Exploring Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Benefits, Structures, and Steps to Success
Small businesses are vital for job creation, innovation, and economic growth, accounting for 55% of modern products and services. They provide opportunities for minorities and women, allow individuals to pursue their dreams, and contribute significantly to local communities. Understanding different business structures, the advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship, and essential entrepreneurial traits can equip aspiring business owners. This overview highlights the importance of small businesses, the entrepreneurial journey, and actionable steps to help aspiring entrepreneurs succeed.
Exploring Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Benefits, Structures, and Steps to Success
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4.02 Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Bell Ringer What are you looking forward to doing during break?
Importance of Small Business • “For the land of the Free, and the home of the Brave” • National Anthem
What are the benefits of having a small business? • Creates new jobs • Recycles old structures • Opportunities for minorities and women • Provides new products and services • Allows one to peruse their dreams of becoming successful • Accounts for 55% of the innovative products and services we use today
Types of Small Business Structure • Sole Proprietorship • Partnership • Corporation • Charter • Stock holders • Board of Directors • Limited liability • Franchise
Entrepreneurship Advantages • Autonomy/Empowerment • having the right to make one's own choices and having the ability to act on them • Job satisfaction • Getting to do what you love to do. • Income potential
Entrepreneurship Disadvantages • Liability • Tort • Any action or inaction that wrongs, damages, or injures another, and thus forms the basis of a civil lawsuit. • Financial • Work long hours • Work at least 60 hours a week • Business may not prosper • Business may fail and you may end up broke!
Entrepreneurial Traits • Initiative • Leadership qualities • Dependability • Trustworthiness • Organizational skills • Dedication/perseverance • Decision making/problem solving skills • Risk taker • Foresight • Judgment/reasoning • Communication skills • Innovative • Most individuals have the personality to be an entrepreneur
1. Vision Be innovative (Creative) 2. Research Collect as much information as possible about the business opportunity 3. Planning Make sure you have you business plan in order 4. Acting Talk is cheap!! Act on your dreams 4 steps to becoming an entrepreneur