Types of Entrepreneurs within in the hospitality context:
1. Entrepreneurial Venture: dedicated to growth and seizing opportunities as they arise; only a minority of firms can be said to be “entrepreneurial”.
2. Lifestyle Enterprise: provides owner managers with a means of desired survival, within a desired style of living. The business may be around a leisure activity, for example water sports or skiing.
3. Family enterprises: common within the hospitality industry; many independent hotels, bed and breakfasts and restaurants represent this type of entrepreneur. In many cases, the family venture represents just one of several sources of income to the family.
4. Female enterprise: this type of entrepreneur has witnessed an increase in growth; it provides an opportunity for some women to meet domestic role expectations and earn an income.
5. Ethnic minority enterprise: provides members of various ethnic minority groups an opportunity to gain employment in the host community. The restaurant sector is a prime example of the types of businesses these entrepreneurs tend to develop.
Question: Do you personally know anyone or have you heard of anyone who fits into these roles? Please provide an example.
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ReplyDeleteI know my aunt, Jenny has a Lifestyle Enterprise: she is in loved on tea product and tea itself, within a desired style of living-on an Island which is quiet and has clean air. The business called Tea Garden Restaurant; she made her own soya bean curd dessert, as well as planting tea plant with very nice musical atmosphere. It is kind of a sidewalk cafe, my aunt and uncle love to interact directly with customers, make them feel safe and comfort. She is enjoying the business more than to earn money.
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I think that my cousins would be considered Entrepreneurial Ventures, they love what they do and if they see an opportunity to grow they are always keen to try it. I believe they would represent this category well. They own a small business in Alberta and they market to the UK with hopes to marketing to a wider range of students soon! There target market is 18-30, and looking for a year off from reality to try something new and working in a new place.
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Entrepreneurial Venture: dedicated to growth and seizing opportunities as they arise; only a minority of firms can be said to be “entrepreneurial”.
ReplyDeleteI believe my neighbours who own and produce the soap "Mountain Sky" are entrepreneurial Ventures. They had researched the natural trend that Nelson BC has to offer and now they have expanded their products all over British Columbia.
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Entrepreneurial Venture: I feel that Jeff Pensiero, owner of Baldface Lodge in Nelson is considered an entrepreneurial venture. He has grown his business to a point that provides himself and the employees financial success and to this point, is still looking for opportunity to grow further. I feel that at some point, he may switch to more of a lifestyle entrepreneur, but currently is still interested in seizing opportunity as it arises.
ReplyDeleteEvan Rathgeber
The only entrepreneur that I am related to that I can think of off the top of my head is my uncle who runs a plumbing company in Vancouver. There is nothing particularly unique about his business compared to other plumbing operations. Except that he named it A. Aardvark Plumbing so he would appear right at the front of the telephone book which always used to make me laugh.
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Manish was born in 1986 in India and grew up in Chandigarh (Punjab) and, in 2008, moved to Canada and started his own restaurant Chef’s Kebab in Surrey. I think he would be considered as ethnic minority enterprise as his restaurant provides ethnic minority group an opportunity to gain employment in the host community.
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My Friend Carl Denis, from Calgary is the perfect definition of an entrepreneur. He owns a company called CDR systems in Calgary, which I would consider to be an entrepreneurial venture. They manufacture equipment used in radiation treatment. He is constantly looking for ways to grow his business. I find he is also always asking questions related to growth of all businesses, which I think is a common characteristic amongst good entrepreneurs.
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Natalie Peace is a Kamloops native who has been extremely successful as a Booster Juice franchisee. She opened her first location beside Winners in Kamloops while she was still in business school. She has now sold her businesses after building them up to serious profitability. Check out her website, it's pretty inspiring if entrepreneurship is where you see yourself!
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