Geoff Pearman lost his job twice in his late 50s and started a consulting business helping organizations adapt to an aging workforce. He found that senior entrepreneurs aged 55+ are the fastest growing segment of entrepreneurship globally. Pearman is working to start an organization called Senior Entrepreneurs NZ to support other senior entrepreneurs through networking, training, mentoring and resources. Research shows senior entrepreneurs can significantly contribute to the economy and communities.
Women, Barriers and Authentic Truths for Building a BusinessStephanie Breedlove
Entrepreneurs are the revolutionizers of the economy, and experts think the future of American entrepreneurship is in the hands of women. Yet new female entrepreneurs have fallen from 43.7% of total in 1997 to 36.8% in 2015. Women-owned firms generate only 3.8% of U.S. revenue and employ 6.2% of workers. 1.8% of their firms have revenue over $1M, and the percent has remained steady since 2000.
Why aren’t women starting and building growth businesses? Join Ingrid Vanderveldt and Stephanie Breedlove for a session filled with research and transparent insights of the barriers facing entrepreneurial women, the benefits of change for society and the economy, and how in the world to get there.
Women, Barriers and Authentic Truths for Building a BusinessStephanie Breedlove
Entrepreneurs are the revolutionizers of the economy, and experts think the future of American entrepreneurship is in the hands of women. Yet new female entrepreneurs have fallen from 43.7% of total in 1997 to 36.8% in 2015. Women-owned firms generate only 3.8% of U.S. revenue and employ 6.2% of workers. 1.8% of their firms have revenue over $1M, and the percent has remained steady since 2000.
Why aren’t women starting and building growth businesses? Join Ingrid Vanderveldt and Stephanie Breedlove for a session filled with research and transparent insights of the barriers facing entrepreneurial women, the benefits of change for society and the economy, and how in the world to get there.
The 10 most successful shepreneurs to watch in 2019Swiftnlift
Shepreneurs are driving change in various sectors, businesses, and industries, and rightfully deserve to be celebrated. The day is also a reminder that we need to foster talent and help enable women from all across the globe, from different strata and backgrounds into the arena.
‘In this special issue, we introduce 10 most promising shepreneurs to watch in 2019 in order to assist business to choose the right companies. We have featured shepreneurs as the cover story. It specializes in the use of emerging techniques and practice for developing nation.
We have introduced profiles of Spabreaks, Intengine, Pheiff Group Inc, Connected Living, N-able Plus Co.Ltd, Elemed, WomenInTrucking, gracious, Joelle Group, CEDEM AG.
Our in-house editors have come up with some adroitly written articles such as –Women, entrepreneurship & empowerment through self-actualization, shoutout to the leader of tomorrow, the women who dared to dream, How Can Entrepreneurs Survive a Recession? Handle it like a Woman.
“There is no force more powerful than a women determined to rise”
Crafting a Business Owned by Its WorkersSES Advisors
Published May 23, 2011 in The Philadelphia Inquirer
This article shares the story of how and why Greensaw Design & Build L.L.C. became an ESOP company.
Roy Morgan Research has been tracking digital media, like Facebook, for more than ten years.
But as more technologies emerge and are adopted with ever increasing rapidity by the new Connected Consumer’ the time has come to connect all the dots.
The Digital Universe is a new module available in Roy Morgan Single Source which connects the myriad of digital touch points, providing a 360 degree view of the new Digital Universe and how the exponentially expanding range of touch points is affecting New Zealanders’ daily lives – their media consumption, shopping habits, socialisation and expectations.
Webinar: Investing in the New Zealand Property Market for AustraliansReal Estate Investar
This new, educational webinar covers exactly how to invest successfully in the New Zealand market as a strategy along with the pitfalls to be aware of for Australian investors.
This interactive, content packed webinar will cover
The market fundamentals, market size and historical performance.
The key drivers of property market growth.
Two speed property economy; Auckland and Christchurch and everywhere else.
Where to invest and what to avoid.
The key risks of offshore investing in New Zealand.
