Presentation of a workshop to experience the entrepreneurial process.

1. Entrepreneurial Process From opportunity recognition to opportunity exploitation Ing. M.H.M. Hammer M.Sc.

2. Index Theory: How come, someone gets an Entrepreneur? Practice: Experience the process

3. Theory Fostering entrepreneurship: the person of the entrepreneur (e.g. Stewart & Roth, 2007, Judge & Ilies, 2002 and Kirton, 1976) the process of entrepreneurship (e.g. Shane & Venkataraman, 2000, Gartner, 1985 and Shapero, 1982). A starting entrepreneur, sequential runs a number of steps (van der Veen & Wakkee, 2004, van der Sijde, 2004, Shane & Venkataraman, 2000, Low & MacMillen, 1988, Gartner, 1985; Shapero & Sokol, 1982).

4. Exercise #1 Take a piece of paper Fold it twice Write down on the upper left part: What are you thinking of now. What colour.

5. Exercise #2 Write in the upper right corner: What are you planned to do next hour? What do you want to achieve this week?

6. Exercise #3 Write in the lower left corner: What action you executed, to achieve your goals in the upper right corner? How often you touched your face the last 10 minutes?

7. Exercise #4 Write in the lower left corner your personal answer to the question: Are thinking of becoming an Entrepreneur?

8. Please: Look critical to your answers! Practise what you preach?

9. Entrepreneurial Process Opportunity recognition Opportunity preparation Opportunity exploitation Shane, Ventakamaran (2001)

10. But… How you start the process?? Look to your folded paper and act! Exercise

11. The intention Perceived desirability New business formation Entrepreneurial intention Perceived feasibility Krueger (2003)

12. Summarize

13. Thank you for your attention!

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