Entrepreneurship - A Tipping Point

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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For further discussions

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Leandro Costa

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