EntrepreneurA person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable intiative or risk.

A newly formed business with particular momentum behind it based on perceived demand for its product or service.

The only thing more inevitable than

obstacles is the will to overcome them.

Certainty that your product is one

of a kind and will change the world.

As new ideas emerge, your ability to identify opportunites and act

on them creatively sets you apart.

The idea of your product being

utilized by others fills you with joy.

Frequently changing business

circumstances keep you on your toes.

Startup

Vision

Traits of an Entrepreneur

Tenacity Passion FlexibilityConfidence

Benefits of Being an Entrepreneur

Let your ideas soar - do whatever you want, however you want.

Think creatively every day - solve incoming problems with innovative solutions.

Complete control over business decisions - what

you say goes.

Influence positive change - leave a lasting impression

on the world.

Freedom Innovation Ownership Legacy

70%73% 68% Said professional networks

were important to the success of their current businesses.

Said their university education was important.

Said availability of financing/capital was important.

In a survey of company owners’ identifying importantfactors in starting their businesses:

“I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.”

- Oprah WinfreyEntertainment

"Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital, so that you can do more of it and move

forward with it."

- Richard BransonBusiness

“Constantly be pushing towards what is possible,

instead of what isn’t. Optimism is the ultimate key to being successful.”

“Success doesn’t just land on your lap. You have to work,

work, work, work, and work some more.”

- Sean “P. Diddy” CombsEntertainment - Tom Davidson

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Advice From Real Entrepreneurs

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230350http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/research/2010/05/the-anatomy-of-an-entrepreneurhttps://www.inc.com/ilya-pozin/10-best-reasons-to-be-entrepreneur.htmlhttps://www.entrepreneur.com/article/243389https://www.inc.com/peter-economy/richard-branson-19-inspiring-power-quotes-for-success.htmlhttp://awakenthegreatnesswithin.com/40-inspirational-p-diddy-quotes-on-success/https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngreathouse/2012/09/27/23-leadership-tips-from-oprah-winfrey/#7b98048a1a5d

Sources:

EVERFI.com/K-12

What it Takes tobe an Entrepreneur

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