What can you tell from Mark Zuckerberg? Of course you can tell things like he is young, he is wealthy or he is smart. But today I want to say about him is that he is a successful entrepreneur.
What is an entrepreneur? An entrepreneur is usually regarded as a person who takes risks to organize and start new businesses. It is never easy to become a successful entrepreneur. There are at least a few steps and important issues you have to know before opening a business.
On one hand, there are some common characteristics entrepreneurs usually share. Creativity is one of the most important characteristics. They may also be independent, skillful in problem solving or energetic. On the other hand, they usually have to follow a certain steps to start a business. First, they have to see the opportunity in the market and generate some ideas. Then they have to selecting feasible ideas. Good ideas usually create new values for customers, hold competitive advantages over competitors, and have low exit costs. They also have to consider other factors like culture, government policy, taxes and tariffs, economic growth and economic freedom.
Obviously, it is not easy to start a business. However, entrepreneurs play a very critical role in the society. So educations about entrepreneurship for children are important. BizWorld Foundation is a non-profit organization that teaches children about entrepreneurship. 50,000 children learn about basic business knowledge, critical thinking and other skills in BizWorld.
Resources:http://mashable.com/2013/11/12/bizworld/
http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Entrepreneurship.html
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