By Dr Drew Harris, Collection Editor Entrepreneur: French, from Old French, from entreprendre - ‘to undertake.’ Over the last two decades, entrepreneurship has become a hot topic in popular press, textbooks and classrooms. Most of the focus has been on either scalable, investable ventures or “main street” ventures – those that rely upon personal (or personally connected) funding and are tied to place (retail, services, construction, etc.). We develop and teach models that fit a “normal” audience. But, what about all the undertakings that are not “normal”, that occur in places unexplored in our standard textbooks?
Entrepreneurship in Places Unexplored
Entrepreneurship in Places Unexplored
Entrepreneurship in Places Unexplored
By Dr Drew Harris, Collection Editor Entrepreneur: French, from Old French, from entreprendre - ‘to undertake.’ Over the last two decades, entrepreneurship has become a hot topic in popular press, textbooks and classrooms. Most of the focus has been on either scalable, investable ventures or “main street” ventures – those that rely upon personal (or personally connected) funding and are tied to place (retail, services, construction, etc.). We develop and teach models that fit a “normal” audience. But, what about all the undertakings that are not “normal”, that occur in places unexplored in our standard textbooks?