Different Values

The term “entrepreneur” is derived from the French language and means “one who undertakes (some task).” Entrepreneurship is indeed an enormous undertaking. Many of the qualities that make people great employees do not translate well into entrepreneurship, and vice versa. Both employees and entrepreneurs want the same thing: financial stability. But employees and entrepreneurs have completely different values, and therefore, take different approaches to achieving financial stability. Identifying which group to align with is one of the very first tasks to accomplish.

Views on Failure

Many of us were raised to try and avoid mistakes, as their consequences can be dire and difficult to rebound from. As a result, many people fear failure, are risk averse, and will hesitate, or even neglect, to take necessary courses of action in their businesses. An entrepreneur understands that it is impossible to avoid risk, and failure is sometimes a reality of doing business, but is never finite. Entrepreneurs consider failure, but only as part of determining the most direct route towards an outcome, and should never be feared or avoided.

Delegation

Most employees buy into the idea that each person should be judged and rewarded for their individual efforts. Consequently, many employees spend their time specializing in particular fields where they can be lauded as “the best” in that area. Entrepreneurs believe in cooperation as a means of getting more done with less resources, and they leverage the individual talents of many towards a common goal.

Security versus Freedom

Many people that go into entrepreneurship do so as a means to seek the security they feel is lacking at their jobs. The problem with this mentality is that many business ventures require time, and sometimes major adjustments, before turning a profit, making security extremely illusive. An entrepreneur goes into a venture to express a level of freedom that cannot be achieved as an employee. Many entrepreneurs sacrifice their own personal security for the sake of creating a stable enterprise, refraining from taking money out of the business in the initial stages, which sometimes lasts for months, or even a few years.

Innovation

Many people do better as employees because they prefer to be supervised. Employees prefer to leave the actual strategy and much of the big picture planning to the executives and supervisors. On the other hand, entrepreneurs look for opportunities to improve old systems or create new ones. They are self motivated and require very little supervision.

Evaluating Opportunities

Employees tend to judge opportunities based primarily on cost in dollars and cents. Employees prefer to trade their time for the predictability of a steady paycheck. Entrepreneurs evaluate opportunities based on value. Entrepreneurs often leverage money to save time and other resources, or they trade their time for the prospect of learning a needed skill or building a business relationship.

Responsibility

Employees prefer to take responsibility for their own work or projects they are directly in charge of. Many employees do not feel directly responsible for the success or well-being of the company they work for as a whole. Entrepreneurs prefer that the company’s success begin and end with them. They take responsibility for everything that happens, whether or not their direct actions are involved.

In closing, there is no right or wrong way to travel the road to financial stability. There are both pros and cons to each approach. Making an honest assessment of yourself and your inclination towards one method or the other will save you a great deal of time, effort, frustration and expense. But as usual, don’t just take my word for it…take it for checking!

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Trade show display association websites can help you keep up with the latest trends. You’ll get an insider’s view of the industry and stay abreast of the latest events and inventions in the display industry. Some association websites also offer extensive, searchable listings of trade shows.

In addition to industry news and advertising, you’ll find many useful articles, educational opportunities, and forums for the creative exchange of ideas.

Some of the best minds in the business answer questions like: How do you catch the attention of potential customers in an environment loaded with competing lights, color, and sounds? Once you have the customer’s attention, what do you say or do to close the sale? Learning from the successes and failures of others is much less expensive than learning on your own, and trade show association websites can give you that competitive edge.

Make sure to visit the following websites:

Trade Show Exhibitors Association

http://www.tsea.org/ – Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA) has a mission to be the industry voice for exhibit and event marketing professionals. This organization has been active for more than 30 years, providing knowledge to marketing and management professionals who use exhibits to promote and sell their products, as well as to those who supply them with products and services.

This association offers education, advocacy, promotion, communication, service, and member-only discounts on a variety of products and services. They have over 1500 members. To decide if you should join, sign up to receive a sample copy of their newsletter and tip of the week email. Memberships cost from $250.00 to $675.00.

