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admin | June 30, 2011
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Corporate Layoffs & Cutbacks Push Many to Entrepreneurship

 

It’s no surprise new businesses are still cropping up in the midst of one of the toughest economies and real estate markets in the nation’s history. With corporate downsizing and continuing layoffs, entrepreneurs are still opening their doors at a maddening pace.

Over Half of Companies Launched During a Recession

According to a report entitled, “The Economic Future Just Happened,” profiled by the Kauffman Foundation (the world’s largest foundation devoted to entrepreneurship), more than half of the companies on the 2009 Fortune 500 list were launched during a recession or bear market.

 

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admin | May 27, 2011
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Several Meanings to The Term Entrepreneurship

Life in those days was seen with a lot of primitive ways of livelihood, but as time went by there were lots of thing put in place that give comfort to life of people across the globe. The comforts seen around today are the outcome of entrepreneurship.

There are several meanings to the term entrepreneurship. Should you care to know exactly what it means, I’ll advise that you keep on reading.
The process of assuming business responsibilities and the risks that come with it is called entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur, one expects to make some profits no matter how small, depending on the kind of business one is carrying out. As matter of fact, the entrepreneur decides which product or service to provide, obtain the needed facilities, hire the required labor force, acquire production materials and provide for the cash in the form of capital.

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admin | April 13, 2011
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The Challenge of Building Businesses

Entrepreneurship happens to be a subject I am very passionate about, right from age 15 till date. The challenge of building businesses from scratch, negotiating deals and investing in other people’s business thrills me. Since the age of 15, I have been devoted to the lifelong study of entrepreneurship and investing. But even as an experienced entrepreneur, I still look up to my mentors for guidance and inspiration. I think it’s worthwhile I mention their names and what I have been gaining from them all these years or better still, I will dedicate an article to them later on. Now let’s proceed with the business of the day.

The word “Entrepreneurship” might sound unimportant or common to your ears, but I will advise you spend a little time on this article and get the tits and bits of what I am about sharing. The word entrepreneurship suggests several meanings and if a poll were to be conducted, I bet we will come up with 101 definitions of the term entrepreneurship.

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admin | February 1, 2011
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Different Contexts in Which Entrepreneurship Exists

There are many different contexts in which entrepreneurship exists. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Creative Entrepreneurship may seem to be at odds however, there is a place for both to co-exist. Corporate Entrepreneurship allows individuals or entire departments to act as their own strategic business units generating additional revenue streams for their company through new product innovations and/or services.

An example of Corporate Entrepreneurship is Google. The company who initially was most known for it’s search engine looked to expand its market reach into other revenue generating areas of technology. Google encourages entrepreneurial teams to generate ideas, build a business model for those ideas, submit the idea for commercialization to the company’s senior management.

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admin | November 18, 2010
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When Opportunities To Earn Money

In times when opportunities to earn money from jobs are less, you got to make opportunities for yourself through entrepreneurship. The benefits of entrepreneurship toward the economy and toward the entrepreneur himself or herself are tremendous. Starting out small and working your way up is always a good idea when it comes to entrepreneurship; small entrepreneurial activities are what keep world economies afloat and not few big businesses. And the benefits of entrepreneurship toward an individual are no less than life changing.

First, entrepreneurship can be your ticket toward financial independence. How much you make really depends on you; you set your own goal and by it you determine how much you compensate your efforts.

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admin | October 29, 2010
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The face of a Taiwan Entrepreneur: Risk-Taker, Shrewd, Dominant Mindset

In reference to the Sunday Times article (She’s The Boss, 09 Dec 07), I shall now examine the reasons for entrepreneurship in Taiwan and Singapore, compare and then show how others can leverage from the two distinct entrepreneurship models in both countries.

The face of a Taiwan entrepreneur: Risk-Taker, Shrewd, dominant mindset

Taiwan, or more commonly known as the “Boss Island”, has one of the highest concentrations of companies in the world. As quoted from “She’s the boss”, “Of these companies, close to 98 percent are privately owned small and medium enterprises.” This point clearly illustrates the dominant entrepreneurship mindset in the Taiwanese.

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admin | April 15, 2010
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MBA Factor To Get A Job Opportunity

The times are distinctly marked with power and money. Corporate world is the first thing that comes to our mind when we talk about acquiring power and money. Young and aspiring students look forward to enter corporate world or to start a business of their own. In any case business knowledge is a must. There are various business courses which aim at solving problems which are encountered in the corporate world. Entrepreneurship MBA course is one such course that deals with issues faced by aspiring businessmen.

Entrepreneurship MBA has come up with diversified student base. Students from all over the world have taken a keen interest in Entrepreneurship MBA. Geographical boundaries no longer become a limitation for the students to become Entrepreneurship MBA graduate. International universities have played a huge role in boosting the popularity of degrees like full time MBA in Entrepreneurship.

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