1. The part of the reading that was most interesting to me was the amount of decisions that go into doing things ethically right as a small business owner. It can be difficult to make the ethically correct decisions when they could potentially lose you money. I liked the quote from Chilon, "That a merchant does better to take a loss than make a dishonest profit."
2. A part of the reading that was confusing to me was the conceptualizing the corporate entrepreneurship strategy. The model was what was most confusing to me. There was a lot of intricate parts and it was hard to follow. Reading the paragraph cleared it up somewhat but I was still a bit confused.
3. The first question I would like to ask the author is, "Can a large corporation sustain profits without having an entrepreunerial mindset?" and the second question I would like to ask the author is, "Is it more important for a company to be innovative or ethical in the long run?"
4. I had a slight disagreement with the author in the paragraph about organizational boundaries in chapter 3. I understand that employees should think about more than just their part in the organization but I also think that some employees could end up spending too much time thinking about things that don't necessarily concern them. I think people should worry about themselves and their areas of work before they start worrying about others.
Showing posts with label Week 14. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 14. Show all posts
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Google Gold
1. My biggest strategy for search engine optimization was to post as many things on my blog as I could. The more blogpost, the easier it would be to find my blog on Google. One activity that I used was keyword placement.
2. Some of my key words work "entrepreneur" "consumer" and "profits" I chose these words as key words because I thought they would be used throughout the semester and they all described what was important to my business venture idea. My keywords did not change throughout the semester.
3. At the beginning of the semester I would put my blogposts on my social media sites to see if any of my friends would be interested in what I was doing in class. My posts were generally ignored by my social media friends so I stopped posting my blogposts.
4. My most viral post was my "exit strategy" post. I had a total of 8 views which was 2 more than any other post. I do not know why this post was my most viral. I did not expect this post to be the most viewed post that I had.
5. No, my blog post did not make the first page for my key words. My keywords are fairly popular so there are many other pages that showed up before mine. Although, my blog did show up on the first page when I searched my name. Half way through the semester it did not so thats pretty cool!
2. Some of my key words work "entrepreneur" "consumer" and "profits" I chose these words as key words because I thought they would be used throughout the semester and they all described what was important to my business venture idea. My keywords did not change throughout the semester.
3. At the beginning of the semester I would put my blogposts on my social media sites to see if any of my friends would be interested in what I was doing in class. My posts were generally ignored by my social media friends so I stopped posting my blogposts.
4. My most viral post was my "exit strategy" post. I had a total of 8 views which was 2 more than any other post. I do not know why this post was my most viral. I did not expect this post to be the most viewed post that I had.
5. No, my blog post did not make the first page for my key words. My keywords are fairly popular so there are many other pages that showed up before mine. Although, my blog did show up on the first page when I searched my name. Half way through the semester it did not so thats pretty cool!
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Very Short Interview With Entrepreneur Part 2
In my first interview, which I did not post due to time differences while on vacation, I interviewed my step father. He started his own Acupuncture practice. He no longer runs a practice and doesn't have his license anymore due to his age but I thought he would be a good person to ask about entrepreneurship since he has been there and done that. The questions I asked him during the first interview were:
Q: Why did you choose the medical field, specifically acupuncture?
A: I chose the medical field because I enjoy helping people. The reason I chose acupuncture was it is a natural way of helping someone, potentially healing someone. Acupuncture isn't just used to treat someone with a sickness or an injury but it can also help people quit smoking or relieve stress.
Q: Why did you stop practicing acupuncture?
A: I stopped practicing acupuncture because the VA stopped covering acupuncture as a medical expense. Most of my patience were veterans and without them as patience it was not financially smart to continue to have my business open.
Q: What was the most difficult thing about starting your practice?
A: At first it was finding a location to have my practice at but once I found the right location it was getting along with my business partner. We did not see eye to eye on many things and eventually I had to leave and start my practice on my own at another location. Most of my patiences followed me to my new location so the second time starting up wasn't nearly as difficult.
