1. The biggest surprise to me throughout the reading is how much these entrepreneurial ventures are fueling the economy. I would never have thought about the correlation between entrepreneurs and the economy in as much depth as the book went into. The big impact that gazelles are having on the economy clearly shows how important the act of entrepreneurship is to creating jobs and many more opportunities to the economy. In particular, Gazelles produced 5 million jobs and brought net employment to 4.2 million jobs.
2. One part of the reading that was confusing to me was the dynamic states approach. In general, I just need to get a better understanding of how everything is correlated and what it is really trying to portray.
3. If I was able to ask the author two questions I would ask, " What are some key elements that can be defined that help the survival of small business past 5-7 years?" I would ask this in order to see what has fueled the success of these big corporations that started as small businesses. I would also ask ,"What are the 3 most common difficulties faced in the expansion stage?" I would want to ask this to figure out how a positive thing could have negative impact on a business. Basically, how growth and increased customer demand could also be a problem for a small business.
4. Something that I do not agree with is the statements that the author had about small business owners not being innovative and not being dominant. I do not believe that is true because at many times small business owners can be people that came up with innovative practices that just have not been recognized yet. Innovation is key to owning any business and I also believe that small business owners at a point can be earning above standard profit. Small business owners to me posses the skills that an entrepreneur also has,
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