Starting your own business presents many challenges as well as the potential for many rewards, and all of us know how important it is to have clear, concise information to make smart business decisions. Our goal is to share experiences about the dynamic, exciting small business community. Our economy depends on entrepreneurs like you and is counting on you to help expand the growing tradition of small business opportunities. Use these guides to help you as you navigate the world of entrepreneurship and grow your small business.


Meaning of Entrepreneurship


Entrepreneurship is the process of organizing, managing, and assuming the risks and rewards of a business or enterprise. Most people see entrepreneurship as the opportunity to pursue the dream of working for themselves. For many, it’s not always about the money, but rather, about the passion and the challenge. Do you have that drive? Consider the following quotes about business success. What are these mentors trying to tell us?

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” - Vidal Sassoon

“The only things that evolve by themselves in an organization are disorder, friction, and malperformance.” – Peter Drucker

“I promoted myself. I had to make my own opportunity! But I made it!

Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come.” – Sarah Breedlove Walker

“Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching for what it gets.” – Henry Ford

“Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Start-Up Toolkit


This series of guides on entrepreneurship has been developed just for you, a person who is thinking about starting a small business or who has made the commitment to start one. It is targeted to people who are considering starting a small business as well as small business owners who want to learn more about successful strategies and skills. We have worked with a team of small business owners like you to develop, write, and produce this series.

These guides contain a wealth of information on starting and running your business and also include activities, worksheets, self-assessments, glossaries, and valuable additional resources for you to consult along the way. Entrepreneurship is the process of organizing, managing, and assuming the risks and rewards of a business or enterprise. Most people see entrepreneurship as the opportunity to pursue the dream of working for themselves. For many, it's not always about the money, but rather, about the passion and the challenge. Are you ready?