In economic theory there is such a thinglike entrepreneurial ability. So you wondered why some people grasp on the fly, from the first time they manage to build a great business, while others will stagnate for years and constantly stand on the verge of bankruptcy? Does one save labor, patience and arrogance, while others do not? Among other things, a special innate skill is required, which in the field of economists is commonly referred to as “entrepreneurial ability”. About this and talk.
Where does entrepreneurial ability come from?
Ask every other resident of our country aboutwho he wants to work with. Surely most will answer: the head. Universities are literally overflowing with students in the specialty “management”. Do you think it is easy to be a leader? Sit yourself in the office and solve there any questions. And if you are the head of your own business? Those who are far from these problems and have no idea what their own business is, think that everything is easy.
In fact, the directors sleep very little, they are earlythey turn gray due to constant stresses and resolving difficult issues. Their head is full of business, they do not have time to relax or go on vacation with their family. People who managed to build a huge holding or concern, have a mass of energy and inexhaustible hard work. Their perseverance and ability to coordinate huge spheres of production, not so long ago, scientists singled out a separate economic resource and called it “entrepreneurial ability”.
Where do you teach this?
Although there are a huge numbercourses, trainings, webinars on how to set up your business, still many quickly go bankrupt and leave the market forever. And others, without any diplomas and universities, build successful profitable factories and plants.
The entrepreneurial ability of citizens isA special gift is talent, like the ability to draw or compose music. A person endowed with such a gift has many innate skills that are impossible to cultivate or develop:
- huge will power;
- perseverance;
- emotional stability;
- leadership skills;
- orientation to potential clients and partners;
- the ability to assemble a team and motivate employees;
- strategic view;
- the ability to analyze and predict;
- self-sacrifice in the name of the idea;
- possession of economic thought;
- the ability to quickly concentrate and take risks.
This list is rather incomplete, for it is not for nothing that the theory considers entrepreneurial ability as an economic resource, on a par with capital and land.
Successful Business Resources
In order to create a successful business, you need to skillfully combine and manage economic resources. In total, they are five.
- Land. Any factory, workshop that produces something, must have resources. Today, our mother Earth feeds us. Everything that was created by man was originally taken from its depths.
- Capital. Naturally, without attracting funds, it is unlikely that any business will take place.
- Labor resources. In the modern world, almost all mechanical work is automated. But behind the machines and machines still stands man.
- Entrepreneurial skills.
- Information that combines all resources and which today plays a pivotal role.
Functions of entrepreneurship
Have you ever wondered why entrepreneurial ability is considered as a resource? Can not you do without him?
Consider this situation.We have money, there is land on which grapes grow, we even have our own plant for the production of wine. Workers are hired, everything is provided with the latest equipment, but the process is worth it. What is lacking is the most important link - a person who will manage everything, who will introduce new technologies, master recipes, make contacts with customers, negotiate export abroad, make advertising and so on.
An entrepreneur is a person whocombines all resources. He takes responsibility for the successful course of action, he becomes the main unit of economic relations. This expresses its first function.
The second function is related to innovation and skill.to take risks. In the modern world, only those who come up with a brilliant idea of business, which has no analogues, can achieve success. There are a lot of examples. At the time, Bill Gates also did not believe in the success of personal computers. But his merit is that he convinced the whole world of the need for a home computer.
Entrepreneurship is closely associated with risk.Literally every step can bring either victory or complete collapse. Not all people can soberly analyze the current situation in order to correctly determine the course of further actions.
In what conditions do entrepreneurial skills develop
Why is entrepreneurial ability a factor to which so much attention is being paid now? For example, in the Soviet Union there was no such thing at all.
The fact is that in the Soviet Union was notindividual property, everything was common and state. Everything was decided by one person - the head of the country, all innovations and ideas came from the top down, and not vice versa. Therefore, in such countries where state power and monopolization of the market dominate, entrepreneurial ability cannot develop.
The ideal conditions are a liberal society and pure competition.
Factors of business
There are such factors of entrepreneurial ability:
- profit;
- entrepreneurial income.
The main motive of any entrepreneurialthe activity is the final profit. From an economic point of view, this concept is considered as the difference between gross revenues and all costs. If the enterprise has no profit, then the manager will look for methods to improve the activities or even change their profile.
Entrepreneurial income is that part of the profitwhich the person himself receives for his entrepreneurial abilities. That is, for ideas, risk, new developments, organization of labor and coordination of production.
Profit entrepreneur can dispose ofthe boundaries of their offspring: buy new equipment, develop technology, conduct research. But the income he can dispose of himself for his personal needs.
Young entrepreneurs of Russia
Hopes & Fears magazine ranked successful young people under 35 years of age who, thanks to their talent, hard work and innovation, were able to achieve incredible success in such a difficult time:
- Maxim Nogotkov. He started his business in his student years, engaged in the wholesale supply of telephones with number identifiers. At 35, he owns the Svyaznoy network.
- The second place is shared by Pavel Durov and Vyacheslav Mirilashvili for creating a social network “VKontak”.
- Андрей Романенко.In the first year I sold floppy disks with games. Later began to supply plastic bags in supermarkets. In 2004, he decided to create a unique payment system in Russia, which is now known under the Qiwi brand.
What to do?
Nowadays, people find it difficult to surprise with something.If you look at all the young successful entrepreneurs, it is obvious that the potential sphere is communications and the Internet. The latest developments are closely related to this area, and the future lies with it.
And to everyone who wants to do their own business,I would like to wish first of all perseverance, labor, strength and patience. Running your own business is a great stress, and those who did not give up, who, despite the difficulties and constant obstacles, were able to reach the top, they undoubtedly achieved success.
