1 WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT Would You Make a Good Entrepreneur? Ja’Niya Ladson Department of Business and Entrepreneurship BA130OL- Introduction to Business Dr. Wilton Stewart April 4, 2021 Grade Breakdown >Communication: 19.00 points out of 20 points >Analysis: 19.00 points out of 20 points >Application: 18.00 points out of 20 points >Effective Use: 18.00 points out of 20 possible points (error in APA format) >Style: 18.00 points out of 20 possible points. Remarks: • Errors noted with Source entries in reference list. See professor’s comments. • First line of second to last paragraph not indented 0.5 inches. • Improper textual citation noted in second to last paragraph. 2 WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT Quiz feedback Based on the quiz feedback, I have what it takes to become an entrepreneur. Many successful entrepreneurs started their businesses at an early age by selling items to their classmates. Entrepreneurs do not start their businesses while they have grown up. Secondly, running a business requires a lot of time especially in a case where the business is required to grow. Therefore, an entrepreneur should have time to spend on the business. Thirdly, many successful entrepreneurs are not in the business for money. They focus on higher goals such as the love for the business they perform and making a positive contribution to the world. It is also important to be good with the money that one receives every day. A good and successful employer should be able to account for every amount they receive. It is important to keep a close eye on the cash flow. Based on the quiz, I have the ability to manage my finances and this can make me to become a good entrepreneur. Businesses are faced with severe and unforeseen challenges all the time. A successful entrepreneur should be able to deal with the challenges and overcome them. A successful entrepreneur should be good at making decisions. A single decision can affect the business in a big way. It is important to have the right decision making skills. Based on the quiz, I have the right decision making skills and can therefore be a successful entrepreneur. Basic skills In case the quiz feedback showed that I was not good enough to start a business, I would be willing to delay my plans and acquire the skills first. This is because I understand the importance of having the right skills for the business and the risk of starting a business without the right skills. Without the right skills, it can be difficult to obtain the expected results and Commented [WS1]: Grammatical error➔ ?? Awkward wording. 3 WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT become a successful entrepreneur. It can also be difficult to make profits. Instead of risking failing in business and making losses, it is better to delay the plans and acquire the basic skills first. In spite of what the quiz reveals, I have the basic skills needed to own and manage ...

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WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
Would You Make a Good Entrepreneur?
Ja’Niya Ladson
Department of Business and Entrepreneurship
BA130OL- Introduction to Business
Dr. Wilton Stewart
April 4, 2021
Grade Breakdown
>Communication: 19.00 points out of 20 points
>Analysis: 19.00 points out of 20 points
>Application: 18.00 points out of 20 points
>Effective Use: 18.00 points out of 20 possible points (error in
APA format)
>Style: 18.00 points out of 20 possible points.

2. Remarks:
• Errors noted with Source entries in reference list. See
professor’s comments.
• First line of second to last paragraph not indented 0.5 inches.
• Improper textual citation noted in second to last paragraph.
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Quiz feedback
Based on the quiz feedback, I have what it takes to become an
entrepreneur. Many
successful entrepreneurs started their businesses at an early age
by selling items to their
classmates. Entrepreneurs do not start their businesses while
they have grown up. Secondly,
running a business requires a lot of time especially in a case
where the business is required to
grow. Therefore, an entrepreneur should have time to spend on
the business.
Thirdly, many successful entrepreneurs are not in the business
for money. They focus on

3. higher goals such as the love for the business they perform and
making a positive contribution to
the world. It is also important to be good with the money that
one receives every day. A good
and successful employer should be able to account for every
amount they receive. It is important
to keep a close eye on the cash flow. Based on the quiz, I have
the ability to manage my finances
and this can make me to become a good entrepreneur.
Businesses are faced with severe and unforeseen challenges all
the time. A successful
entrepreneur should be able to deal with the challenges and
overcome them. A successful
entrepreneur should be good at making decisions. A single
decision can affect the business in a
big way. It is important to have the right decision making skills.
Based on the quiz, I have the
right decision making skills and can therefore be a successful
entrepreneur.
Basic skills
In case the quiz feedback showed that I was not good enough to
start a business, I would
be willing to delay my plans and acquire the skills first. This is

4. because I understand the
importance of having the right skills for the business and the
risk of starting a business without
the right skills. Without the right skills, it can be difficult to
obtain the expected results and
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become a successful entrepreneur. It can also be difficult to
make profits. Instead of risking
failing in business and making losses, it is better to delay the
plans and acquire the basic skills
first.
In spite of what the quiz reveals, I have the basic skills needed
to own and manage a
successful business. One of the basic skills needed to manage a
business is financial skills. The
ability to manage finances is very important and business
people are required to forecast their
sales and cash flow. I have the right financial management
skills to run and manage the business.

5. Therefore, no matter the results of the quiz, I have the ability to
run and manage the business.
I also have problem solving and decision making skills. In spite
of the plans that people
make concerning their businesses, problems will always arise.
This requires someone to be able
to make decisions while under pressure. I am able to make
decisions and solve issues well. This
can enable me to run and manage a business.
Gabriel Jordan’s presentation
From the presentation, Gabriel Jordan started her dream of
becoming an entrepreneur at the age
of 7 (TEDx Talks Williams, 2013). This is similar to my view
on entrepreneurship in that many
entrepreneurs begin their journey on entrepreneurship at an
early age.
Gabriel Jordan states that entreprene urship requires overcoming
fear and being confident.
While confidence and being bold are very important, I think that
having the right management
skills is far more important. She also states that failing is an
opportunity to learn. I agree with her
perspective because I also take every failure as an opportunity

