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2.9: Suggested Resources

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    • Michael Laverty and Chris Littel et al.
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    2.1 Overview of the Entrepreneurial Journey

    View the YouTube video “The Jitterbug Smart phone” at 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...-entrepreneur/

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

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

    National Association of Women Business Owners: https://www.nawbo.org/resources/wome...ner-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/...assessment.htm

    2.2 The Process of Becoming an Entrepreneur

    Are entrepreneurs BORN or MADE? (Lord Sugard #AND Robert Greene): 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/fronti...er-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/inven...nd-eli-whitney

    For more information on how to start a business: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/th...t-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/b...ntroverts.html

    2.4 Frameworks to Inform Your Entrepreneurial Path

    YouTube Video: Business Model Canvas Explained: 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: www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&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: www.kauffman.org/eship-summi...17/overview#1g

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

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