ExibitBuilder.net

http://www.exhibitbuilder.net/ – This website gives trade show display buyers an inside look into the business of designing and producing the latest exhibits. Learn about the latest ideas about lighting, structural design, graphics software, and more from the free articles on their website.

Trade Show Week

http://www.tradeshowweek.com/ – This online trade show ‘newspaper’ will keep you on top of the latest news from the industry. This site also offers an searchable Trade Show directory, which allows you to search by industry, country, state or province, and date. This directory alone is reason enough to put this site in your browser favorites.

Event Design Magazine

http://www.eventdesignmag.com/ – This online magazine caters to the creative people who come up with the latest trade show exhibit and display ideas. Get an inside look at the latest designs, technologies and products. And don’t assume that you won’t find anything that you can use as an exhibitor – one of the latest articles posted on this site gives great ideas for making the most of a bad trade show location. That’s information that most of us could use.

Jonni spent many years attending trade shows and juried art fairs as a creator of unique gift products and artwork. She now devotes her time to writing books and creating websites, including: http://www.find-displays.com

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If you do not have enough time to enroll in a regular course then do not stress it. You can always join a distance-learning course and attend classes on the Internet. In other words, you can learn entrepreneurship online. Not only is this convenient but it is also a whole lot cheaper. Many accredited universities also offer online programs for working professionals.

Here are some of the programs that would be of interest to you. If you have an associates degree or a high school diploma then you can opt for this course that teaches things like marketing management, entrepreneurial finance, product development, business law, and so on. If you want you could go for a bachelor’s degree course in Business Administration or Small Business and Entrepreneurship. If you are working full time then you should go for an Associate or Bachelor degree in Business Administration or Entrepreneurship that permits you to take classes on the Internet.

If you are already a graduate then you can also do your MBA (Master’s of Business Administration) online. The MBA course will teach you how to analyze your business and develop the right strategies, how to write business plans, and also introduce you to several case studies of businesses and their marketing strategies.
Business communication is another vital aspect of entrepreneurship and you can get a Masters of Arts in Business Communication from many good online universities.

Online education through a virtual campus is slightly different than attending a college full time but for the most part it is a good experience. Your classroom is waiting for your 24 hours a day and you can just hook up to the Internet and continue your education when you find convenient. Some universities even include video options where you can chat with faculty and other students to make the whole thing more personal.

If you believe that you have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur then should seriously consider taking one of the above courses to sharpen your skills with a bit of formal education before starting your business.

Steve Seah, a Singaporean Chinese studying entrepreneurship. Wants to share his understanding about entrepreneurship and strategy of wealth creations with the world. To grab free reports and ebook, visit http://www.mywealthcreationstrategy.com and/or http://www.entrepreneur2b.com

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Below are 5 reasons why social entrepreneurship has become an employment alternative.

* Due to the recorded unemployment and employee dissatisfaction, social entrepreneurship has become a feasible employment alternative and at the same time solving some of our biggest social issues. Social entrepreneurs usually come up with new solutions to social problems and then carry them out in a large scale. They use inspiration, creativity, courage, fortitude and direct action to create a new reality that leads to sustaining social benefit and better future for everyone.
* Social entrepreneurship is a combination of business entrepreneurship and social change thus it offers people the opportunity to earn a living and living one’s passion. It is a field with distinct and shifting interpretations. It utilizes business principles to accomplish social purpose or execute some social change whether domestic or abroad. Social entrepreneurs are not afraid to challenge the world’s biggest problem. They recognize extraordinary potentials and are committed to help billions of poor people in the world to use their talents and skills to attain their potential.
* For people who only consider working for a nonprofit organization as they believe capitalism is bad, social entrepreneurship provides them an opportunity to make good money at the same time honor their nonprofit values. Some of the successful social entrepreneurs have also included the civic, governmental and business worlds supporting the mainstream public services ideas in welfare, schools and health care.
* No hassles for social entrepreneurship in terms of corporate legal structures and documentation as they can function as sole proprietorships and limited liability companies. A full business plan may be developed with market research, SWOT analysis and marketing plan.
* Since social entrepreneurship mostly involved non-profit activities, one has the option to file for exemption for income tax and sometimes property tax at the same time receives tax-deductible charitable contributions. It can generate operating support marked by government cutbacks.

