{"id":2187,"date":"2020-02-11T02:27:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T02:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/bman111\/?page_id=2187"},"modified":"2020-02-11T02:27:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T02:27:47","slug":"inspiring-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/bman111\/learning-pathways\/what-makes-a-successful-entrepreneur\/inspiring-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring entrepreneurs"},"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>Now that you have learnt something about the typical characteristics of entrepreneurs, you can start to identify these in the stories of particular individuals who have successfully created their own businesses.\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=\"reading\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/bman111\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_reading.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Ritesh Agarwal<\/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>India&#8217;s Ritesh Agarwal, for example, showed an entrepreneurial spirit at a young age and launched his first business aged 18. Spotting a gap in the market, he moved into the hotel business &#8211; starting with one hotel in 2013 and running 7,000 by 2017<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>.\n<\/p>\n<p>Read <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbesindia.com\/article\/8th-anniversary-special\/how-oyos-ritesh-agarwal-transformed-the-business-of-budget-accommodation\/46971\/1\">How Oyo&#8217;s Ritesh Agarwal transformed the business of budget accommodation<\/a> to learn more about his story.\n<\/p>\n<p>What does the article reveal about his characteristics as an entrepreneur?\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"video\" 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>Jeff Bazos<\/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>Watch this video on the beginnings of Amazon.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"plainlinks floatleft\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560px\" height=\"315px\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C8rGdwd03gg?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 characteristics did Jeff Bazos demonstrate that were typical of a successful entrepreneur? What else do you think contributed to Amazon&#8217;s success as a business?\n<\/p>\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<br style=\"clear:both;\">\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"forum\" 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>Learning from other 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<ol>\n<li> Identify a successful entrepreneur (living or dead) who inspires you and research their story.\n<ul>\n<li> What were their beginnings?\n<\/li>\n<li> What did they achieve?\n<\/li>\n<li> What entrepreneurial traits do\/did they have?\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Write your answer in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/forums.oeru.org\/t\/bman111-who-is-your-favourite-entrepreneur\/1181\">discussion forum<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li> Your post should be no more than 200 words.\n<\/li>\n<li> Put the name of your entrepreneur at the top of your post.\n<\/li>\n<li> Make sure you reference any resources used (any citation format is acceptable).\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>References<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<ol class=\"references\">\n<li id=\"cite_note-1\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><a href=\"#cite_ref-1\">\u2191<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbesindia.com\/article\/8th-anniversary-special\/how-oyos-ritesh-agarwal-transformed-the-business-of-budget-accommodation\/46971\/1\">Forbes India Magazine<\/a><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCPU time usage: 0.052 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.065 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 402\/1000000\nPreprocessor generated node count: 1400\/1000000\nPost\u2010expand include size: 9336\/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 4196\/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 7\/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0\/100\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- Saved in parser cache with key we_en-mw_:pcache:idhash:186626-0!*!0!*!*!2!* and timestamp 20200211022744 and revision id 1073933\n -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"visualClear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<ul class=\"pager\">\n<li class=\"previous\">\n            <a href=\"\/bman111\/learning-pathways\/what-makes-a-successful-entrepreneur\/characteristics-of-a-successful-entrepreneur\">\u2190 Previous<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<li class=\"next\">\n            <a href=\"\/bman111\/learning-pathways\/what-makes-a-successful-entrepreneur\/learning-from-failure\">Next \u2192<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<br \/>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that you have learnt something about the typical characteristics of entrepreneurs, you can start to identify these in the stories of particular individuals who have successfully created their own businesses. 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