My first impression of the initial interview was there are so many obstacles to start a business and keep it running. It was discouraging knowing that your business could shut down because of something you couldn't control yourself.
For my second interview I was unable to record my step father due to distance.
Q: Have you ever considered obtaining your Acupuncture license again and restarting your company?
A: Yes I have considered it but I doubt it will ever happen. As you know, I am getting a little up there in age and I don't want to spend the time or the effort it takes to start it back up. Although, I do miss my practice I am still able to use acupuncture on your mom and brother so in a sense I never really stopped. I just stopped getting paid for it.
Q: When you first started you business, how successful was the business plan you drew up and what speed bumps did you hit along the way?
A: I had a lot of help from your mother starting my business. She had the capital which made it much easier to start. When you are starting something new, especially a business there are always unsuspecting things that come up. The biggest for me was the falling out I had with my partner, who I was sharing an office with. This made it difficult in the beginning but I overcame it and was better for it.
Q: How financially successful was your business?
A: Wow, getting right to it? Before we moved from down south I was definitely making more money because of the amount of people that lived in the area. Once we moved here, having the office out of our home was a tax break and helped lower our mortgage payment every month so that almost made up for the lack of business I was receiving. Your mom or I was never putting money back into the business so I would say it was definitely successful until the end.
Since I knew the entrepreneur fairly well I was confident during my first interview but not about what to ask because I didn't have a good sense of entrepreneurship. After my second interview, I felt much more prepared and thought I had better questions to ask due to my newfound knowledge of entrepreneurship. My step father believed that I had made steps towards becoming an entrepreneur since my first interview but I still had a long way to go.
Q: Why did you choose the medical field, specifically acupuncture?
A: I chose the medical field because I enjoy helping people. The reason I chose acupuncture was it is a natural way of helping someone, potentially healing someone. Acupuncture isn't just used to treat someone with a sickness or an injury but it can also help people quit smoking or relieve stress.
Q: Why did you stop practicing acupuncture?
A: I stopped practicing acupuncture because the VA stopped covering acupuncture as a medical expense. Most of my patience were veterans and without them as patience it was not financially smart to continue to have my business open.
Q: What was the most difficult thing about starting your practice?
A: At first it was finding a location to have my practice at but once I found the right location it was getting along with my business partner. We did not see eye to eye on many things and eventually I had to leave and start my practice on my own at another location. Most of my patiences followed me to my new location so the second time starting up wasn't nearly as difficult.
My first impression of the initial interview was there are so many obstacles to start a business and keep it running. It was discouraging knowing that your business could shut down because of something you couldn't control yourself.
For my second interview I was unable to record my step father due to distance.
Q: Have you ever considered obtaining your Acupuncture license again and restarting your company?
A: Yes I have considered it but I doubt it will ever happen. As you know, I am getting a little up there in age and I don't want to spend the time or the effort it takes to start it back up. Although, I do miss my practice I am still able to use acupuncture on your mom and brother so in a sense I never really stopped. I just stopped getting paid for it.
Q: When you first started you business, how successful was the business plan you drew up and what speed bumps did you hit along the way?
A: I had a lot of help from your mother starting my business. She had the capital which made it much easier to start. When you are starting something new, especially a business there are always unsuspecting things that come up. The biggest for me was the falling out I had with my partner, who I was sharing an office with. This made it difficult in the beginning but I overcame it and was better for it.
Q: How financially successful was your business?
A: Wow, getting right to it? Before we moved from down south I was definitely making more money because of the amount of people that lived in the area. Once we moved here, having the office out of our home was a tax break and helped lower our mortgage payment every month so that almost made up for the lack of business I was receiving. Your mom or I was never putting money back into the business so I would say it was definitely successful until the end.
Since I knew the entrepreneur fairly well I was confident during my first interview but not about what to ask because I didn't have a good sense of entrepreneurship. After my second interview, I felt much more prepared and thought I had better questions to ask due to my newfound knowledge of entrepreneurship. My step father believed that I had made steps towards becoming an entrepreneur since my first interview but I still had a long way to go.
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