Entrepreneurial Careers

It involves creating a completely new business from scratch to offer a new product or service, or to offer an existing product/service in a new way.

• Traditional Startup

• Franchising

• Social Entrepreneurship

• Intrapreneurship

• Freelance / Gig Economy

You develop the idea, secure funding, build the team, and establish all operations.

• Traditional Startup

• Franchising

• Social Entrepreneurship

• Intrapreneurship

• Freelance / Gig Economy

It often requires significant initial investment and a high level of risk, but also offers complete creative control and the potential for large rewards.

• Traditional Startup

• Franchising

• Social Entrepreneurship

• Intrapreneurship

• Freelance / Gig Economy

A business arrangement there is the right to use their established brand name, products, and operating system in exchange for an initial fee and ongoing royalties.

• Traditional Startup

• Franchising

• Social Entrepreneurship

• E-commerce / Online Business

• Freelance / Gig Economy

This path offers a "business in a box" with brand recognition, training, and support, reducing some of the risks associated with starting from zero. You have less creative control and must adhere to the franchisor's rules.

• Traditional Startup

• Franchising

• Social Entrepreneurship

• E-commerce / Online Business

• Freelance / Gig Economy

It involves creating a business with the primary goal of solving a social or environmental problem, rather than just generating profit.

• Traditional Startup

• Franchising

• Social Entrepreneurship

• Intrapreneurship

• Freelance / Gig Economy

They generate revenue to be sustainable, but their core mission is to create positive change.

• Traditional Startup

• Franchising

• Social Entrepreneurship

• Intrapreneurship

• Freelance / Gig Economy

This could involve providing sustainable livelihoods, promoting environmental conservation, improving education, or addressing health issues.

• Traditional Startup

• Franchising

• Social Entrepreneurship

• Intrapreneurship

• Freelance / Gig Economy

It refers to acting like an entrepreneur within an existing large organization.

An employee who uses their innovative ideas, drive, and problem-solving skills to develop new products, services, or processes for their employer.

• Traditional Startup

• Franchising

• Social Entrepreneurship

• Intrapreneurship

• Freelance / Gig Economy

They take initiative and act like an owner, even though they are not the founder of the company.

• Traditional Startup

• Franchising

• Social Entrepreneurship

• Intrapreneurship

• Freelance / Gig Economy