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Author Archives: F.C. Dawkins
A New Era of Entrepreneurship
Whatever happened to the optimum size of the firm? You know the size at which the company was it’s most efficient? most productive” most manageable? Economies of scale did dictate making the firm larger UNTIL the company hit the law … Continue reading
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Ten Things Young Entrepreneurs Need to Know
This may well be the greatest era in which to be an Entrepreneur. A time when collective leadership is failing. A time when adaptability is critical. A time when large organizations are unwieldy and inflexible, belying the speed of change … Continue reading
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Common Startup Mistake-There is no fool like a busy fool
There are so many different levels of entrepreneurship, but from Tech to Mompreneur most of the business issues are common. For a starter, we all love growth. After all sales are the solution to all of our problems- at least on … Continue reading
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Innovation versus Entrepreneurship
There is a misconception that all entrepreneurs are innovators and vice versa. There certainly can be an overlap but many innovators cannot implement their innovation. For every significant innovation there are thousands of entrepreneurs finding applications. The innovator has the … Continue reading
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Seven Factors Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century
June 10, 2013 Entrepreneurship has never been more important as the global economy picks up speed Here are seven solid reasons why the definition of an entrepreneur is expanding beyond the superstar expectations that we revere. 1. Big: Too Big To … Continue reading
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Exciting Times for Entrepreneurship
June 5 2013 The new normal based on a competitive global economy will be a boon period for entrepreneurs. Too big to fail really means too big to survive. Our fast moving world requires flexibility and adaptability. Ironically business has … Continue reading
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What type of entrepreneur are you?
June 3 2013 The stereotypical entrepreneur is a risk taker, an overachiever and a formidable success. However, we’re not all superstars. As the importance of entrepreneurship increases the wide variety of forms it can take becomes evident. You can even … Continue reading
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Book Review
Book Review – The Kitchener Waterloo Record TheRecord.com: 2020 Hindsight Reviewed by Jon Fear, January 27, 2012 2020 Hindsight: The Year in Preview, by F.C. (Fred) Dawkins (Self-published, 354 pages, $19.95 oft Fred Dawkins of Guelph has written a clever … Continue reading
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Now What? – The Journey to Find a Publisher:
All of us have a book inside, just screaming to get out. Of course we do. I knew that when I started. It couldn’t be that difficult. Two years later, after hours spent staring at a blank page, followed by … Continue reading
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