Article by John E Adams

Do You Want To Be An Entrepreneur – And What Exactly Is An Entrepreneur?

When you chance upon a brand-new word, what do you generally do? Do you dismiss it or try to look up its definition in the dictionary?

For smart individuals, they will certainly look up the meaning of the word. Whenever you are engaged in business undertakings, maybe you would like to define entrepreneur.

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Featured as a career and workforce expert in Essence Magazine (September 2008 and April 2009), as well as in Black Enterprise Magazine (March 2009), social entrepreneur, international business and leadership coach, and author, Dr. Anita Davis-DeFoe announced the launch of the Circle of 99 during the recent Barbados Manufacturing Expedition 2009 (BMEX).  The Circle of 99 is a think tank for women and girls that focuses on their personal and leadership development, as well as provides entrepreneurial and career planning support.

     For seasoned, emerging, and the would be entrepreneur, the Circle of 99 is a personal, business and leadership network for women around the globe. Sharing knowledge, career and life wisdom; hosting events, and mobilizing women worldwide, women and girls are being invited to step into the circle and then guide its growth into their communities. The intent is to create of Circle of 99 on every island, in the 50 states, Canada, and selected communities worldwide.

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I’ll be 23 in May, graduated with a finance degree, I have a job at a hedge fund backed by a billionaire business man (first job been here 6 mos). I dread the job, I do nothing all day, and when I do have work it’s pure data entry. If ever promoted, I’ll just be doing more data entry. Everyone says it’s a great opportunity but I see it holding me back. The job makes me feel flat out worthless. I’m very creative, innovative, and driven. And this job uses none of those talents. I want to wake up and enjoy what I do, not dread the day ahead of me.

I’ve created a product and I want to start producing it and sell it. I feel with my creativity, drive to be successful, business smarts, and drive to pursue what makes me happy, I could make something happen. About to be 23, no debt, good sized trust fund, no gf or kids, I can quit in June, move back to Austin with my parents (free rent). Some people think I would be crazy to quit and pursue this. Any Advice? Suggestions? What do you think?
Thanks for all the great answers and advice!!! I think a lot of people are quick to judge and call you crazy because they are envious of those who want to leave the “security” of a 9 to 5 and pursue what really makes them happy in life. This corporate world is a joke. I have every reason to follow my dreams, I’m young, driven, creative, and have no real obligations, so the time is now. I have been and will continue to do a lot of research and reading to educate myself as much as possible before pursing my product and business. Thanks again for your motivation and encouragement!!!

What do you think about these questions?
I’d like to know your opinion.
What makes a successful entrepreneur?
What types of businesses and social enterprises are most likely to succeed?
What support can be given to young people starting out?
What skills are needed and how can these be encouraged and developed?

Thanks in advance

i am doing a reseach paper on her if you can give me ideas on how she is a great entrepreneur and if you admire her why?
thanks <3

If yes, explain, if no, explain what other traits play a big part of becoming a success?

i took a personality test and this is what they said they also gave me jobs that i would go good with. and girls do you think this is an attractive personality or unattractive? what do you think girls?

Your personality type:
Quiet and reserved, interested in how and why things work. Excellent skills with mechanical things. Risk-takers who live for the moment. Usually interested in and talented at extreme sports. Uncomplicated in their desires. Loyal to their peers and to their internal value systems, but not overly concerned with respecting laws and rules if they get in the way of getting something done. Detached and analytical, they excel at finding solutions to practical problems.
Careers that could fit you include:
Police, detectives, forensic pathologists, computer programmers, system analysts, computer specialists, engineers, carpenters, mechanics, pilots, drivers, athletes, entrepreneurs, firefighters, paramedics, construction workers, dental hygienists, electrical engineers, farmers, military, probation officers, steelworkers, transportation operatives.

When the opportunity came, it appeared in a different form, and from a different direction than Barnes had expected. That is one of the tricks of opportunity.

It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, temporary defeat, or work. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity. The Secret really is to be aware of the pending opportunity.

Mr. Edison had just perfected a new office device known at that time as the Edison Dictating Machine, later the Ediphone. His sales force were not enthusiastic over the machine. They did not believe it could be sold without great effort.

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If you say that people hurt people you would be correct. I could hurt somebody with a knife then too right? I can hurt someone with crapitalism right?

So what is the problem? We try not to put guns in the hands of dangerous individuals, and we would like to do the same with knives. But we don’t limit these things to all people.

Why republicans want to put the dangerous weapon of crapitalism in the hands of only a few individuals we know to be dangerous perplexes me. Businesses that start and grow their business here (the only place they can) and then move overseas to exploit cheap labor. Confusing and abstracting ‘financial instruments’ beyond comprehension, then piecing them out and losing track of them. Deifying the Born-into-wealth Almighty Entrepreneur™ at all costs and having blind faith in unfettered laissiez faire ‘markets’. Concentrating wealth and resources of planet earth (and thus, political power). These are all EXTREMELY DANGEROUS uses of crapitalism. Yet republicans not only can’t see this, but actually think they are *good* uses of it.

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People like business owners, entrepreneurs, the highly skilled and the highly qualified, do you think they will be leaving or accepting the first opportunity to leave the USA, now that future President Obama is going to impose a higher tax on anyone who earns more?
Raising the barr: i am afraid so!
Don’t you think future president Obama’s move to increase tax for those with higher income is a strategic move to gain votes for people who are left frustrated by Bush’s tax cut move?