Aspiring entrepreneurs who have the passion to develop social enterprises but lack the knowledge and financial capital to be successful may find this structure to be the best fit.

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This book is for those individuals contemplating owning or starting a business. Information contained in Red Pill Entrepreneurship is not meant to cast a shadow of pessimism on entrepreneurship. I love and have loved being an entrepreneur, but entrepreneurship is not for everyone. Over the years, I have felt a need to expose the reality of business to those who are wasting away their lives dreaming of having that “little shop” on the side of the road that they think will make them rich. Not to say that it is impossible to become rich from a new business, but it is definitely requires taking a second look. My hope is that you can eagerly join me in recounting a stream of funny stories and broken dreams of multiple entrepreneurs. Understand these stories not as bitter rants of failure, but as grand learning experiences. Learning from such turbulent experiences will facilitate your building of a bigger and brighter future for yourself. In short, setting foot on the right track now will allow you to finally live your dreams, or to change your dreams before it is too late. Be prepared before the hand of reality smacks you senseless.

Your Dream

To begin, I want you to participate in a visualization exercise. Vividly think about your dream to buy, start or join a business (in reality, this exercise can be done for any dream). Close your eyes now and imagine that dream in detail. In essence, dream your dream. To help you get started extracting detail from your dream, start imagining the individual components. What is the main goal of your business? What is the product or service you are selling? Does the image in your mind consist of a large office with modern furnishings, secretaries and assistants, and maybe a large boardroom with suit-clad business people negotiating a million dollar contract? Or, does your visualization include a restaurant, retail store, etc.? Each of your dreams should be highly detailed and include imaginations similar to my colleague Tim’s.

Tim was a restaurant entrepreneur who imagined walking through the door of his eclectic restaurant with waiting customers filing out into the parking lot. He imagined smiling at polite employees churning out thousands of dollars worth of food and pouring over a front-page newspaper feature that entailed his restaurant’s success in the local newspaper. Perhaps you are not visualizing so much the details of the business, but what you stand to gain from the future business. For example, does your dream include buying whatever you want and having a comfortable life? Some dream of having the prestige of talking about their business with friends and acquaintances. Others find motivation in proving their success to naysayers who have opposed or have been cynical about their business aspirations. Regardless of your dream, the act of dreaming is healthy. Dreams allow us to achieve greater things. As in all facets related to success, dreams need direction and some logic. So, let us develop a map for your dream using the information provided within Red Pill Entrepreneurship and establish some logic, if any.

Dream Or Medium To The Dream

In order to establish a direction for your dream, ask yourself the following question. “Is having a business your dream or is having the benefits that are commonly linked to business ownership your dream?” The idealistic benefits generally associated with business ownership for the average person consist of more money, more free time, more freedom, etc. than one would presumably have while working for someone else. Why is this distinction between your dreams focused on the benefits of the business or the business itself important? The answer to this question will determine your levels of satisfaction and success associated with owning a business. A true entrepreneur is one that loves his business and accepts the benefits and consequences. Many of us just want the benefits. If you are still unsure of your answer (benefits vs. love of the business), hopefully you will find your answer through Red Pill Entrepreneurship. If you are sure of your answer, hopefully Red Pill Entrepreneurship can still give you more information to increase your chance of success.

