BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR

The Business Entrepreneur/Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development

The Business Entrepreneur/Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development

Introduction

About Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship involves the creation of contemporary organizations outright or within existing organizations. This innovative activity is undertaken by entrepreneurs who see and understand customer needs, find and combine resources, develop innovative solutions, take risks, and strive to make a profit. The rates of entrepreneurial activity vary by local and internal environment, industry, and other factors (Gardiner 2007, p. na). Compared to the rest of the population, entrepreneurs tend to have a stronger need for achievement, higher risk-taking propensity, and greater perseverance, more commitment to a task, bigger vision, higher creativity, and more tolerance for ambiguity.

Entrepreneur in discussion

The Entrepreneur that would be discussed in this paper is Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple Incorporate. Steve Jobs is a difficult man to be indifferent about. People love him or hate him, and often that depends on the relationship one has with him. As Apple's spokesman, he is a superstar; adored by his constituents, they hang on every word during his flawless and dynamic keynotes, and they analyze every letter published looking for hidden meaning. As a boss, he is critical, demanding, driving, and surprisingly inspirational. As a businessman, he is cold and cunning. His tactics are merciless, and his business sense is impeccable. In all areas, he is never hesitant to speak what is on his mind. In spite of his polarizing effect, or maybe because of it, Steve Jobs' leadership ability is unequivocal. What is it that makes him such a dynamic and charismatic entrepreneur? How has his entrepreneurship style remained consistent and changed since the 70s when he incorporated Apple? This analysis of Steve Jobs' entrepreneurship style will cover his personality type and reflective leadership characteristics. It will also cover how Steve Jobs led Apple during its formative years in the company.

Discussion

His Life

The first story gives a brief overview of his life he calls connecting the dots. Steve was adopted, as stated earlier. Steve tells about dropping out of college, and dropping in to classes that interested him based on his instinct. A class he dropped in on was typography. This eventually led to the great typography on the Mac, the best ever designed. You can not connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust something— your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life (Imbimbo 2010, pp. 34-55).

The second story he said is about love and loss. In it, he talks about his love for Apple and how much it hurt to be fired. He talks about how he discovered he still loved what he did, and while Apple had shunned him, he decided to start over. This is where he started NeXT and Pixar. This is the time he met his wife Laurene and began his ...