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EntrepreneurshipSuggested Resources

Suggested Resources

1.1 Entrepreneurship Today

https://www.entrepreneurship-campus.org

https://youtu.be/zV2vi8FilLM

1.2 Entrepreneurial Vision and Goals

The following links might provide you with more ideas about creating a vision statement.

https://website-designs.com/business/the-importance-of-a-vision-statement-for-entrepreneurs/

https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/3882-vision-statement.html

Check out this website’s ideas for developing your vision: https://www.executestrategy.net/blog/write-good-vision-statement

Eleven Free Goal Setting Software & Tools You Can Use: http://www.goal-setting-college.com/goal-setting-software/11-goal-setting-software-tools-you-can-use-for-free/

YouTube: Achieve More by Setting Smart Goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA53yhiOe04

Twenty-four Essential Mind Mapping and Brainstorming Tools: http://mashable.com/2013/09/25/mind-mapping-tools/#jP47h7Q818qM

Read more about the challenges of work-life balance and what brings satisfaction to entrepreneurs in this article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-some-entrepreneurs-feel-fulfilledbut-others-dont-1432610236

Learn about applying a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, obstacles, threats) to your personal life: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaquast/2013/04/15/how-to-conduct-a-personal-s-w-o-t-analysis/

1.3 The Entrepreneurial Mindset

M. M. Baluku, J. F. Kikooma, and K. Otto, “Positive mindset and entrepreneurial outcomes: The magical contributions of psychological resources and autonomy.” Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship 30, no. 6 (2018): 473–498.

E. Fleck, “Needed: Entrepreneurial mindset.” Central Penn Business Journal 34, no. 12 (2018): 10.

M. Israr and M. Saleem, “Entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Italy.” Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research 8, no. 1 (2018): 1.

https://www.christenseninstitute.org/results/?_sft_topics=disruptive-innovation

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