid biz plan
vision to recognize opp
how many new businesses every year - Answers 400 k
1 in every 150 adults participates in - Answers founding a venture or firm each year
trends in entrepreneurship and education - Answers entrepreneurial education has become a hot topic
in the world of busieness and engineering schools throughout the world
myths about entrepreneurs; 1-5 - Answers doers, not thinkers
born, not made
always inventors
academic/social misfits
must fit the profile
myths about entrepreneurs; 6-10 - Answers all they need is money
all they need is luck
it is unstructured and chaotic
most ventures fail
, extreme risk takers
entrepreneurial characteristics (know 5) - Answers determination
perseverance
drive
initiative
responsibility
calculated risk taking
creativity/innovativeness
independence
3 major sources of info that supply data related to entre mindset - Answers research and publications
direct observation
speeches, seminars and presentations
4 areas of risk faced by entrepreneurs - Answers financial risk
career risk
family/social risk
psychological risk
factors that are evident in large corporations which have exhibited successful innovations - Answers
strategic renewal
innovation
corporate venturing
strategic renewal focuses on - Answers people, fun, flat hierarchial structure
innovation in companies focuses on - Answers encouraging action
rewarding innovation
corporate venturing focuses on - Answers hiring the right attitudes, new employee orientations, the
golden rule