WouldBe Entrepreneurs Need a Job Description
WouldBe Entrepreneurs Need a Job Description
JOB TITLE: WOULD-BE ENTREPRENEUR
JOB PURPOSE: BECOMES AN ENTREPRENEUR
by
evaluating suitability, independent action, and hard work; considering personal attributes to be successful; taking the initiative to begin the venture; getting the business, marketing, and financial plans in writing; financing the venture; always presenting a “positive view” of the business; moving forward; never looking back.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
% of
time
____ 1. EXAMINES WHETHER STARTING A BUSINESS IS THE RIGHT MOVE
by
answering “yes” to these three basic questions: Do I really want to operate independently and be the person making all the decisions and shouldering all the responsibility?, Am I willing to work hard and make the sacrifices starting a business entails? Do I have the self-confidence and self-discipline that will enable me to build my new enterprise into a success?
____ 2. DETERMINES WHETHER “SUCCESS” ATTRIBUTES ARE PRESENT
by
considering whether I have perseverance, the desire and willingness to take the initiative, competitiveness, self-reliance, a strong need to achieve, self-confidence, flexibility, and good physical health, self-motivation, business and industry knowledge, organization and management capabilities, marketing skill, customer/vendor relations savvy, and vision.
____ 3. DEVELOPS A BUSINESS PLAN
by
calculating start-up costs, projecting sales; determining ongoing cash requirements, breakeven points, and profit margins; establishing budgets.
____ 4. DESIGNS A MARKETING PLAN
by
assessing competition; determining what has worked for them; learning creative ways to establish a market niche.
____ 5. FINANCES THE ENTERPRISE
by
raising capital from friends and relatives; obtaining funding assistance from the Small Business Administration; investing personal funds; re-financing real estate debt; taking out personal loans.
____ 6. GOES FULL STEAM AHEAD
by
realizing that future pay checks depend on business success; gathering a good team of legal, accounting, and other specialists; obtaining media coverage for the new venture; reaching out to the community; networking continuously; always presenting a positive view of the enterprise; “no whining;” never looking back; staying focused; thinking tomorrow.
Copyright © 2005 Roger J. Plachy and Sandra J. Plachy.
Don’t waste your time with a mind-numbing laundry list of 20, 30, or more tasks. What you need, instead, is a statement of the results you must accomplish by performing all of the tasks. (As a would-be entrepreneur, if you don’t appreciate the difference between doing and accomplishing by now, don’t give up your day job.)
The above results-oriented job description style focuses attention on the main requirements, and organizes your responsibilities efficiently.
Our Results-Oriented Job Description uses a three-line structure, with the expected result in boldface caps to focus attention on the key issue—as well as to explain the significance of your actions.
Good luck!
WouldBe Entrepreneurs Need a Job Description - To learn more about this author, visit Roger Plachy's Website.
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As an entrepreneur, you’re going to make a huge commitment of time, money, and personal energy to your endeavor. Think it out before you get too far down the road. Here’s a job description to focus and organize your thinking; edit the requirements to suit your purposes.
JOB TITLE: WOULD-BE ENTREPRENEUR
JOB PURPOSE: BECOMES AN ENTREPRENEUR
by
evaluating suitability, independent action, and hard work; considering personal attributes to be successful; taking the initiative to begin the venture; getting the business, marketing, and financial plans in writing; financing the venture; always presenting a “positive view” of the business; moving forward; never looking back.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
% of
time
____ 1. EXAMINES WHETHER STARTING A BUSINESS IS THE RIGHT MOVE
by
answering “yes” to these three basic questions: Do I really want to operate independently and be the person making all the decisions and shouldering all the responsibility?, Am I willing to work hard and make the sacrifices starting a business entails? Do I have the self-confidence and self-discipline that will enable me to build my new enterprise into a success?
____ 2. DETERMINES WHETHER “SUCCESS” ATTRIBUTES ARE PRESENT
by
considering whether I have perseverance, the desire and willingness to take the initiative, competitiveness, self-reliance, a strong need to achieve, self-confidence, flexibility, and good physical health, self-motivation, business and industry knowledge, organization and management capabilities, marketing skill, customer/vendor relations savvy, and vision.
____ 3. DEVELOPS A BUSINESS PLAN
by
calculating start-up costs, projecting sales; determining ongoing cash requirements, breakeven points, and profit margins; establishing budgets.
____ 4. DESIGNS A MARKETING PLAN
by
assessing competition; determining what has worked for them; learning creative ways to establish a market niche.
____ 5. FINANCES THE ENTERPRISE
by
raising capital from friends and relatives; obtaining funding assistance from the Small Business Administration; investing personal funds; re-financing real estate debt; taking out personal loans.
____ 6. GOES FULL STEAM AHEAD
by
realizing that future pay checks depend on business success; gathering a good team of legal, accounting, and other specialists; obtaining media coverage for the new venture; reaching out to the community; networking continuously; always presenting a positive view of the enterprise; “no whining;” never looking back; staying focused; thinking tomorrow.
Copyright © 2005 Roger J. Plachy and Sandra J. Plachy.
Don’t waste your time with a mind-numbing laundry list of 20, 30, or more tasks. What you need, instead, is a statement of the results you must accomplish by performing all of the tasks. (As a would-be entrepreneur, if you don’t appreciate the difference between doing and accomplishing by now, don’t give up your day job.)
The above results-oriented job description style focuses attention on the main requirements, and organizes your responsibilities efficiently.
Our Results-Oriented Job Description uses a three-line structure, with the expected result in boldface caps to focus attention on the key issue—as well as to explain the significance of your actions.
Good luck!
WouldBe Entrepreneurs Need a Job Description - To learn more about this author, visit Roger Plachy's Website.
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