While dreaming, it is common to overlook present opportunities. Rather than improving current situations, dreaming entrepreneurs often look for change. Hence, this benefit vs. business distinction is especially important to those (want-to-be-business-owners) who are looking forward to just the benefits of a business. Change can be beneficial while trying to increase energy and passion, but you must be careful while initiating change. Oscillating from opportunity to opportunity can be detrimental. Each time one initiates change, there is a loss of focus and a need to start over. Carefully consider whether a business is the way or a way to achieve your dreams. If not, assess what improvements and changes within your current scope or situation may be a more feasible approach before setting out to turn your life upside down. Do not be afraid to change the medium of your dream! Life is too short to jump around from failure to failure.

The Scope of Red Pill
Assuming that you have decided on owning a business, the experiences and advice contained within this book will be invaluable. Red Pill Entrepreneurship gives an interesting perspective on some areas of business organizations commonly overlooked (consciously or subconsciously). Some may find that they have been focusing too much on the dream of having a business and that all they really want is more money and more freedom. These people will read some of the points within Red Pill and rethink their timing, preparation, and motivation behind owing a business. While others may find that owning a business really does suit them well.

The chapters of this book begin by assessing the motivations of having a business and follow through with key components of business ownership. Application of the information provided could determine the shaping of the rest of your business career.

In an attempt to fully analyze the reality of your business dreams, write down, in as much detail as possible, your dream, as previously tasked to envision, in the space below.

In general, if your dream can be achieved in a day, week, or month then you need to rethink your dream. Small, easily achievable goals are only practical if they aim toward a larger, long-term accomplishment. Throughout this book, this larger goal will be assessed. It has been said that you should shoot for the stars and you will capture the moon.

Hard Fact: Just because a certain dream enters your mind, there is not anything that says that you should strive to attain it. For example, I once thought I could sing, but it does not mean that I should or could become a rock star. Fame of being a rock star may have been appealing, but singing is definitely not the way to achieve success for me. Trust me and trust all of the broken ear drums from my attempt at singing.

Benjamin David Lee
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Benjamin was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He spent most of his life in Oakley, Utah where he was influenced by a large amount of migrated business owners. Despite being from a small town, Benjamin always had a love for commerce in general. From a young age, there was no question on the direction he was going to take his life. Over the years, Benjamin has owned several businesses which include Federation Marketing LLC, 5 Buck Pizza of Holladay, The Red Room Eastern European Cuisine, and Foamiture of Utah.

Benjamin completed his higher education by receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Utah in Business Administration, Cum Laude. Benjamin is currently the Vice President of Customer Relations at an Excess and Surplus Insurance Company. On the side, Benjamin is a consultant and has presented twice at nationwide RPG annual meetings. He loves speaking with everyone about business and also likes to team up with other entrepreneurs. He has been a finalist for two separate business plan competitions over the last few years. Benjamin also has international experience through his business internship in London, England and a service organization in Kiev, Ukraine.

Benjamin is looking forward to his next book that deals with reality that we are all salespeople. The release date is projected to be in 2011.

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Finding a fast way to capture visitor interest with an exciting trade show display booth is quite a challenge. Trade show attendees want a quick fix. Catchy trade show graphics can give a bold deliverance of message and humor can be used effectively too; but the trade show exhibit also has to be consistent with the exhibitor company’s marketing message.

To be successful, the trade show booth design must answer the visitor’s three key questions — who the exhibitor is, what they do, and why a visitor should spend time inside the exhibitor’s trade show booth.

According to Karla Krause-Miller, Director, Cappa and Graham, Inc., a professional event planning company in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, the psychology and strategy of trade show booth messaging is the key to success at a trade show. She advises that one follows the guidance from experienced account managers to stay on track for achieving a successful trade show display. Here are a few of her tips for exhibitors:

Focus on the big picture of what you want to have happen at the trade show. In other words, keep your company’s trade show marketing goal in mind when planning a trade show display booth.

Avoid common trade show graphic mistakes, such trying to explain your new product by putting too much information in your trade show graphics -that is the job of your trade show booth staff.

Make sure your trade show graphics are readable from a distance of 10′ away and from 8′ above. Be sure to design your trade show booth with people in mind – what people will see when they approach from the aisle, what they see when they step inside the booth, and at the back wall.

