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Being the Boss

Entrepreneurship – Personally when I hear this one word I find myself feeling extremely overwhelmed and anxious; it also does not help that according to one article I read the definition of entrepreneurship goes like this; “Entrepreneurship means to create a profit-bearing business.” (Romaisa Abdul Razzak, 2019). Kind of a high bar for an individual that would like to bring their ideas to life, no?

According to that same article; “However, this concise definition does not reflect the hard work that goes into being an entrepreneur. Individuals choose to build their career based on their own terms and instincts.” (Romaisa Abdul Razzak, 2019), which is more along the lines of what I personally feel entrepreneurship is. In my opinion being an entrepreneur means you are the boss! You have created a good/service which appeals to a variety of consumers that did not previously exist whether it is a profit/non-profit organization. “Even though the aim is to create a sustainable and profitable business, entrepreneurs change the world through their ideas.” (Romaisa Abdul Razzak, 2019).

One of my favorite examples of how I view entrepreneurs and two guys that are currently changing the world with their idea is the 4Ocean movement which is aimed at removing the plastic and garbage currently residing in our oceans!! Creating jewelry from the things they remove from the ocean, helping to clean up some of the mess we are leaving behind and helping marine wildlife as well – all from one person’s simple idea that did not exist before!

(4Ocean, 2019).

4Ocean. (2019). Retrieved from 4Ocean: https://4ocean.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIk4aWoum-4gIV07rACh2yOws-EAAYASAAEgI8ZfD_BwE

What is entrepreneurship? (2019, April 29). Express Tribune [Karachi, Pakistan]. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com.library.sheridanc.on.ca/apps/doc/A583886789/STND?u=ko_acd_shc&sid=STND&xid=5d8752f8

Kaitlyn Dye 

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Get Ready

Warming up – I do consider that this is one of the most important parts of the process, since at this point the future entrepreneur is supposed to create and design all her/his ideas in order to get a “game” plan once the project has started. The importance of a business plan can be seen in different articles, and they explain how the proper plan helps to focus and recognize all the necessary steps to succeed (Meßmer, 2016) which is an explanation that I can not agree more with because the fact that you are able to know the steps you are going to follow during the next months or years, is a clear advantage for the growth of your company or business.

Otherwise, I think that this plan must also contain the dates or approximates to the days that each step will take place, this way, the plan will have a place in time and is not going to be more than a list without limits on time. Therefore, having deadlines in any business plan will lead you to accomplish your own goals on the dates you set and keep track of your success all the time.

A company that I truly admire is SpaceX founded by the billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, I strongly admire this company and Elon Musk because I consider most of their success is based on the previous planning and refocusing they implement in each project. SpaceX is a company that construct and launch advanced spaceships and rockets with the main purpose of enabling people to live in other planets. This company wants to change the world commercializing the traveling to the space, our moon or even other planets! The company is right now focused on create rockets with the ability of leave the Earth but at the same time the ability to land like any airplane.

(SpaceX, 2019)

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Meßmer, R. (2016, June 15). 4 reasons why a business plan is important. Retrieved from iAfrikan: https://www.iafrikan.com/2016/06/15/4-reasons-why-a-business-plan-is-important/

SpaceX. (2019, January 1). SpaceX About. Retrieved from SpaceX : https://www.spacex.com

Sergio Chacon