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I wrote An Entrepreneur’s Manifesto because I believe entrepreneurship education and policies that encourage entrepreneurship are the most practical ways to address the ills plaguing the world today, from dangerously high levels of youth unemployment to terrorism and the wealth gap. I hope to inspire an Entrepreneurship Revolution that will transform the global economy and usher in a new surge in peace, prosperity, democracy and freedom worldwide.
Since founding the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) in 1987 to bring entrepreneurship education to at-risk youth I have seen extraordinary transformations among young people exposed to entrepreneurship. At the time, I was a failing special-education teacher unable to reach or teach the rowdy students in my Bed-Stuy high school. One especially rough day, I stepped out of the classroom to try to compose myself. In a desperate move, I took off my watch and marched back in with an impromptu sales pitch for it. To my astonishment, my students were riveted and stayed with me through a lesson on sales, wholesale and retail costs, and return on investment.
I had stumbled onto the truth: these kids were far more frustrated than I was. They felt so disconnected from our economic system that they saw no futures for themselves and no reason to pay attention in school. When I taught them how to start and run simple small businesses, they quickly grasped the connection between learning and earning money. They became excited to read, write, do math, and behave better.
Today, NFTE has over 600,000 graduates of our entrepreneurship education programs from Chicago to China--and so many wonderful success stories. I strongly believe that any increase in business literacy will fight poverty, and help inoculate the world against terrorism and anti-capitalist totalitarianism, which we have seen develop when poor people become as frustrated as my inner-city students were--before they learned that they could not only survive but thrive in the free market.
The most political act a person can ever do is to create a business. To become an entrepreneur has the power to revolutionize lives, rescue families, and forever change communities and countries. I hope you’ll enjoy An Entrepreneur’s Manifesto, and join the Entrepreneurship Revolution! www.stevemariotti.com
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In an increasingly competitive world market, how does the United States rank? Many Americans are worried about the economic state of their nation, especially now that countries like China are becoming ever more economically powerful. What does America need to both stabilize and energize its economy? Entrepreneurship, Steve Mariotti claims, is vital. An Entrepreneurs Manifesto is Mariottis rallying cry for the world to recognize the potential that business creation holds for the individual and the economy. Mariotti explores how entrepreneurship affects schools and prisons, developed cities and isolated villages, brick-and-mortar stores, and internet-based businesses. He takes a hard look at the research on entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurship, government policy, and the social and cultural attributes most likely to foster successful business creation, incorporating his discussions with some of the best minds on the question of entrepreneurship. Mariotti also examines how the rise of the Internet and Web-based innovations like crowdfunding have both changedand not changedthe fundamentals of promoting those who take the ultimate gamble of going into business for themselves. As the author of several leading textbooks on the subject and founder of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), a global nonprofit organization that has educated more than 500,000 students and trained more than 5,000 teachers in 50 countries, Mariotti is both an experienced and reliable leader in what he calls the entrepreneurial revolution. Mariotti frequently writes for the Huffington Post and has been recruited by the State Department to discuss his ideas on youth entrepreneurship in Cambodia and other developing countries seeking to escape the shackles of centrally planned economic policies. Neither a dry recitation of academic theory nor a scattered collection of feel-good stories, An Entrepreneurs Manifesto builds on Mariottis unique perspective to offer a critique that is both inspiring and practical. Riveting stories complement enlightening real-world perspectives, making the work relatable and inspiring. There is no more revolutionary act, Mariotti says, than starting a business. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781599474441
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