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Essentials of Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Management
By
Thomas W. Zimmerer
Norman M. Scarborough
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CHAPTER 1
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OBJECTIVES
After going through this lesson you should be able to:
Define and know the Meaning of the terms Entrepreneur,
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship as a Career
Differentiate between Wage employment, Self-employment
and Entrepreneurship
Differentiate the roles of an Entrepreneur and a Manager
The entrepreneurial process
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Entrepreneurs
An individual who takes risk and start something new.
one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a
business.
An entrepreneur is one who brings resources, labor,
materials, and other assets into combinations that make their
value greater than before, and one who introduces changes,
innovations, and a new order.
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Entrepreneurs (cont…)
– He or she is an individual who actively form or lead their own
business and nurture them for growth and prosperity.
UiTM Entrepreneurship Study Group
“Entrepreneurship is the process of creating something
new with value by devoting necessary time and efforts,
assuming the accompanying financial and social risk and
receiving the resulting rewards of monitory and personal
satisfaction and independence.”
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Entrepreneurship (cont…)
Simple Definition
– Process of creating something new and assuming
the risks and rewards.
Robert D.Hisrich, M.P.Peters & D.A.Shepherd
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A CAREER option
After finishing your graduation you will be at the crossroads
of life. You will face the dilemma of choosing what you have
to do in life. The vast majority of human beings direct their
activities towards earning a living, generating wealth and
improving their standard of living.
You can choose your career from two broad categories of
options, Wage Employment or Entrepreneurship.
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Difference between Wage Employment and
Entrepreneurship
Wage Employment Entrepreneurship
Work for Others Own Boss
Follow Instructions Make own plans
Routine Job Creative activity
Earning is fixed, never Can be negative sometimes,
negative generally surplus
Does not create wealth Creates Wealth, contributes to
GDP
Can choose from- Can choose from-
Government service Industry
Public Sector Trade or
Private Sector Service Enterprise
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ENTREPRENEUR vs. MANAGER RELATIONSHIP
Entrepreneur Manager
An entrepreneur is involved with the A manager with running the business
start-up process over a long period of time
An entrepreneur assumes financial, A manager does not have to bear risks
material and psychological risks.
An entrepreneur is driven by perception A manager work with the resources he
of opportunity currently possesses
An entrepreneur initiates change A manager follows rules & procedures
An entrepreneur is his own boss A manager is a hired employee
An entrepreneur gets uncertain rewards A manager gets fixed rewards and
salary
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The Entrepreneurial Process
“ is the process of pursuing a new venture, whether it would be new
products into existing markets, existing products into new markets
and/or the creation of a new organization.”
• The description of the future direction of
business is called a business plan.
• Starts with the appraisal of present resources and grading of
resources required in order of importance.
• Next step is acquisition of required resources in timey
manner while maintaining maximum ownership.
• Identification of alternative suppliers.
Phase 4 – Manage the enterprise
• Management function requires the entrepreneur to use acquired
resources for implementation of business plan.
• Dealing with operational problems
• Determining management style and structure.
• Establishing control system