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Member You - Are You an Entrepreneur or a Intrapreneur - From a South African Perspective
We recently had a client who is a multi-national retailer with both a physical and Internet presence. The client needed a way to acquire certain business intelligence (BI) data from the Internet on a daily basis. After several unsuccessful attempts to create this functionality themselves, they came to us for a solution.On the surface the requirements seemed to be difficult and i
There are many components of a brand identity: logo, color palette, font choice, and the Visual Vocabulary. There’s a lot of information available about the use of logos, colors, and Visual Vocabulary, but not much on the effective use of fonts. So, here’s some information on the creative, practical, and technical aspects of fonts.Font basicsA font is a set o
Who are these entrepreneurs, and what drives them to work so hard with no guarantee of success? What force lead them them to risk so much and to make so many sacrifices in an attempt to achieve a goal? Why are they willing to give up the security of a "steady pay cheque" working for someone else to become "the last person to be paid" in their own company.
THE ENTREPRENEUR An entrepreneur is a person who creates a new business in the face of risk and uncertainty for the purpose of achieving profit and growth by identifying opportunities and assembling the necessary resources to capitalise on those opportunities.
Starting and running your own business involves both management and entrepreneurship. When you develop a product, for example an electric rocking chair, you are initiating an innovative change and you are acting as an entrepreneur. However when you start producing this electric rocking chair, you begin to act more like a manager than an entrepreneur, co-ordinating and controlling the business operations.
THE INTRAPRENEUR
An intrapreneur is an entrepreneur who has no need to start his own business but wishes to use his business skills in an existing business. Intrapreneurship involves identifying an opportunity within an existing business and creating a profitable reality for the business from this opportunity. In other words, an intrapreneur is someone who prefers the benefits of an existing business (such as a regular salary
When your merchant account provider reverses a customer's transaction as a result of his disputing the charge, then, unless you successfully challenge the reversal, you lose the sales proceeds, incur any shipping & handling costs and are levied a chargeback fee of $25 to $50.And, an excessive history of chargebacks may result in the disastrous consequence of losing your merchant
THE ENTREPRENEUR An entrepreneur is a person who creates a new business in the face of risk and uncertainty for the purpose of achieving profit and growth by identifying opportunities and assembling the necessary resources to capitalise on those opportunities.
Starting and running your own business involves both management and entrepreneurship. When you develop a product, for example an electric rocking chair, you are initiating an innovative change and you are acting as an entrepreneur. However when you start producing this electric rocking chair, you begin to act more like a manager than an entrepreneur, co-ordinating and controlling the business operations.
THE INTRAPRENEUR
An intrapreneur is an entrepreneur who has no need to start his own business but wishes to use his business skills in an existing business. Intrapreneurship involves identifying an opportunity within an existing business and creating a profitable reality for the business from this opportunity. In other words, an intrapreneur is someone who prefers the benefits of an existing business (such as a regular salar
Use these 4 quick tips to instantly make your business more profitable:1. Cancel any services that aren’t working for you and invest in something better:Have you been paying monthly or yearly fees on services that just aren’t working that well for your business? Perhaps you’ve been holding on to a particular service because you’ve become familiar with it, and now it just
Starting and running your own business involves both management and entrepreneurship. When you develop a product, for example an electric rocking chair, you are initiating an innovative change and you are acting as an entrepreneur. However when you start producing this electric rocking chair, you begin to act more like a manager than an entrepreneur, co-ordinating and controlling the business operations.
THE INTRAPRENEUR
An intrapreneur is an entrepreneur who has no need to start his own business but wishes to use his business skills in an existing business. Intrapreneurship involves identifying an opportunity within an existing business and creating a profitable reality for the business from this opportunity. In other words, an intrapreneur is someone who prefers the benefits of an existing business (such as a regular salar
For people considering market research, a point that often trips them up is the difference between qualitative and quantitative market research. Unfortunately, there are such important distinctions between those two types of research methodologies that it’s difficult to consider the pros and cons of conducting market research until those differences are made clear. That’s the goa
THE INTRAPRENEUR
An intrapreneur is an entrepreneur who has no need to start his own business but wishes to use his business skills in an existing business. Intrapreneurship involves identifying an opportunity within an existing business and creating a profitable reality for the business from this opportunity. In other words, an intrapreneur is someone who prefers the benefits of an existing business (such as a regular salar
Importance Of Learning Interview TechniquesSuccessful candidates face an interview with confidence and have the ability to draw attention to key experiences to prove that they are the ideal choice for the job. They understand the requirements of a particular job and demonstrate their expertise to deal with issues pertaining to that field. Most people miss a desperately needed jo
The role of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs
An entrepreneur can be described as someone who:
1. starts his/her own business
2. manages his/her own business
3. identifies new products/services or opportunities
4. is creative and innovative
5. organises and controls resources to ensure a profit for the business
6. has the ability and insight to market, produce and finance a service or product
7. who has financial means or who can obtain financing so as to realise the business
8. who is willing to take calculated risks
An intrapreneur can be described as someone who:
1. manages an existing business
2. is appointed by the owner of a business enterprise to manage the business
3. identifies new products/services or opportunities for an existing business
4. is creative and/or innovative with the ability and insight to market, produce and finance a service or product
5. organises and controls resources to ensure a profit for the existing business
6. prefers the benefits of an existing business such as a salary and available resources
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