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Casual Articles - Entrepreneurs Need Opportunities To Serve For A Profitable Fee - NOT Handouts Or Pity!
Early in a worker's career, he or she normally moves among jobs fairly regularly, picking up new experience and technologies and figuring out what she enjoys doing. Think of this as the "dating" stage, when every job brings exciting new possibilities and challenges and it's always worth looking to see what's over the next hill.But in the middle of her career, the job-hopping becomes wearing and she wants to settle down into a job where she can develop a long, deep relationship and make a significant contribution to the company. To continue the metaphor, she's ready to move from dating to marriage (or at least a long-term relationship). And at this point, some programmers get confused and a little scared. Lately I've been coaching several workers and managers in this phase - they're not worried so much about getting another job, but they don't know how to pick one they can stay with and grow in for a decade or more. The usual question is something like this:"I've outgrown this job and I'm ready to move on, but I really want a job that will make me happy for a long time, and I don't want to make some of my past mistakes. How do I know what to look for, and how will I recognize it when I see it."hing of a "leap of faith" in starting a relationship with him/her. They would have to carefully evaluate all that s/he is offering them as investors or prospective clients/customers and decide whether or not the total picture
Everybody talks about innovation but not many firms can “walk the talk” and turn a creative idea into something of value. According to the Harvard Business Review only 1 in 10 new product introductions succeed in the market.But what makes the difference between success and failure? If we knew the answer we could use innovation to drive faster growth and superior profits.I asked 65 companies world-wide to look back at their recent projects and decide why some projects worked and some didn’t. They include IBM, Microsoft, Lloyds Bank and the RAF. Here are the conclusions of the study:1. Know exactly who will buy your product, under what circumstances and at what price.2. Make sure the product is high on the list of priorities for your customer and they need it urgently.3. Your product should at least save time, save money, be the easiest to use or the most stylish.4. Get evidence of these benefits so you can demonstrate them easily to the customer.5. Build a team with one vision and one goal, where there is trust and everyone is motivated to succeed.6. Make sure everyone in the team has a clear understanding of the aims and objectives of the project, as well
True entrepreneurs prefer to EARN what they make through honest and intelligent effort, and typically abhor offers of "handouts" or favours. Many people in developed societies have enough around them to help them understand that entrepreneuring can be prestigious, and investing in, or patronising an entrepreneur can be quite rewarding.
The fact is that the clients/customers or investors who have to consider what a first-time startup entrepreneur has to offer them, may NOT have the benefit of access to his/her business track record(since it would be his/her FIRST time), family pedigree or "sensible" ideas to help them make up their minds about the potential benefits of putting their hard earned money in as capital - or for purchase of the entrepreneur's product or service.
It therefore follows that they will have to take something of a "leap of faith" in starting a relationship with him/her. They would have to carefully evaluate all that s/he is offering them as investors or prospective clients/customers and decide whether or not the total picture t
So, you've beaten all the odds and you've gotten into advertising as a creative.Why even ask if ad agency creative can refuse certain projects? Why bring the party down? Because it's very important that you know...before you do.The first few weeks are exciting as you're toiling away on 'real' projects as opposed to the months you spent working on your portfolio. And you're thrilled to be working side by side with people who have names that you actually KNOW! It's a rush, no doubt.But suddenly a new creative brief comes up, or a new business pitch surfaces...and it's for CIGARETTES. Ewwew. Cigarettes. You know they harm people. You know what they do to unborn fetuses and to people breathing it in second hand.You don't want to work on it. Now the question is what do you do about it?Here's what usually happens...you can go to your Creative Director and take a firm stand and flat out refuse to work on those dreaded cigarettes...and he or she will probably give you the pass. I say probably...because not all agencies are alike.But here's what REALLY happens.The second you refuse to work on a product (not a brand, a product) a bell goes off. You've just put yourself on
The fact is that the clients/customers or investors who have to consider what a first-time startup entrepreneur has to offer them, may NOT have the benefit of access to his/her business track record(since it would be his/her FIRST time), family pedigree or "sensible" ideas to help them make up their minds about the potential benefits of putting their hard earned money in as capital - or for purchase of the entrepreneur's product or service.
