Entrepreneurship Made Simple?
Subtitle: A practical guide to happiness and prosperity
Publisher: AJ Management Services
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Table of contents: title: For content etc, please visit http://www.ajmgtsvcs.com; title: Contents; title: Chapter Title; title: One Introduction; title: Two Warning; title: Three  Can Entrepreneurship be taught ?; title: Four  You; title: Five  The most important ingredient of an entrepreneur; title: Six Self evaluation of attitude for entrepreneurship; title: Seven Overview of setting up a business; title: Eight The five Cs of entrepreneurship; title: Nine Commitment; title: Ten Concentration; title: Eleven Competency; title: Twelve Courage; title: Thirteen  Capacity; title: Fourteen  Innovation; title: Fifteen Caution !; title: Sixteen  Knowledge to be acquired and applied; title: Seventeen  Resources/courses available; title: Eighteen  Framework for action; title: What others say; title: Appendix; title: A1 Free follow-up Consultations; title: A2  The Stock Market; title: A3  The inverted bell curve; title: A4  Reasons why a business failed; title: A5 Three Blind men and the elephant; title: A6 Feedback & Networking; title: A7  Legal structure; title: A8  Learn to let go; title: Entrepreneurship Workshop; title: Acknowledgement; title: THANK YOU VERY MUCH !; title: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------; title: Chapter One; title: Introduction; title: After my National Service,; title: I began working before I started my own business in 1988.; title: Therefore, I understand how you felt as an employee.; title: I can relate to your anger when that; title: new, inexperienced, and incompetent colleague was promoted; title: just because he/she happened to be a family member of your boss.; title: I sympathize with your sadness; title: when you were passed over for your much deserved advancement.; title: I know your frustrations as a worker; title: when your mistakes were always highlighted; title: while your contributions were played down or forgotten !; title: You were not alone; title: when you had to execute silly orders issued by your employer and; title: to attempt to follow contradicting commands uttered by your bosses.; title: Likewise,; title: I know how excited you were when you endured sleepless nights; title: in establishing your new company.; title: I empathise with your concern; title: in facing the problems of maintaining your newly established venture.; title: I perceive your agony over matters such as; title: debt collection, rental payment, staff salaries & CPF.; title: My experiences result from working in two auditing firms and having served several sole-proprietors, partnerships and directors plus including presidents/treasurers of non-profit organisations,; title: Thus, in 1996, eight years after establishing my enterprise,; title: I started to teach entrepreneurship.; title: The title of this book ends with a question mark; title: because one of the purposes of this book; title: is to examine whether simplifying a subject; title: as complex and ever changing as entrepreneurship is possible.; title: I choose to be like the guest who sat at the lowest place; title: when attending a wedding dinner; title: so that I can be elevated to the VIP table by the host.; title: Similarly it is up to you to pronounce; title: whether this book makes entrepreneurship simple.; title: Here is a summary of what this book can do for you.; title: Chapter; title: What is in it for you ?; title: Two; title: Warns you about the difficulties in setting up a business.; title: Three; title: Answers your questions about whether if entrepreneurship can be taught.; title: Four; title: Examines our potentials as a human being.; title: Five; title: Discusses in depth; title: the most important ingredient of an entrepreneur and the; title: 8 ways to search, stimulate and ignite that element.; title: Six; title: Encourages self-evaluate so you will know where you stand.; title: Seven; title: Provides an overview of setting up a venture.; title: Eight; title: Explains entrepreneurship using an analogy.; title: Nine; title: Expands your knowledge of commitment; title: Ten; title: Directs you to achieve concentration.; title: Eleven; title: Guides you in the concept of competency.; title: Twelve; title: Leads you to become courageous.; title: Thirteen; title: Persuades you to save for your company.; title: Fourteen; title: Explains the importance of innovation.; title: Fifteen; title: Cautions you about the dangers of greediness & selfishness.; title: Sixteen; title: Outlines the necessary skills to acquire & apply.; title: Seventeen; title: Offers 28 useful tips & reminders for running an establishment.; title: Eighteen; title: Presents a practical guide for action.; title: Most of the chapters contain inspiring quotations to motivate you to excel.; title: The eight appendixes further help you to see a near complete picture of entrepreneurship.; title: Appendix; title: How it can help you ?; title: A1; title: Details the free value-added consultation.; title: A2; title: Reveals one actual stage of the stock market.; title: A3; title: Offers a tool that can explains almost everything in life.; title: A4; title: Cautions about the possible reasons why a company fails.; title: A5; title: Teaches you to see everything in total and to accept others’ views.; title: A6; title: Advises on sending your feedback and participating in networking.; title: A7; title: Provides a brief summary of the three possible business structures.; title: A8; title: Discusses an important action not to be dismissed.; title: A tree as great as a man’s embrace springs from a small shoot;; title: A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth;; title: A journey of a thousand miles starts under one’s feet.; title: - Lao Tzu