Add excitement and pizzazz to your trade show graphics by using color and movement. Avoid boring graphics.

Use appropriate models and messages that match your industry standards.

Pay attention to lighting – have a clean, well-light trade show booth as people are attracted to light.

Make your trade show booth the place to be – people want to be where the action is -and they want to be part of the action.

Avoid being too product focused. It is best to highlight the application of what your product does, rather than relying on an unknown product name. The former Nellcor Puritan Bennett medical equipment company wanted to feature their new product, N1000, at a trade show. But instead of using the product name, N1000, they showcased graphics that featured its application–capnography, a noninvasive analysis of Co2 saturation. Visitors were better able to understand what was inside the trade show display. Nellcor was smart to focus on N1000’s application rather than rely on a product name unknown to potential visitors.

Remember, it’s up to you to decide what your trade show exhibit display will do to relay your company’s message. If you follow the above rules, you can have a successful trade show experience; whether you have a pre-owned trade show exhibit display, a custom trade show exhibit, a custom modular trade show booth, a portable or pop up trade show exhibit display, or a trade show display rental.

This trade show exhibit advice holds true wherever you have your next trade show –whether the show is in Orlando or the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Moscone Center in San Francisco, the Santa Clara Convention Center or the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.

Dick Wheeler is President of Professional Exhibits & Graphics, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with showroom in Sacramento. Firm is full-service premiere trade show exhibit, graphics and management services company. http://www.proexhibits.com

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The veteran trade show exhibitor knows, however, that the best way to meet this challenge is to have a solid plan in place by first determining their company’s market, sales goals and promotional objectives.

Once a company fully understands the reasons why it needs to exhibit in a trade show, then, and only then, can it begin to identify the proper trade show that will meet their marketing objectives.

According to Skip Cox, president of Exhibit Surveys Inc., a trade show industry research firm based in Red Bank, New Jersey, the trade show selection process should begin with serious background research. Here are a couple of his tips on how you can research the right trade show for your company:

1. Research the trends in your industry–new technologies, competitors’ preferences, customers’ bias, etc. Then search for trade shows that reflect these trends.
Read trade publications in your field as they are a very good source of the latest
news in your industry. Opportunities abound for companies that are able to capitalize on these developments. Contact the editorial staff of trade publications to learn more about the latest breakthroughs in your business arena. Go to the Internet and research companies that are making news by introducing exciting new products or services in your field.

Contact your trade associations to explore what companies they believe are leading the way. Then, seek out trade shows that are in tune with these trends for your trade show exhibit or your trade show display rental as trend-setting trade shows will be the ideal showcase for your trade show display.

2. Interview your co-workers and people in your field as to what trade shows match up with your client’s needs.

By zeroing in on your client’s profile, you can determine what trade shows mirror your needs. Get input from your top marketing and upper management staff to determine what your market is. In addition, get feedback from your product and marketing managers and also your field sales reps. The sales reps are able to get face- to- face with clients and have a real understanding of their needs.

In fact, according to an Exhibitor Magazine survey of trade show exhibit managers who sought help in selecting trade shows to attend, the most influential input on selecting trade shows came from the sales staff (35%). They were followed by: marketing staff (32%), show management statistics (24%), upper management (20%), following where the competition goes (20%), customer suggestions (18%), other (12%), and the product development staff (8%). The respondents checked off all of the resources that applied.

By doing your research on what is hot in your industry, matching up trade shows that mirror these trends, and answering your client needs, you will be able to select the right trade shows for your company. Then you will be well on the way to a successful trade show exhibit experience. This is true wherever you have your custom trade show exhibit, custom modular exhibit or trade show exhibit rental, whether the exhibit is at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Moscone Center in San Francisco, the Santa Clara Convention Center or the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.

Dick Wheeler is President of Professional Exhibits & Graphics, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with showroom in Sacramento. Firm is full-service premiere trade show exhibit, graphics and management services company. http://www.proexhibits.com

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Did you also know that 76% of companies’ sales people think of trade show leads as cold calls, and that less than 10% of all companies use any form of post trade show event measurement?

