En Vs Em The entrepreneurial movement gained steam, Id say, only in the past 3 or so years (or maybe I was too busy

with other things that I didnt notice it). These days, you hear about entrepreneur groups and entrepreneur movements. Theres a school for entrepreneurs and an entrepreneur caravan. In other words, theres an awakened movement towards entrepreneurship. The trend towards branding everything entrepreneur is clear from the fact that successful businessmen are no longer businessmen theyre referred to (or call themselves) as successful entrepreneurs. Maybe its just a matter of rebranding or maybe its a way to spark interest among the general population to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. We should not lightly equate the concept of being a businessman with being an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is a businessman, and much more. But this is not the focus of this article. The focus is about entrepreneur vs. employee. At first glance, the title of this article refers to the fact that in everyday working life, the interests of an employee is pitted against the entrepreneur or management. It is, of course, simplistic to assume that management is the same with the entrepreneur, because the entrepreneur or the owner of the business may not necessarily be involved in managing the business entity. Still, considering that management theoretically represents the owners of the business, we could say that the economic conflict is between the employees and the entrepreneurs. However, as we already noted in a previous discussion, it could also refer to the entrepreneuremployee distinction. Not everyone is meant to be an entrepreneur. Some articles enumerate the differences in such a way that employees appear to be way less worthy than entrepreneurs. We have tried to soften this approach primarily because it is unfair, specially considering that the modern world has become a society of employees. As stated by Peter F. Drucker in his book People and Performance (Harvard Business School Press, 2007), today, only one out of five is selfemployed and that the employee of today is increasingly a midle-class person with a substantial formal education, holding a professional or management job requiring intellectual and technical skills. These statements are made under the context that fifty years ago, being an employee means working as a factory worker or as a farmhand. Drucker is talking about the U.S., but the statistics most probably mirrors the Philippine setting. Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) pointed to a paper entitled A Perspective on Entrepreneurship, written by Professor Howard Stevenson and published by the Harvard Business School. One of the differences between an entrepreneur and an employee that Mr. Kiyosaki found to be especially insightful, based on A Perspective on Entrepreneurship, is this: Employees are resource-oriented, while entrepreneurs are opportunity-oriented. This, of course, is only one of the major differences between an employee an an entrepreneur. So, why cant everyone be an entrepreneur? Why cant those under the poverty line empower themselves and become entrepreneurs? What does it take to be an entrepreneur? Why cant everyone be an entrepreneur? Lets hear what you have to say. Your answers will synthesized later, for orders sake. So, speak up now, or forever hold your peace

Employee vs. Entrepreneur: What's the Difference? By Robert Kiyosaki Email this article Printer friendly page

In 1983, the Harvard Business School published "A Perspective on Entrepreneurship," a paper that defined the differences between entrepreneurs and employees. This paper, written by Professor Howard H. Stevenson, is one of the most articulate articles on this particular subject that I have read. While many differences were examined, I found two in particular to be especially insightful.

The first difference between entrepreneurs and employees is:

1. Employees are resource-oriented. Entrepreneurs are opportunity-oriented.

A person with an employee mindset might say, "I would start my own business but I don't have the money." Or "I'd love to invest in that piece of real estate, but I don't have the down payment." In both of these examples the person focuses on their resources--in this case their lack of money, rather than the opportunity.

In a similar situation, a person with an entrepreneur's mindset might say, "Let's start the business and we can finance the business from the cash flow." Or "Tie up the property and we'll find the money later."

My poor dad was a man who saw many opportunities, but failed to act on them simply because he was resource-oriented. Instead of taking action, he often said, "I wish I could do it, but I can't afford it." Or "I would go into business for myself, but I need a steady job. I have a mortgage and you kids to feed."

My rich dad (my best friend's father, an entrepreneur who taught me a lot about how the rich think about money) was a man who started with nothing, but eventually became one of the richest men in Hawaii. Today, when you look at Waikiki Beach, you see some of the biggest hotels along the ocean on land his family owns. He said, "If you do not have resources, you need to become resourceful." That is why he forbade his son and me from saying the words "I can't afford it." He said, "Poor people say 'I can't afford it.' That's why they're poor." Instead he insisted we learn to say, "How can I afford it?" He believed that when we said, "I can't afford it" our minds were turned off and went to

sleep. When we asked ourselves, "How can I afford it?" our minds, our greatest resource of all, were turned on and put to work.

