Saturday, May 10, 2008
For Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur n the owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits.
“There are many ways in which a good job can be done – as many ways, in fact as there are men to whom the task is given.”
“Big thinkers trains themselves to see not just what is, but what can be.”
- Good at data acquisition and presentation
- Listening
- Writing
- Presenting
- Integrity
- Commitment to others
- Works to a contract
- Recognises the importance of business relationships
Attributes of an Entrepreneur
- Actively uses resources such as expertise of others to accomplish goals
- Tolerates ambiguity and uncertainty
- Takes initiative and seeks personal responsibility
- Moderate risk taking
- Has own script, doesn’t do things the same way
- Concerns for feedback of performance
- Persistence in problem solving
Successful Entrepreneurs
- Proactive
- Use initiative
- Use assertiveness
- Achievement orientated
- Systematic planning
- Efficiency orientated
- Sees and acts on opportunities
- Monitors
- Lucky
- Timing is key
Links with Universities
Many (but not all) companies are spun-out from or founded upon science from the UK’s leading universities
- Cambridge University
- Imperial College London
- Sheffield University