It therefore follows that they will have to take something of a "leap of faith" in starting a relationship with him/her. They would have to carefully evaluate all that s/he is offering them as investors or prospective clients/customers and decide whether or not the total picture
There I was sitting in my front room looking at the boxes stacked around me. The feeling I had was one I had never experienced before. In one stroke I was out of a job and out of a place to live. The not for profit organization my wife and I worked for had sent us packing after twenty years of faithful service. There we were, both incomes lost, almost $90k a year, in the past. The home we had lived in which was provided by the organization was to be vacated in no less than 60 days.After a life time of giving myself to one cause one purpose what was I now to do. As we arrived in our new place of residence and the movers unloaded our belongings fear gripped my mind as the realization of it all came crashing down on me. As we unloaded some electronics from our vehicle I reached for my laptop. The thought that came to my head was one of hope and a future. there was something that had been in the back of my mind for quite sometime. That thought was starting an at home internet business. Yes like most of us who work very hard for our money it is not easy to take a chance on loosing what we had worked for. Soon I set my computer up and started to research online business.I must confess that at first it
It therefore follows that they will have to take something of a "leap of faith" in starting a relationship with him/her. They would have to carefully evaluate all that s/he is offering them as investors or prospective clients/customers and decide whether or not the total picture
If you're anything like me, you'll frequently get sick and tired of the boss man constantly on your back. Does the company you work with grate on your nerves to the extent where you'd love to just scream for some relief? Did they give you the bonus they promised, or that well earned pay increase. If this sounds all too familiar, you might want to think about other potential avenues of employment.Big corporations aren't the only route nowadays. Over the last decade, the times have changed. Recently it has become much more feasible to go it alone and make money for yourself, particularly thanks to the rise of the internet. I bet such a career move has been sitting in the back of your mind for some time. It's only natural. We all ponder things like that from time to time. I understand this can be a daunting prospect, but isn't the possibility of losing your job whenever cutbacks have to be made just as scary?SO many people decide to go it alone, and you can start your own business too. I think the most attractive part is the freedom you get. Let's face it, when you start your own business, your the boss and you make the rules. No one likes to be told what to do - it's in our nature. However, when you s
It therefore follows that they will have to take something of a "leap of faith" in starting a relationship with him/her. They would have to carefully evaluate all that s/he is offering them as investors or prospective clients/customers and decide whether or not the total picture
While the need for qualified nurses has always been a factor in the healthcare industry, the demand is greater now than in the past decade. Who will make the Nursing Choice?Nursing is today a very bright career option given its wide application and multifaceted nature. Though nursing has always been to support health needs of the people, but being an inseparable part of doctor-patient relationship, it has undergone many alterations effected by the changing needs of the people and the society at large. Today nursing has assumed a colossal role, encompassing all aspects of healthcare provided to the society. The testimony to its value lies in the fact that nursing makes the largest component of healthcare profession with about 2.6 million registered nurses (RNs) in US. So then what does a nurse do? By tradition, a nurse’s unique function in health care is to assist the patient in regaining his or her normal health and activities within a reasonably short period of time. In other words, nursing caters to that function where a patient is helped to perform routine activities, which she or he would be in a position to do without aid under normal health conditions. Nursing differs from practicing medicine in
They would, in essence, have to demonstrate a belief in his/her ability to deliver what s/he promises.
The above is actually why this article was NOT written primarily for persons who live/work in DEVELOPED societies. In advanced societies many successful enterprises exist today, because investors and customers put their faith - and hard earned money - in an individual who had little or nothing more than an idea, when starting up.
This article has instead been written mainly for the benefit of persons who live/work in DEVELOPING societies where many individual startup entrepreneurs who also have little or nothing more than an "idea" may approach them to consider investing in or purchasing a product or service. Specifically, I draw from over four yea
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