1) In my initial interview I asked an entrepreneur these three questions: What does it mean to be an Entrepreneur? What do you wish you had been taught in school before setting out on your own path as an entrepreneur? What do you think I should learn in an entrepreneurship course?
The answers I was given from the entrepreneur were very insightful and I reflected on them while taking this class. My impression of this initial interview is that it definitely takes a lot to be an entrepreneur and you must have the drive and put in the effort. You also have to be ready to fail and then learn from your mistakes each time as well as evaluate what you can do better.
2) I was unable to record the interview because I was asked not to. The three questions are I asked are as follows:
1: How do you advertise your business?
Because we are a small company, it is too expensive to do television commercials so we mostly advertise with pamphlets and at trade shows. A lot of it is going to different stores and advertising by word of mouth.
2: To what do you attribute your success?
I attribute my success to hard work and the unwavering support I have from my family. There is not a day that goes by that I slack off. You must put 100% into your company and in time, there will be a good outcome.
3: Do you work locally or nationally?
My company is based out of Fort Lauderdale and I go as far as Tampa. However, my products are shipped in from Sweden.
3) I have really learned a lot since the start of this class. Yes, some of the assignments were annoying and put me out of my comfort zone. But, because of those assignments, I am now more educated in what it takes to be an entrepreneur. From my initial interview to now, I can say I definitely agree with the responses the entrepreneur I interviewed gave me. I was much more comfortable talking with him about entrepreneurship because I now I have a better sense of what it entails and what it takes. I think he could tell that I know much more now than I did and having a conversation with him was much easier than it was initially.
Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI agree completely that some of the assignments were a little annoying and put me out of my comfort zone. I definitely learned from these assignments. I learned how much work and effort need to go into being a successful entrepreneur. Unfortunately, sometimes being successful means stepping out of our comfort zones to accomplish the goals we set. I also really like the response to the second question you asked. I know just from college that you always have to put in 100% effort. Slacking off only makes things more difficult in the long run! This was a great post! Good luck with the end of the semester!
here is the link to my blog:
http://poecr.blogspot.com/2016/04/very-short-interview-part-2.html
Hi Michelle! I think that the three questions that you chose to ask were relevant and professional, you can definitely tell that you have grown as an entrepreneur since being in this course. I felt the same way in that i felt more confident and knowledgeable the second time I interviewed my entrepreneur. Some of the assignments definitely took us out of our comfort zone in this course, but overall I agree that we have learned a lot since the beginning of the semester! Check out my post here http://jenniecarmody.blogspot.com/2016/04/very-short-interview-part-2.html
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