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Reference
TEDx Talks, (2013). The Making of A Young Entrepreneur:
Gabrielle Jordan Williams at
TEDxRockCreekPark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EblQj_pZFlQ
Williams, G. (2013, May 11). The making of a young
entrepreneur: Gabrielle Jordan Williams at
TEDxRockCreekPark [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EblQj_pZFlQ&authuser=0
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Written Assignment WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1
Running head title must be in all CAPS in accordance with
APA format
Writing Assignment: Fostering Entrepreneurship in Unlikely
Places
Ja’Niya Ladson
Department of Business and Entrepreneurship
BA130OL- Introduction to Business
Dr. Wilton Stewart
April 4, 2021
Grade Breakdown
>Communication: 18.75 points out of 20 points
>Analysis: 18.00 points out of 20 points
>Application: 18.50 points out of 20 points

8. >Effective Use: 17.50 points out of 20 possible points (error in
APA format)
>Style: 18.00 points out of 20 possible points.
Remarks:
• Running must be in all CAPS.
• Errors noted with Source entries in reference list. See
professor’s comments.
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Type of entrepreneur
Vic Ahmed is an innovator. Innovators measure their success
based on the effect of the
activities they undertake ad the mission of the business (Gitman
etal, 2018). These types of
entrepreneurs have unique ideas to make things better and to do
things differently.
One of the characteristics that make Vic Ahmed a successful
entrepreneur is ambition. Vic
is an ambitious man because he decided to create a company
and run it no matter the risks
involved. Another characteristic that makes Vic a successful

9. entrepreneur is innovation. He is an
innovative person because he came up with an innovative idea
which has led to the business. The
third characteristic that makes Vic Ahmed a successful
entrepreneur is collaboration. In order for
an entrepreneur to be successful, they must be able to work with
other people and companies. Vic
Ahmed has the technical knowledge needed to run and manage
the business and this is another
reason why he is a successful entrepreneur.
Another characteristic that make Vic Ahmed successful is good
management skills. Vic
Ahmed has been able to manage the new venture well. This has
led to great success.
Business goals
The main goal of the business is to ensure the growth of start-
ups. Ahmed is focused on
providing space and other resources for start-ups. The
partnership and shared vision of Rise of
the Rest is focused on the achievement of this goal. The
partnership will help the two
entrepreneurs to reach more start-ups. Rise of the Rest has
invested in local start-ups in 33 cities

10. in the country. This partnership will also help in bringing
together more resources to help them
expand their vision and reach their goals.
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Focusing on smaller cities
Focusing on smaller cities is a better strategy because smaller
cities tend to allow people
to develop and penetrate business and social networks faster.
Therefore, there are very many
star-up companies in smaller cities as compared to bigger cities
(Hatten, 2016). The company
can be able to find many start-up companies and businesses in
smaller cities.
Focusing on smaller cities is a good strategy because smaller
cities are more affordable.
The cost of office space and the cost of living in smaller cities
is better compared to large cities.
This will make it easier for the company to purchase a space to
provide to start-ups. In a smaller

11. city, the company can be able to afford a bigger and nicer space
(Hatten, 2016). The low cost of
space an enable the company to do more with less.
Another reason is that smaller cities make innovators more
visible. In a small city, the
company would be more visible as compared to the Silicon
Valley area. This can enable the
company to attract many start-up companies and hence reach the
goal.
Similar Business
A business incubator similar to Vic Ahmed’s vision can be a
good start-up in my
community. The reason is that the community is in a small city.
In the community, there are very
many start-up companies. Additionally, there are very many
people looking for a place to start
their business. The company can have access to many
businesses. The company can also be able
to have a big space to rent out to start-ups. This can enable the
company to make profits. The
spaces in the city are affordable and very big. Therefore, a
similar business incubator can
succeed in the community.

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References
Gitman, L. J., McDaniel, C., Shah, A. J., Reece, M., Koffel, L.,
Talsma, B., Hyatt, J. C., ...
OpenStax College,. (2018). Introduction to business. Houston,
Texas : OpenStax College,
Rice University.
Hatten, T. S. (2016). Small business management:
Entrepreneurship and beyond. Australia
Cengage Learning.
Gitman, L. J., McDaniel, C., Shah, A., Reece, M., Koffel, L.,
Talsma, B., & Hyatt, J. C., (2018).
Introduction to business. Rice University.
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EXPECTATIONS:
BA 130 OL – Introduction to Business (3cr. hrs.)
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Would You Make a Good Entrepreneur?
Ja’Niya Ladson
Department of Business and Entrepreneurship
BA130OL- Introduction to Business
Dr. Wilton Stewart
April 4, 2021
Available Mar 1 at 12:01am - Apr 25 at 11:59pm about 2
months
“For every successful entrepreneur there are far more failures”
(BBC, 2020). What are the estimate of your chances? Take the
quiz at the following link and record the feedback that is
provided - https://www.bbc.com/news/business-33851439
(Links to an external site.). Then, armed with the provided
information from the website, reflect on the data and respond to
the following questions.

20. Do you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur? Explain
why or why not based on the quiz feedback.
If you discover you don’t have the basic skills needed for your
business according to the quiz, are you willing to delay your
plans until you have acquired the necessary skills?
In spite of what the quiz reveals, do you feel you have the basic
skills needed to own and manage a successful business? Explain
why or why not?
How does your mindset on entrepreneurship compare to Gabriel
Jordan’s YouTube presentation?
(https://youtu.be/EblQj_pZFlQ).
Complete a minimum 2 pages, not including APA cover page or
reference page for this writing assignment in Microsoft Word.