Discussion 5 - Starting your Own Business?

Purpose: This discussion addresses these module goals:

• Discuss the growth of small businesses in relation to the U.S. economy.
• Discuss the factors that drive entrepreneurs to succeed
• Point out qualities that make a successful entrepreneur

The internet has created a countless number of opportunities for anyone to start a business with an internet connection and phone line.  It can be a store on ebay or etsy, a blog, being a freelancer on elance.com or other related sites or many other options.  There are also sites like www.kickstarter.com Links to an external site. that allow people to raise money online.

Check out these websites:

http://www.seanogle.com/ Links to an external site.

http://chrisguillebeau.com/ Links to an external site.

http://www.tropicalmba.com/ Links to an external site.

Would you be interested in becoming an entrepreneur? If so what kind of business would you want to start?  What appeals to you about having your own business? If not, what would you rather do and why don't you want to be an entrepreneur.  Find and provide a link to a website that is a good tool for entrepreneurs and discuss it.

Make your initial posting by 11:59 PM Pacific time on Thursday. 100 word minimum

Respond to at least 2 classmates (with video or text) by 11:59PM Pacific Time on Sunday. 50 word minimum. Responses may include describing your own life experience or other real-world situation related to the post, adding additional information from assigned content or outside content, disagreeing respectfully by describing your own interpretation, proposing a new idea, or asking a probing question. Try to respond to a classmate who haven't received any responses yet.