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Empreendedorismo? Porquê? Para quê? « Marketing Portugal. October 26, 2010 in ARTIGOS EMPREENDEDORISMO Os principais agentes políticos, económicos e mesmo os ligados à educação falam de Empreendedorismo, da sua importância e da necessidade de o promover. Porquê e para quê? Afinal o que é e para que serve o Empreendedorismo? A promoção do Empreendedorismo sempre foi importante, no entanto, na sociedade em que vivemos nos dias de hoje e em particular na situação económica actual é uma necessidade inegável, o Empreendedorismo é mesmo reconhecido pelos vários actores da sociedade como o principal motor do desenvolvimento económico e social. Importa realçar que o Empreendedorismo não se confina à criação de empresas, precisamos de Empreendedores tanto para criar empresas como para trabalhar por conta de outrem (intra-empreendedorismo).

Neste artigo, vou focar no entanto, o Empreendedorismo aplicado à criação de empresas, nomeadamente as micro empresas e PME´s. Acredito que todos podem ser empreendedores! Sobre o autor. Teen Entrepreneurs Can Change The World. 21 Lessons Learned in 21 Weeks at a Startup. I’ve been selling/marketing/customer support-ing at isocket for 21 weeks now and can’t believe how much stuff has happened.

21 Lessons Learned in 21 Weeks at a Startup

We brought on lots more customers, lost a few along the way, pushed out new features, did lots of bug fixes and did a lot of stuff in general. I’ve learned tons more since I did that post on learnings from the first few weeks, so I figure now is as good a time as any to share new findings. Here goes. 1) Headlines > Content for email marketing When first starting with email marketing, I think many people obsess over their email content for a high click-through rate. 2) Don’t let things fall through the cracks – use a system There are so many things to do and so little time to do it all. 3) A little personal touch goes a long way My coworker Hup is great at adding that personal touch to everything he does. 4) You are never going fast enough 5) Almost every startup person has a side project 6) People are often more humble than their blog suggests 14) Give people context.

L.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iefp.pt%2Fiefp%2Fpublicacoes%2FDirigir%2FDocuments%2F2010%2FDIRIGIR_112_SEPARATA. Why Businesses Succeed and Fail. Harvard researchers answer 10 perplexing questions.

Why Businesses Succeed and Fail

How can an entrepreneur position themselves to succeed when the majority of small businesses fail? It helps to know which odds are in your favor. Paul Gompers, Anna Kovner, Josh Lerner and David Scharfstein set out to find why some entrepreneurs are more successful than others. They put together a Harvard Business School working paper, Performance Persistence in Entrepreneurship. In it, they answer some burning questions. After scouring the 35 page document, here are the fascinating answers to all of those questions and more. Recent Articles From Business Insider 1. If you're a first time entrepreneur, outlook not so good. According to the Harvard researchers, there is performance persistence in entrepreneurship.

They write, "All else equal, a venture-capital-backed entrepreneur who succeeds in a venture (by our definition, starts a company that goes public) has a 30 percent chance of succeeding in his next venture. 2. Strange but true. 3.