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Innovations in Business
Innovations in Business: Types of Innovations, Creating and Identifying Opportunities, Screening of Business Ideas
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Business Plan and Feasibility Analysis
Business Plan and Feasibility Analysis: Concept and Process of Technical, Market, and Financial Analysis
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Sickness in Small Industries
Sickness in Small Industries: Reasons and Rehabilitation
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Unit X: Test Your Knowledge
Unit X: Test Your Knowledge
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Unit X: Entrepreneurship Development

๐Ÿš€ Entrepreneurial Motivation: Why Entrepreneurs Start Business Enterprises

Entrepreneurs are motivated to start business enterprises because of various factors. They are influenced and driven by a combination of personal, external, and situational elements. These include:


๐ŸŽฏ (a) Ambitious factors

These are internal desires such as the urge for independence, achievement, self-fulfillment, and recognition.
Many entrepreneurs are highly driven by personal ambition.


๐Ÿ”ฅ (b) Compelling factors

These are push factors like:

  • Job dissatisfaction

  • Unemployment

  • Economic necessity

  • Lack of career growth

Such conditions force individuals into entrepreneurship as an alternative.


๐Ÿ› ๏ธ (c) Facilitating factors

These are supportive conditions that make entrepreneurship easier, such as:

  • Availability of capital ๐Ÿ’ฐ

  • Favorable government policies ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

  • Market opportunities ๐Ÿ“ˆ

  • Supportive infrastructure ๐Ÿ—๏ธ


๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ (d) Family factors

Family background plays a major role:

  • Coming from a business family

  • Receiving support from family members

  • Expectations to carry on family traditions

These can be strong motivators in pursuing entrepreneurship.


โœ… Conclusion

All four categories play a significant role in shaping entrepreneurial motivation, and often, a combination of these factors leads an individual to start a business.