{"id":2171,"date":"2020-02-11T02:27:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T02:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/bman111\/?page_id=2171"},"modified":"2020-02-11T02:27:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T02:27:25","slug":"video-signposts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/bman111\/learning-pathways\/introducing-entrepreneurship\/video-signposts\/","title":{"rendered":"Video signposts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<p>In this section, we will reflect on what it means to be an entrepreneur, drawing on experience in the real business world.\n<\/p>\n<p>We meet three entrepreneurs, one from America and two from Africa.\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> The American businessman shares twelve mistakes he made in his first year as an entrepreneur.\n<\/li>\n<li> We then introduce two businesses lead by South African entrepreneurs to begin thinking about different business contexts.\n<\/li>\n<li> We conclude with an open discussion to explore whether the lessons learned in America can be transferred to contexts in other countries and invite learners to share ideas for avoiding start-up mistakes in their own context.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"media\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/bman111\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_multimedia.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Don't make these mistakes<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Bet-David, from America, talks about the mistakes he made in his first year as an entrepreneur.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"plainlinks floatleft\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560px\" height=\"315px\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qgc89GEO_nE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\">\n<\/p>\n<p><b>WEnote<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>What did you think of the video? For example:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <i>The most valuable advice was &#8230;<\/i>\n<\/li>\n<li> <i>I don&#8217;t agree with mistake # because &#8230;<\/i>\n<\/li>\n<li> <i>He should have included &#8230;<\/i>\n<\/li>\n<li> <i>Mistake # would not apply in my country because &#8230;<\/i>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Post your comment(s) below, and then look on the <a href=\"\/bman111\/interactions\/course-feed\" title=\"Introduction to entrepreneurship\/BMAN111\/Feed\">course feed page<\/a> to see what others have posted.<\/p>\n<p><div><p>You must be logged in to post to WEnotes.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nIf you prefer, you can create a post on your learning journal blog. Be sure to label or tag your post bman111.<br \/><i>Note: Your comment will be displayed in the <a href=\"\/bman111\/interactions\/course-feed\" title=\"Introduction to entrepreneurship\/BMAN111\/Feed\">course feed<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"activity\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/bman111\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_activity.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Test your memory<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"h5p-iframe-'+count+'\" class=\"class1 class2 h5p-iframe h5p-initialized WEH5P\" data-content-id=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/h5p.oeru.org\/ient100\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&amp;id=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400px\" style=\" width:100%; height:400px; font-weight: bold;;\" frameboarder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"media\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/bman111\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_multimedia.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Meet two South African entrepreneurs<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><b>Instructions<\/b><br \/>\nWatch each video. For each entrepreneur write down two reasons why you think they&#8217;ve been successfull.\n<\/p>\n<p>Meet Thembi Sithole who owns a panel beating business. Thembi started by washing cars and was then promoted to receptionist at her former employer&#8217;s business. Years later, she owns and runs a successful panel beating business.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"plainlinks floatleft\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560px\" height=\"315px\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_5tsTNYF5k?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\">\n<\/p>\n<p>Meet Wandile Solombela, a fashion student who became an entrepreneur using business to help transform the lives of his community in Soweto, South Africa.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"plainlinks floatleft\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560px\" height=\"315px\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RNxSWxFAlMA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\">\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"discussion\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/bman111\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_discussion.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Does country context matter?<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>This course incorporates resources on entrepreneurship from many different countries around the world. As you embark on your studies of entrepreneurship, its important to think about your own country context.\n<\/p>\n<p><i>In this <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/forums.oeru.org\/t\/bman111-does-country-context-matter-when-starting-a-new-business\/1182\">discussion forum<\/a> we invite you to think about the unique context of doing business in your own country and to reflect on the value of international experience of entrepreneurship for your own learning.<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Instructions<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>Please review Partick Bet-David\u2019s 12 mistakes he made as an American entrepreneur (see above).\n<\/p>\n<p>Consider the following:\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> Are their any \u201cmistakes\u201d from this list that <b>would not<\/b> apply to starting a new business in your own country?\n<ul>\n<li> Post the mistake you identified in this forum and describe why it wouldn\u2019t apply in your country?\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Are their any mistakes to avoid when starting a business that are <b>specific to your country<\/b> that are missing from those listed by the American entrepreneur?\n<ul>\n<li> Please identify mistakes to be avoided in your country and explain why.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Other considerations<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> Would an American entrepreneur be able to run a successful small business in your country? Why?\n<\/li>\n<li> Would you be able to run a successful small business in America? 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