SmartCompany<\/em> this morning these fears about entrepreneurship can be combatted.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
And the starting point for this could be re-thinking how people define entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI see a lot of people who as they become more senior in their career, they decide to become consultants to businesses and start their own business entity. That\u2019s one form of entrepreneurship,\u201d Bliemel says.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOne of the challenges we see, with say medical or engineering students, is that a lot of people will eventually strike out on their own and they may have deep technical skills in that area but it would really help if everyone has some entrepreneurship basics.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Bliemel says things such as how to actually start a business, how to attract customers and how to position a business against competitors, is not generally something that is taught in standard university degrees.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEveryone should have some basic training,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs people become more educated and informed about the process of entrepreneurship, they realise you don\u2019t have to immediately bet the farm on a grand idea.<\/p>\n
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\u201cA lot of businesses evolve over time, so the focus should be on the evolution of ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Bliemel says it is also important for potential entrepreneurs to understand that the success stories that are given prominence in the media often \u201cgloss over the hard slog\u201d that is involved in building a successful business.<\/p>\n
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Part of this is also understanding that most entrepreneurs on average start more than one business venture throughout their career.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFrom other reports we know a lot of entrepreneurs don\u2019t just try once, they try a second, third time,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOn average, most start two or more businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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