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Learn the characteristics and financing options for entrepreneurs, exploring investment opportunities, risks, and innovation. Discover the keys to entrepreneurial success.
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Ch. 6 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
Becoming an Entrepreneur • Entrepreneur- Someone who takes a risk in starting a business to earn a profit. • Entrepreneurship- The process of starting, organizing, managing, and assuming the responsibility for a business.
Characteristics of successful entrepreneurs • Hard Worker • Risk Taker • Self-confident • Persistent • Energetic • Goal-oriented • Independent • Competitive • Reliable
Financing • Small business owners MUST have some way to finance their business. • Most entrepreneurs’ finances comes from friends or family (More than 50%). • Venture capital- Money provided by large investors to finance new products and new businesses. • Bank Loans
To invest or not to invest? • What are some questions that you would ask someone if presented with an investing opportunity?
Opportunities and Risks • New business opportunities • Innovation- An invention or creation that is brand new. • Improvement- A designed change that increases the usefulness of a product, service or process.