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November 17, 2004
Opprotunities in the Eye of the Beholder (or Consumer)
Anita writes a thoughtful piece at Small Business Trends on the changing nature of business opportunities in today's service economy when looked at over time.
"How different the entrepreneurial success stories of the new millennium are from those of early last century. In the early part of the 20th century the titans of industry were making their names and fortunes in just that -- industry. Railroads, automobiles, tires, mining, shipping, steel -- that was their domain. They made their fortunes on the critical building blocks of an industrial economy.
"Today in the United States and other developed nations, it's more likely that budding business owners will be involved in services businesses. Those services are often discretionary and not strictly 'necessary.'"
Posted November 17, 2004 06:39 AM
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at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. He consults with a variety of businesses on start-up and growth related issues, and with larger corporations on re-establishing entrepreneurial cultures within their organizations. Dr. Cornwall's current research interests include entrepreneurial finance and entrepreneurial ethics. He has authored or co-authored four books.
