1. LAUNCHING NEW ventures – AN ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACH, 7e
Kathleen R. Allen
LAUNCHING NEW ventures – AN ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACH, 7e
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2. Understanding Entrepreneurship
Chapter 1
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3. Chapter Objectives Define entrepreneurship.
Explain the role of entrepreneurship in economic growth.
Distinguish entrepreneurial ventures from small businesses in terms of their purpose and goals.
Describe the evolution of entrepreneurship.
Identify today’s broad trends in entrepreneurship.
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4. Definition of Entrepreneurship
“The process by which individuals—either on their own or in organizations—pursue opportunities without regard to the resources they currently control.” ~ Stevenson
Entrepreneurship is a mindset that is:
Opportunity-focused
Risk taking
Innovative
Growth-oriented
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5. 1.1 The Role of Entrepreneurship in the Economy
Not a linear process:
Phase 1: Find a problem in a market or industry; research to understand the industry, potential market, and any issues the entrepreneur might face.
Phase 2: Validate the hypotheses the entrepreneur has made about the customer, solution and proposed business model.
Phase 3: Business design, planning & execution.
Affected by external variables:
Economic environment, competition, new laws and regulations, labor supply, sources of capital, and more
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6. Figure 1.1- The Entrepreneurial Process
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7. Technological innovation is critical.
1.1a Economic Growth
Technological innovation is critical.
The entrepreneur identifies new customer segments or needs, existing needs not satisfied, or new ways of manufacturing and producing.
Technology lowers the cost of information and transportation.
Globalization means goods and services can be traded anywhere in the world.
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8. Figure 1.2- Entrepreneurship and Technological Change
Opportunity
Resources
New Venture
Customer Needs
Emerging segments
Unsatisfied needs
New methods of manufacture & distribution
Economic Growth
Technological Change
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9. 1.1b New Industry Formation
New industries are born when technological change produces a novel opportunity that an enterprising entrepreneur seizes.
Industry life cycles: birth, growth, decline
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10. Figure 1.3- The Industry Life Cycle
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11. 1.1c Job Creation
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) defines a small business as one with fewer than 500 employees.
Small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all employers and pay more than 45 percent of the total U.S. private payroll.
Small businesses have generated 65 percent of net new jobs over the past 15 years.
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12. Table 1.1- Number of Employer Firms by Startups & Non-Startups
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13. Economic development in three categories of countries:
1.1c Job Creation
Economic development in three categories of countries:
Factor-driven economies
Created out of necessity and rely on unskilled labor and extraction of natural resources
Efficiency-driven economies
Growing and in need of improving their production processes and quality of goods produced
Innovation-driven economies
The most advanced and where business compete based on innovation and entrepreneurship
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14. 1.2 The Nature of Entrepreneurial Startups
An entrepreneurial venture brings something new to the marketplace.
Three primary characteristics:
Innovative
Value-creating
Growth-oriented
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15. 1.2a Risk and the Entrepreneurial Venture
Risk is an inherent part of the entrepreneurial process.
What changes over time with more information and validation from the market is the impact of that risk.
The fuzzy front end occurs prior to launch.
The entrepreneur must gather information about the industry and market, test the business model, and determine the conditions under which she will move forward.
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16. Figure 1.4- Risk and Impact in Startups
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17. 1.2a Risk and the Entrepreneurial Venture
It is not clear what prompts someone to become a budding entrepreneur.
Push – the mechanism that drives someone to become a nascent entrepreneur because all other opportunities for income appear tor be absent or unsatisfactory.
Pull – the mechanism that attracts an individual to an opportunity and creates a “burning desire” to launch a business and capture a market.
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18. 1.2a Risk and the Entrepreneurial Venture
Many entrepreneurs drop out of the process as they move from intention to preparation and execution.
Many also give up before the new business makes the transition to an established firm.
The SBA reports that about half of new business will survive 5 years or more, and 1/3 will survive 10 years or more.
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19. Sometimes the business model is not tested.
1.2b New Business Failure
One reason for failure is that entrepreneurs come up with a solution looking for a problem; they have not identified a real need in the market.
Sometimes the solution does not differ from what is already in the market.
Sometimes the business model is not tested.
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20. Failure is a fact of life which must be dealt with.
1.2b New Business Failure
The firms most likely to survive over the long term are those that display superior levels of reliability & accountability in performance, processes and structure.
Failure is a fact of life which must be dealt with.
The vital issue for an entrepreneur is to minimize the cost of possible failure to recover quickly.
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21. 1.3 Brief History of the Entrepreneurial Revolution
United States was founded on the principle of free enterprise.
The term entrepreneur didn’t come into popular use until the 1980s.
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22. 1.3a The Decades of Entrepreneurship
1960’s – bigger was better
1970’s – three trends that would forever change the face of business
Macroeconomic turmoil, international competition & technical revolution
1980’s – business in terrible shape
1990’s – The Information Age
2000’s – The Knowledge Economy
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23. Figure 1.5- The Decades of Entrepreneurship
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24. 1.4 Current Entrepreneurial Trends
Digital Anonymity
Return to Domestic Manufacturing & Craft
Big Data
The Lean Startup Movement
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25. Part One: Entrepreneurship & Opportunity
1.5 Looking Ahead
Part One: Entrepreneurship & Opportunity
Chapter 1: Understanding Entrepreneurship
Chapter 2: Preparing for the Entrepreneurial Journey
Chapter 3: Recognizing and Shaping an Opportunity
Part Two: Feasibility Analysis (Ch 4-9)
Part Three: Business Design (Ch 10-15)
Part Four: Planning for Growth and Change (Ch )
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26. New Venture Action Plan
Read broadly about entrepreneurs and new ventures to get ideas for what makes a successful venture
Interview an entrepreneur to better understand the entrepreneurial mindset
Research new trends, particularly in an industry in which you’re interested
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