{"id":628,"date":"2009-04-06T07:30:28","date_gmt":"2009-04-06T07:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localenterprise.wordpress.com\/?p=628"},"modified":"2009-04-06T07:30:28","modified_gmt":"2009-04-06T07:30:28","slug":"enterprise-and-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2009\/04\/06\/enterprise-and-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"Enterprise and Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It seems like I am being taken seriously, by some at least, when I say that enterprise and entrepreneurship are not the same.\u00a0 If we want a more enterprising culture we need to start with enterprise and (in most cases) <strong>not<\/strong> entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>Enterprising individuals and communities understand their current position and have a good idea of what &#8216;better&#8217; looks like.<\/p>\n<p>They also have the courage, confidence, skills, organisation and support to take action to narrow the gap.<\/p>\n<p>If we want to encourage communities to be more enterprising our starting point should not be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you got a great business idea? but,<\/li>\n<li>What does better look like to you? and<\/li>\n<li>What is stopping you making things better? and<\/li>\n<li>How can I help?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This way we might get a much larger stock of constructively enterprising people, some of whom might just go on to entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/olympic-gold-it-all-starts-with-a-dream\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/09\/an-imaginary-open-letter-to-those-who-would-engage-us\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some Barriers to Engagement\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/13\/some-barriers-to-engagement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some Barriers to Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems like I am being taken seriously, by some at least, when I say that enterprise and entrepreneurship are not the same.\u00a0 If we want a more enterprising culture we need to start with enterprise and (in most cases) not entrepreneurship. 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