2022
1st Edition
Brochure Vol. 1 (2022)
Published: December 15, 2022 | Created by Sara Kremsar
Published: December 15, 2022
Created by Sara Kremsar
Central Theme
Embarking on the Entrepreneurial Journey
The first edition of the Improving Entrepreneurial Journey Initiative (IEJI) examines what it truly means to begin an entrepreneurial journey in a world filled with information, advice, and uncertainty. Early-stage founders often face the challenge of navigating countless online resources, books, and theories that feel overwhelming or disconnected from real-life experience. This edition brings clarity by looking at what it means to start from the very beginning, before systems, confidence, and direction fully form.
Built on insights from 127 global contributors, this edition focuses on the earliest steps of building a business and the reality that no universal rulebook exists. It shares honest perspectives on starting from scratch, growing with limited experience, learning through action, and understanding that each business carries its own risks, opportunities, and lessons. It highlights the raw, unfiltered truth behind what new founders actually face when stepping into entrepreneurship for the first time.
The core message encourages entrepreneurs to approach the beginning of their journey as a phase of learning, exploration, and personal growth. It emphasizes the value of taking small but consistent steps, building a supportive mindset, and recognising that reading about entrepreneurship cannot replace the insights gained from real-world practice, just as reading about swimming cannot replace stepping into the water. With clear and practical insights into mindset development, problem-solving, work ethics, time management, decision-making, and the mental demands of entrepreneurship, the first edition provides early-stage founders with a grounded and confident start. It helps them understand day-to-day challenges, navigate obstacles with intention, and make decisions with greater clarity. By strengthening essential entrepreneurial skills such as discipline, resilience, and self-awareness, this edition supports founders in building a sustainable foundation for their business and preparing for the long, creative, and deeply personal journey of entrepreneurship.
Chapters & Topics
- 1 The Entrepreneurial World as an Independent Sphere
- 2 Starting the Entrepreneurial Path
- 3 Becoming a Part of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
- 1 Entrepreneurial Personality and Mindset
- 2 Problem-Solving Dilemmas
- 3 Entrepreneurial Lifestyle and Work Ethics
- 1 The Value of Time Management
- 2 Critical Thinking and Intuitive Decision Making
- 3 Mental Health Awareness and Recognition
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