| Title |
So, you want to be an entrepreneur? Lessons from the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities |
| ID_Doc |
78269 |
| Authors |
Blass, FR; Ketchen, DJ |
| Title |
So, you want to be an entrepreneur? Lessons from the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities |
| Year |
2014 |
| Published |
Business Horizons, 57, 1 |
| DOI |
10.1016/j.bushor.2013.09.006 |
| Abstract |
Based on helping dozens of military veterans refine their ideas for starting a business, we identify and discuss a series of potential pitfalls that aspiring entrepreneurs veterans and civilians alike must avoid in order to be successful. Potential entrepreneurs must not confuse the pursuit of hobbies and self-employment with the act of creating a business. People who wish to build a business around public speaking or consulting need to firmly establish why customers should be willing to pay for their advice. Individuals that seek to develop a new non-profit organization must have a viable value proposition even though they are not pursing a profit motive. Overall, the entrepreneurial ventures that are most likely to succeed are those that (1) are based on a sustainable business model, (2) leverage the entrepreneur's unique experiences and attributes, and (3) are built around a process or system that enables the venture to prosper even if the entrepreneur leaves the venture. (C) 2013 Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Author Keywords |
Entrepreneurship; Employment; Sustainable business model; Value proposition; Veterans |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000330156200002 |
| WoS Category |
Business |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
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