Global Entrepreneurship: International Business Notes

Guest Lecturer: David Mebane, CEO, Mebane Enterprises

First business- a bike riding tour around France “Fat Tire Bike Tours Paris”

Creator of “Spoons”

Famous Clients:

·         President of Microsoft

·         Steward Scott ESPN Broadcaster

·         Air Force One, George Bush

KISS-Keep It Simple Stupid (a good business motto)

Tips to build a business:

·         Be unique (speak English)

·         Style (can ride a bicycle)

·         Find people from different fields that can help you (the average graduating college student does not know how to completely build their own business)

·         Networking (it is not who you know, it is who knows you)

·         Funding

·         Must have a clear vision, (of the future)

·         Find additional revenue opportunities

·         Find positive alternatives (such as a Segway tour)

·         Find something that looks appealing (or fun)

·         Find people that are better than you

·         Create synergy (it takes four times as much money to get a new customer than a new one)

      As an entrepreneur- you are responsible for EVERYTHING, if one is every sued, it is the entrepreneur

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