There has got to be a better way to turn trade show leads into sales, and there is.

According to Michael Gilvar, President of Fish Software Inc., a Carollton, Texas- based trade show event measurement and interactive marketing firm, trade show attendees can now be categorized, identified and measured as to whether they are hot prospects through its “Immersive Media” software. By using radio frequency identification technology (RFID), trade show exhibit staff can better focus a sales pitch on their most highly qualified leads and thus greatly enhance the efficiency of lead tracking.

But how to explain this innovative lead technology to potential trade show exhibitors?
Rather than going into lengthy explanations at the Exhibitor 2006 trade show, Gilvar’s company decided to explain their product by using it as an example. The FISH(TM) team practiced what they preached and put their product into play at the trade show.

In order to get potential clients to fill out advance surveys listing their company’s preferences, needs, and budget requirements, FISH(TM) held a contest that required the prospective attendee to send back a filled-out questionnaire for a chance to win an iPod. Using this prize incentive, they were able to elicit valuable information from prospective clients before the Exhibitor 2006 trade show.

Now armed with that survey information, they then sent their potential customers a tag which had to be claimed at the FISH(TM) trade show booth to learn if they won the prize. The tag was actually their RFID which was able to transmit this prospect’s data to a computer server in the trade show exhibit when the prospect approached within 30′ of the trade show booth to see if they won.

The tags transmitted personalized information onto the screen of a laptop computer in the trade show booth, and the FISH(TM) trade show sales staff was able to identify the prospect by name as well as glean key information that instantly showed how qualified a lead the prospect was.

Think of it. A trade show sales staff would now be able to spend more time selling at the show, rather than spend time trying to qualify prospects. When a targeted prospect arrives at a trade show display, the sales staff will have pertinent data that will help them to immediately advance the sales process. Each respondent profile can be pre-loaded on the trade show booth database and thus the visitor is identified upon entering the trade show exhibit. This process allows a sales person to identify VIP attendees and truly leverage the one-to-one marketing opportunity available.

By better qualifying trade show leads, your sales staff will have more energy to stay focused on hot prospects, leading to better results. This is true wherever you have your custom trade show display, custom modular exhibit or trade show booth rental, whether the exhibit is at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Moscone Center in San Francisco, the Santa Clara Convention Center or the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.

Dick Wheeler is President of Professional Exhibits & Graphics, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with showroom in Sacramento. Firm is full-service premiere trade show exhibit, graphics and management services company. http://www.proexhibits.com

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See, the teachers are the moulders of our future generation. Every day, students attend schools and consciously as well as subconsciously gain knowledge. And every day, school teachers are sharing their experience, their knowledge, their habits directly or indirectly to students. Cheers to Teachers!

However, this means that teachers need to be equipped with the best mindset, best knowledge and best experience so that they can in turn impart them to the young.

In my opinion, entrepreneurship programmes should be catered to our teachers. And it should not just stop at this. We should encourage our teachers to take risks and allow them to engage in side businesses as well as other entrepreneurship projects. At present, teachers are not allowed to moonlight, except for tuition assignments. With additional freedom, we could groom teachers to become entrepreneurs, not by theory but in practicality.

If we loosen the grip on this moonlighting issue, teachers will be able to immerse themselves in true and practical entrepreneurship experiences. They can then share real-life experience to students and perhaps do it with them.

We do not like entrepreneurship taught as if it is an exam-oriented subject, a theoretical mystery or a word game. Entrepreneurship should be real, practical and exciting. And the best way to achieve this in our younger generation is by training the teachers first. Because only Teachers who know the stuff can teach the stuff.

Fong Yoong Kheong is Managing Director of R2E Concepts). He is also a consultant in SEO, Internet Marketing and offline Marketing. He has attended some courses on entrepreneurship. Read more articles from him at http://www.furykid.blogspot.com

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