From the Coalface: Case studies from Matthew Gilligan’s client base and personal experience as an investor and developer, and advisor to clients of his accounting practice in Auckland.
Tax planning considerations in New Zealand.
The support team you need in place on the ground to maximise your results.
Where to research, find and analyse New Zealand investment properties.
The Digital Universe 2013 Report is New Zealand’s most comprehensive Digital Media and Behavioural Research report. A 360-degree view of the myriad of platforms, products and trends that comprise today’s digital landscape.
Keynote. “Entrepreneurship as if the Planet Mattered”, First Indonesian Conference on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Small Business”, Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership, Institute of Technology, Bandung (ITB), West Java, Indonesia July 22-23, 2009, http://www.ciel-sbm-itb.com/icies/
The 10 most successful shepreneurs to watch in 2019Swiftnlift
Shepreneurs are driving change in various sectors, businesses, and industries, and rightfully deserve to be celebrated. The day is also a reminder that we need to foster talent and help enable women from all across the globe, from different strata and backgrounds into the arena.
‘In this special issue, we introduce 10 most promising shepreneurs to watch in 2019 in order to assist business to choose the right companies. We have featured shepreneurs as the cover story. It specializes in the use of emerging techniques and practice for developing nation.
We have introduced profiles of Spabreaks, Intengine, Pheiff Group Inc, Connected Living, N-able Plus Co.Ltd, Elemed, WomenInTrucking, gracious, Joelle Group, CEDEM AG.
Our in-house editors have come up with some adroitly written articles such as –Women, entrepreneurship & empowerment through self-actualization, shoutout to the leader of tomorrow, the women who dared to dream, How Can Entrepreneurs Survive a Recession? Handle it like a Woman.
“There is no force more powerful than a women determined to rise”
Crafting a Business Owned by Its WorkersSES Advisors
Published May 23, 2011 in The Philadelphia Inquirer
This article shares the story of how and why Greensaw Design & Build L.L.C. became an ESOP company.
Roy Morgan Research has been tracking digital media, like Facebook, for more than ten years.
But as more technologies emerge and are adopted with ever increasing rapidity by the new Connected Consumer’ the time has come to connect all the dots.
The Digital Universe is a new module available in Roy Morgan Single Source which connects the myriad of digital touch points, providing a 360 degree view of the new Digital Universe and how the exponentially expanding range of touch points is affecting New Zealanders’ daily lives – their media consumption, shopping habits, socialisation and expectations.
Webinar: Investing in the New Zealand Property Market for AustraliansReal Estate Investar
This new, educational webinar covers exactly how to invest successfully in the New Zealand market as a strategy along with the pitfalls to be aware of for Australian investors.
This interactive, content packed webinar will cover
The market fundamentals, market size and historical performance.
The key drivers of property market growth.
Two speed property economy; Auckland and Christchurch and everywhere else.
Where to invest and what to avoid.
The key risks of offshore investing in New Zealand.
From the Coalface: Case studies from Matthew Gilligan’s client base and personal experience as an investor and developer, and advisor to clients of his accounting practice in Auckland.
Tax planning considerations in New Zealand.
The support team you need in place on the ground to maximise your results.
Where to research, find and analyse New Zealand investment properties.
The Digital Universe 2013 Report is New Zealand’s most comprehensive Digital Media and Behavioural Research report. A 360-degree view of the myriad of platforms, products and trends that comprise today’s digital landscape.
Keynote. “Entrepreneurship as if the Planet Mattered”, First Indonesian Conference on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Small Business”, Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership, Institute of Technology, Bandung (ITB), West Java, Indonesia July 22-23, 2009, http://www.ciel-sbm-itb.com/icies/
Sex Position Roulette - What Are Your OddsWeLoveDates
NoStringsDating.net surved their members to find out what the most popular sex positions are for men and women.
With some very interesting results! See the full post on: http://www.nostringsdating.net/blog/2012/05/sex-positions-infographic/
Manufacturer & Business Association monthly magazine that features Sarah A Reed Children's Center on the front cover this month as we broke ground for our new Residence Hall here on the Sarah A Reed Children's Center
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Social entrepreneurs go mainstream
Never let a crisis go to waste. Social entrepreneurs take this economic upheaval to be a blessing, providing a chance for business to transition from an anonymous, complex system to one that is direct and transparent.
