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1. We provide intellectual capital for
entrepreneurs lacking education and
experience.
Let’s take a dive in the shark
tank!
Danger: Do not swim with the sharks!

2. Entrepreneurial Needs
• Leadership training
• Discover a working business model
• Business networking and relations (consumers,
suppliers, competitors, and customers)
• Moral and social values (stress societal benefits)
• Persistence (overcome adversity)
• Promote creativity (encouragement)
• Knowledge management (how to use)

3. Entrepreneurial Needs
• Active learning (learn on the job)
• Experiential learning (by learning how to use
functions taught in business schools; help from
an experienced business coach)
• Identifying and interacting with stakeholder
groups
• Environmental scanning (political, economic,
social, technological, environmental, and legal)
• Divergence (promoting thinking outside the box)
• Online presence (easy access to help)

4. Traditional Education Programs for
Entrepreneurs
• Business planning skills (research and business
plans)
• Specific business skills (finance, marketing,
and operations)
• Passive classroom learning (accessed when
available)
• Incidental services (the entrepreneur may not
need but pays for)
• Convergence (tunnel vision)

5. What to Expect
• Learn how to feed the sharks and make them hungry
and competitive. Do not swim with them as they will
eat you.
• Build a sustainable business
• Don’t give your business away by swimming in shark
infested waters