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2.1 Overview of the Entrepreneurial Journey

View the YouTube video “The Jitterbug Smart phone” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRGAL42gWco to see an example of a product endorsement that geared to a specific target market.

Visit the SBA website to learn more about the local organizations that might assist you to launch or manage a venture: https://www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance

Caron Beesley. “8 Things You Can Do to Be Taken Seriously as a Young Entrepreneur”: https://kitsapscore.org/2017/08/26/8-things-you-can-do-to-be-taken-seriously-as-a-young-entrepreneur/

“Surge Cities: These Are the 50 Best Places in America for Starting a Business”: https://www.inc.com/surge-cities/best-places-start-business.html

“How I Built a Subscription Business That’s Made over 50k in 6 Months”: https://www.cratejoy.com/sell/blog/case-study-50k-6-months-subscription-business-2/

National Association of Women Business Owners: https://www.nawbo.org/resources/women-business-owner-statistics

Are you ready to start your entrepreneurial venture? Visit the SBA site and take the Small Business Readiness Assessment: https://eweb1.sba.gov/cams/training/business_primer/assessment.htm

2.2 The Process of Becoming an Entrepreneur

Are entrepreneurs BORN or MADE? (Lord Sugard #AND Robert Greene): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNHUbrVcpRA

Learn about how Man Crates was created: https://www.mancrates.com

For more information about the Pembina tribe and entrepreneurial behavior: https://www.ndstudies.gov/gr4/frontier-era-north-dakota/part-2-fur-trade-red-river/section-2-red-river-fur-traders

For more information about Dr. Charles Drew: https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/color-blood

For more information about the creation of the cotton gin: https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney

For more information on how to start a business: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-free-program-trains-people-how-to-start-a-business-but-without-debt

For more information on Global Entrepreneurship: https://www.gemconsortium.org/

Take the Myers Briggs test to discover your personality type: https://www.idrlabs.com/test.php

2.3 Entrepreneurial Pathways

50 Business Ideas for Introverted Entrepreneurs: https://smallbiztrends.com/2016/09/business-ideas-for-introverts.html

2.4 Frameworks to Inform Your Entrepreneurial Path

YouTube Video: Business Model Canvas Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoAOzMTLP5s

The Four Lenses Strategy Framework website: www.4lenses.org

Evernote, a cross-platform app that allows you to create, update, and synch notes: https://evernote.com/about

YouTube Video: We have a dream, B-corp overview and mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=V-VFZUFJwt4

Business Model Canvas Strategyzer: https://www.strategyzer.com/canvas

For more information on the diversity of entrepreneurs in the United States: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/286574

For more information on entrepreneurship and resource providers supporting entrepreneurship: https://www.kauffman.org/eship-summit-2017/overview#1g

For a list of resources available to support entrepreneurship: https://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/entrepreneurship/research/data-resources

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