Andrew Tolve | March 2009 issue
Oxford’s Saïd Business School student Claire Williams co-founded Hope Runs in Kenya to use running to empower AIDS orphans. Social entrepreneurship is “about creating sustainable businesses that work for the benefit of both the social good and the bottom line,” she says.
Photo: J. Carrier
In the wake of the 2008 financial flameout, most business people are, to put it mildly, downbeat. Banks aren't lending, consumers aren't spending and the prospects for the rest of the year seem grim. All of which makes social entrepreneurs, well, intensely—even passionately—optimistic.
"This is a slam dunk," says Willy Foote, the founder of Root Capital, which provides loans to rural businesses in Latin America, Africa and Asia. "The Wall Street meltdown provides a chance to think about how we transition from a financial system that is complex, opaque and anonymous to one that is direct and transparent."
The world seems ready for such a change. In the middle of one of the farthest-reaching financial collapses in history, U.S. President Barack Obama came into office faced with the challenge of delivering on his promise of change. People are tired of business as usual. The exasperation is palpable, but so is the hope that this time, we can and will do things differently. Social entrepreneurs have always believed this, and for many, it's their moment to shine.
"In a world where change is escalating exponentially, the only way we'll make it is if everyone has the mindset of a social entrepreneur," says Bill Drayton, a pioneer in the field and founder ofAshoka, which sponsors international leaders in philanthropic business. "The current upheaval is a great opportunity to flip the switch. We need to make everyone a change-maker."
That will require a lot of change. According to Kevin Lynch and Julius Walls, Jr., authors of Mission Inc.: The Practitioner's Guide to Social Enterprise (see excerpt on following page), "A social enterprise is a business whose purpose is to change the world for the common good." That's a tall order, but those at the vanguard of the movement are well placed to make it happen.
The field is "a response to the failure of both business and government to deliver on their promise to society," says Lance Henderson, vice-president of programs and impact at the Skoll Foundation, which, like Ashoka, nurtures transformation around the world. "Social entrepreneurs are very good at innovation and integrating sustainability into society."
Consider reading glasses. People start to lose their eyesight around age 40. In the North, we fix the problem easily at the local drugstore. But in the South, where glasses are far more difficult to find or afford, the problem is.
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116 PART 2 | Planning
6
chapter
Entrepreneurship
After studying Chapter 6, you will be
able to
LO1 Describe why people become
entrepreneurs and what it takes,
personally.
LO2 Summarize how to assess
opportunities to start new
businesses.
LO3 Identify common causes of
success and failure.
LO4 Discuss common management
challenges.
LO5 Explain how to increase your
chances of success, including
good business planning.
LO6 Describe how managers of
large companies can foster
entrepreneurship.
Learning Objectives
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S ome extraordinary individuals have founded companies that have become famously
successful: 1
• Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft.
• Oprah Winfrey founded Harpo Productions.
• Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created Apple Computer.
• Mary Kay Ash established Mary Kay.
• N. R. Narayana Murthy founded Infosys.
• Martha Stewart started Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.
• Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google.
• Estée Lauder created her namesake company.
• Elon Musk founded Tesla Motors and Space X.
• Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook.
• Vera Wang founded her namesake firm.
services, publishing, and retail-
ing. Today the Virgin empire
has nearly 50,000 employees in
50 countries, and Branson has a
mind-boggling net worth of more
than $5 billion. In 1999 he was
knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
5
Entrepreneurs differ from
managers generally. An entre-
preneur is a manager but engages
in additional activities that not
all managers do.
6
Traditionally,
managers operate in a formal
management hierarchy with
well-defined authority and responsibility. In contrast, entrepre-
neurs use networks of contacts more than formal authority. And
although managers usually prefer to own assets, entrepreneurs
often rent or use assets on a temporary basis. Some say that man-
agers often are slower to act and tend to avoid risk, whereas entre-
preneurs are quicker to act and actively manage risk.
