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I was exposed to entrepreneurship through my parents, who are both multiple business-starters. Actually, I hadn't even realized this from the definition that was taught to us in grade school, which made us picture door-to-door salesmen with a briefcase. Both of my parents are pharmacists and have worked in basically every drug store franchise or supermarket that had a pharmacy section. They agreed with customers about large lines, being understaffed, lack of communication, and the lack of general concern for the welfare of the customer that most big-name stores possessed. That's why they left and became their own bosses, setting up multiple of their own local pharmacies. Pharmacists that work for a corporation don't care about customers because they get paid by the hour regardless and will get a wage anyway. My parents are different; they care about their customers on an individual basis, and not just because they have motive to since their income depends on it. I en...

One important skill of entrepreneurs is opportunity identification , the ability to figure out an assess the unmet needs of others. For this assignment, here is a compiled list of 20 inconveniences I encounter regularly ("products that don't work right, services that leave me disappointed, and aspects of my day-to-day life that aren't quite up to snuff"). Just a fair warning: it might sound like I'm ranting about cute mild annoyances, because I am. Hopefully you can benefit from my irritation by finding it amusing if not eye-opening. 1. There are never enough vegetarian options at any dining establishment, ever . Despite what everyone thinks: no, salad is not satisfying as a standalone meal and definitely is not enough of an 'option'... especially for a vegetarian who doesn't even like salad! Just having a single veggie dish in select restaurants is not enough of an accommodation, considering meat-eaters get so many. The root of this problem mig...

Hey there! This is a blog for my Principles of Entrepreneurship course. It's where I have to post my assignments and receive feedback from my peers. Hopefully reading these posts will help others learn something along the way, the same way making them helps me. So feel free to take a peek around!