Comments on: Will Job Dissatisfaction Lead to More Entrepreneurship?

By: Kevin Derman

Kevin Derman — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:29:07 +0000

I recently wrote a blog post on this very topic. I posed the question that possibly a decrease in job satisfaction occurs when an increase in self awareness occurs. People start demanding more from their jobs and the role that they play in their lives. The self awareness needs to develop further for people to realize that they are responsible for their own happiness and cannot look to their company they work for to provide this for them. For more details see the rest of my blog post http://www.kevinderman.com/?page_id=38

By: DT13

DT13 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:57:06 +0000

I was glad to see the Conference Board reporting the dissatisfaction of workers today. It is real. If we ever decouple health insurance from corporations then there will be a mass exodus of employees unless and until the corporations create workplaces where employees thrive. I know far too many people who have to stay in terribly unfulfilling jobs because their families need the healthcare it affords.
If we reform healthcare where all can have access to affordable insurance, then you will see a revolution in the workplace. Healthcare reform has far more impact on jobs than most people understand.

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By: carlos9900

carlos9900 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:59:47 +0000

Laurent, SM2 put it clearly. The tendency is for all countries to have lower levels of entrepreneurship. That is, small business owners (usually with few or none employees, though) tend to close. And the ones with good ideas, wait for better times to launch their projects. Also the decrease of entrepreneurs has been observed in male and female. I wonder though, what is the behavior of INTRApreneurial rates.

By: Laurent

Laurent — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:40:26 +0000

I have been very disapointed in hearing that in Belgium (where I live) 2009 was a very bad year for entrepreneurship. The amount of new ventures was way under the average…
I think that most of European countries camp with the same unsatisfying results…

Even if unhappy, people tend today to keep their job and secure their wages. at least, that’s how I perceive it.

By: firelady

firelady — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:38:35 +0000

Campus- when has “solid” entrepreneurship policy ever come out of fed or even state policymakers? Sorry for the snark, but typically this type of “policy” is a guise for lower taxes/deregulation.

By: Campus Entrepreneurship

Campus Entrepreneurship — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:32:23 +0000

Sean – thanks for the introduction to Flyer Enterprises. I will be sure to profile them. A few years back I profiled an UD social entrepreneur (Lori Hanna).
http://campusentrepreneurship.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/solar-pwrd-medical-sterilizers-u-of-dayton/

Looks like UD has entrepreneurship structures entrenched in the curriculum for their community.

I think most of the funding in cases like UD comes from wealthy donors/graduates/local banks. Sad, but true. But from what we see, there is real value to the community through the entrepreneurial eco-system that UD has put together.

Here is the site — great stuff..
http://sbaweb.udayton.edu/ENT/

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By: Campus Entrepreneurship

Campus Entrepreneurship — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:28:56 +0000

Thanks for the info and link sm2. Appreciate the study. There is little I can see in terms of solid entrepreneurship focused policy coming out.

Rates are artificially low and most small businesses don’t want to borrow. Most of the stimulus spending hasn’t been used yet and we are inching our way back to positive economic growth and profits (jobs have not turned corner yet). Involved policy might even screw things up right now. Job losses are slowing and we see lots of overtime hours and increasing inventory — there are some positive signs.

I recently read in WSJ that angel investments were in in the last quarter, but $ per investment are down (lower valuations). Hopefully the 2009 report is from 2008 data and therefore represents the depth of the recession. Though down 30%, angel funding was $9.1 billion in 2009. Thats a lot of funding for ‘high return’ businesses.

Thanks for link. I look forward to reading it and sharing with others.

By: Sean Creighton

Sean Creighton — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:21:10 +0000

Hey David, and all, it seems like the universities could become the breeding ground for a surge in student entrepreneurism, especially if the younger demographic is so discouraged with work post-graduation. Let policymakers support student start-ups and existing student-run businesses. Flyer Enterprises (http://www.flyerenterprises.com/) is one example of a successful student-run operation at the University of Dayton. It is beginning to extend its operations beyond campus for a greater public presence. What it they received an infusion of capital to support a widespread expansion plan?

My thought above emerges from the post I wrote yesterday, so will plug here: http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2010/01/07/campus-builds-capacity-to-absorb-its-own-innovation/