Entrepreneurship
A tipping point!
Entreprewhat?
Entrepreneur/ˌɒn.trə.prəˈnɜːr //ˌɑːn.trə.prəˈnɝː/ [C]
n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.
Origin: 1875-80;
French: literally, one who undertakes (some task),equivalent
to entrepren ( dre ) to undertake (< Latin inter- inter- +prendere to take, variant of prehendere ) + -eur -eur.
Entreprewhat?
Entreprewho?
Getting closer“To be an entrepreneur is to seek professional achievement, either as a business person, an
employee, self-employed or in a NGO.”Celso Fernandes – Partner at Zertico
“It's cliché, but entrepreneurship is about making dreams come true. It's about turning ideas into projects and businesses. And this process always involves some kind of innovation and risk. Leandro Mesquita de Morais – Partner at O Entregador
“Everyone says that people have to think outside the BOX. Well, I don’t! For me, you have to get
your own BOX. A BOX full of experiences and things you deeply like, and explore it.”
Bruno Biscaia de Góes – Business Development at Dinheirama
INTRODUCING MYSELFHow did I become an
Entrepreneur?
Introducing myself
5 years old
Wannabe: Astronaut
10 years old
Wannabe: Journalist
20 to 26 years old
Wannahave: A passion
A tipping point?
[Physics] : the point at which an object is displaced from a state of stable equilibrium into a new, different state.
A tipping point?
“So hard, and yet so addictive.”
A point of no return!
Introducing myself
2011
2012
GEM 2010
The Brazilian Profile
GEM 2010 – Brazil
21,1 million entrepreneurs
10,7 million
10,4 million
56,9% before the age of 35
GEM 2010 – Brazil
61% Cultural and social norms
58% Economic environment
56% Financial support
69% Government policies
50% Education and training
Acceptance of Failure
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”Albert Einstein
How important is it?
Innovation
Job creationEconomic/Social
Development
Hmm?! Okay...
But what about me here?
SEBRAE
1. Courses, training, events
2. Consultancy
3. Online Library
4. Financial support5. Market
know-how
UNIFEI
Special Projects
GET INSPIRED AND...
GO FOR IT!
The Bootstrapper
“Surviving is succeeding, and each day that goes by makes it easier still for me to reach my goals.”The Bootstrapper’s Manifesto - Seth Godin
Final clichés
“No pain, no gain!”
“The only place where money comes before success is in the dictionary.”
“No man is an island.”
Questions
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