An entrepreneur’s organization may be small, but it differs
from a typical small business:
7
• A small business has fewer than 100 employees, is independently
owned and operated, is not dominant in its field, and is not charac-
terized by many innovative practices. Small business owners tend
not to manage particularly aggressively, and they expect normal,
moderate sales, profits, and growth.
entrepreneurship
the process by which
enterprising individuals
initiate, manage, and
assume the risks and
rewards associated with
a business venture
small business
a business having fewer
than 100 employees,
independently owned and
operated, not dominant
in its field, and not
characterized by many
innovative ...
Immigration and citizenship funded seminar - Prof. Peivand Pirouzi - Entrepreneurship and registration of a business corporation in Ontario, Canada
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. Oscar Wilde. Do good deeds and the people that do them get smashed? Is it worth intervening in somebody else's life or not?
1. Published on Otago Daily Times Online News (http://www.odt.co.nz)
Riding senior entrepreneur wave
By Sally Rae
Created 09/04/16
Senior entrepreneur Geoff Pearman. Photo by Gregor
Richardson.
Senior entrepreneurs are globally the fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurship,
as business reporter Sally Rae discovers.
Geoff Pearman knows first-hand what it is like to have to rethink a career in your late 50s.
"I've been there, I've experienced it, I know how damned hard it is,'' the Sawyers Bay
resident said.
Having lost his job twice, he looked at using the skills he had acquired over the years to
make a difference.
Now he has a consulting business, helping organisations in Australia and New Zealand
adapt to the ageing of their workforces.
The dominant perception was that entrepreneurship was about young people, tech, and
scaleable.
Globally, senior entrepreneurs were now the fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurship
and it was something that needed to be embraced, he said.
Recent research showed more than one-third of young-firms in Australia were led by
people aged 55 and older, while the highest rate of business start-up activity in the United
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2. States was among people aged 55 to 64.
The OECD has estimated that globally more than 50% of such businesses were social
enterprises.
Mr Pearman was working in a senior position in Christchurch, in his mid-50s, when he
found himself in a phenomenon of being "successful but bored''.
While thinking of his next step, he was head-hunted for a job in Australia.
It appeared to be a dream job but turned into an "absolute nightmare'' so he walked away
from it.
The seed for his later-in-life business venture was inadvertently planted when he attended
a conference in Vancouver and met encore.org founder Marc Freeman.
The organisation's mission was to build a movement to tap the skills and experience of
those in midlife and beyond to improve communities and the world.
Mr Freedman talked about the number of people from "50-ish onwards'' who were thinking
quite differently about the work contribution they wanted to make.
They were changing careers, taking their skills into new environments, retraining and
setting up new businesses.
Recognising that people were living longer, meant they were not going to "bomb out'' at
65.
His comments inspired Mr Pearman who, having got a job with the Government, found
himself made redundant after 20 months at 58, following a change in Government.
He decided that applying for jobs was not for him.
He was experiencing what one writer called "the 100 no's''.
He started to think about how he could take his skills, knowledge and experience to make
a contribution in the next stage of his life.
While working in Wellington, he had an opportunity to look at research around the world
that was happening in the space of ageing.
A big issue was that organisations did not know what to do so he started developing some
methodology and strategic approaches to that area.
Four years ago, Mr Pearman went into his consulting business Partners in Change
full-time.
After living in Brisbane for a couple of years, he shifted to Otago in November, 2014.
"It hasn't been easy and I wish that when I started out five years ago that there had been a
group for senior entrepreneurs, a place where I could meet people who had an idea and
were setting up new businesses in their 50s and 60s,'' he said.
In Dunedin, he has been talking to the likes of Des Adamson, from Enterprise Dunedin,
Peter Harris, from Otago Polytechnic, and the Otago Chamber of Commerce, along with
similar organisations in Auckland.
There was now strong support to set up Senior Entrepreneurs NZ, with the aim being to
champion and support senior entrepreneurs through co-ordinating networking
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