The second difference between entrepreneurs and employees is:

2. Employees prefer to manage via hierarchical structures. Entrepreneurs manage via networks, utilizing the resources of other people and organizations.

This means that employee-type leaders would rather hire people and bring their talent "in-house." Rather than have an outside firm do their creative work, an employee-type leader would prefer to hire the talent and have them under their control. While there are economic reasons for doing this, the report stated that the primary reason is control. This is because employees gravitate to a leadership style that is more suited to a military command-and-control type of organization.

My poor dad was successful in the hierarchical structure of the government, eventually rising to the top of the educational system as Superintendent of Education and running for Lieutenant Governor for the State of Hawaii. After losing that race--and his position as Superintendent of Education--he tried his hand at entrepreneurship. He purchased a national ice cream franchise that failed in less than a year. Why? While the reasons were many, one reason was his leadership and management style. When he said, "Jump"... no one jumped.

Instead of the military's command-and-control leadership style, my rich dad used a more cooperative and collaborative style of leadership. He encouraged his son and me to learn to lead and manage people who are not required to follow our orders--people who did not need to jump when they heard the word "Jump." Rather than hire people and bring them in-house, rich dad networked with other people and organizations, which tended to reduce his costs and at the same time increase his resources and influence in the marketplace.

Today, The Rich Dad Company follows my rich dad's advice. Instead of becoming a stand-alone publishing house, we choose to cooperate via a joint venture agreement with The Time Warner Book Group, as well as licensed publishers around the world who offer our books in 43 languages. In this way, we keep our core staff small, yet we utilize the thousands of employees of publishers around the world.

But leveraging the assets and resources of partners is not enough. It's important to choose the right partners--ones who are aligned with your goals and values. Choosing the right partners can make the difference between success and failure--as I've learned the hard way.

As The Rich Dad Company has grown, we have worked with partners who have opened doors to opportunities that were much greater than what we could have been able to pursue on our own. In an entrepreneurial spirit, we formed alliances with major media organizations and international promotion firms that leveraged the Rich Dad brand with their worldwide networks.

In doing so, we--as entrepreneurs--stay small, yet increase market share by cooperating rather than competing... by networking rather than hiring employees and bringing work "in-house."

In 1989 the world changed. That's when the Berlin Wall came down and the World Wide Web went up. Instead of a world of walls, we became a world of webs... networks of people working cooperatively rather than competitively. It is a special honor for me to be recognized by Amazon.com, a pioneer in the brave new world of the web, founded by a great entrepreneur, Jeff Bezos. We at The Rich Dad Company join in celebrating Amazon's successes and salute your leadership in this world of webs rather than walls.

There are key, fundamental differences between the mindset of an employee and the mindset of an entrepreneur. One of the great things about this world of webs is that the world is now open for business to billions of people who choose to think as entrepreneurs--rather than employees.

Entrepreneur Vs Employee Submitted by Nomo on May 14th, 2013 Flag this news as inappropriate Category: Business Many of us who crave want to have my own business, because even though everyone always wants something more. But the problems facing today is the opportunity to be able to build your own business is not easy, just imagine if we calculate for start-up capital just thought it's already making us dizzy. Not to mention thinking about how to create products, build market and others, so it is not surprising that many of us who choose to be an employee, because the employee each month to be sure to pay.

How many parents who drive their children to become entrepreneurs. Compare this with the parents who send their children to aspire to be an employee. Seeing this, the second option does seem that much more. Most of us want the children to have aspirations to professions that are considered more promising than a businessman.

So, what's the difference Employers and Employees?

Here are some comparison points between Entrepreneur Vs Employee:

Employees:

1. Fixed salary each month, can be expected. 2. Living alone do not have to work a lot of thinking. 3. Working full demands and pressures. 4. Supervised work tops. 5. There is a risk of pay cuts, layoffs and early retirement.

Entrepreneur:

1. Do not have a steady paycheck, even none at all. 2. In addition to work he had to plan and think creatively. 3. Free to determine the objectives to be achieved. 4. Yourself is superior, subordinate. Two in one. 5. There is no term pay cuts, layoffs or retirement.

However, the decision to determine the step is in your own hands, whether to be an employee or self-employed. Being an employee in order to obtain legitimate experience. However, the pioneering efforts also not impossible if done in earnest.