I encourage you to become an

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I encourage you to become an Accidental
Entrepreneur
Marshall Brain
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In this short talk, my goal is to encourage you
to start your own business
However, I have learned that, as soon as I
say it Many People Panic
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"I don't know How to start a business"
"It is too Hard"
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"I don't have enough money to start a business"
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"I will Fail if I start a business" and its
close friend "what if I make a Mistake?" You can
break through these objections
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Every year in the United States more than 10
Trillion changes hands
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There are so many good reasons to try to
Start a business
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• It is
• Fun
• Exciting
• Challenging

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You get to meet lots of people
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It is a constant learning process
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You can make a lot of money
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How much Money?

• Look at companies with simple ideas
• NetFlix - 1.4B
• Amazon - 24B
• eBay - 20B
• Papa Johns - 645M

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one Option
Become an "Accidental Entrepreneur"
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How do you get started?
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Come up with an idea Manifest the idea in some
form Find out if anyone cares Tweak it or Grow it
How do you get started?
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Come up with an idea What kind of business will I
start? 1) Copy an existing idea 2) Solve a simple
problem 3) Look for a breakthrough
How do you get started?
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Come up with an idea Manifest the idea in some
form Find out if anyone cares Tweak it or Grow
it There is no way to know if anyone cares
unless you put it out in the marketplace
How do you get started?
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Eighty percent of success is showing up. woody
allen Failure consists of going from failure to
failure without a loss of enthusiasm winston
churchill Those who succeed at anything and don't
mention luck are kidding themselves larry king
Three helpful quotes
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It helps to talk to People
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What should you do to Get Yourself Moving?
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• Read
• Rich Dad Poor Dad
• The Automatic Millionaire
• The One Minute Millionaire
• How to be a Billionaire

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• Look
• Look at every business you see
• Understand the business model
• Categorize the businesses
• Think about changes/improvements

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• Talk
• Talk to other business owners
• Talk to other entrepreneurs
• Talk to rich people
• Talk to potential partners
• Talk to potential customers
• Talk to potential suppliers

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• Question
• Everything and anything
• If you wanted to manufacture a product, what
  would it take?
• If you wanted to open a store, what would it
  take?
• If you wanted to advertise, what would it cost?

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• Sketch
• Get out a spreadsheet
• Plug in some numbers
• See what you get
• Change it

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