In todays society with our newer free enterprise system it is much easier for both entrepreneur and artists alike to not only make a name for themselves but also fairly make a decent fortune for them to live off. Though not regularly considered entrepreneurs many artists particularly in the music and entertainment industry should be looked at as such. The example that will be the focus in this instance is going to be Snoop Dogg who without a free enterprise system would have never been able to make the name for himself or the millions that he and his family enjoy and spread throughout this great country. Due to the lack of government involvement he was able to not just manage his own finances and businesses but more
importantly his own lyrics and the messages he puts out with them. Also The Free enterprise system allowed him to manage his own investments and his personal reasoning behind those investments. Without a Free enterprise Snoop Doggs success could have never skyrocketed with the messages and investments he portrayed as it has and continues to. The fact that the enterprise system in America is free had an amazing impact on the amount of success this particular artist had. Without freedom from government regulation he would have never been able too or allowed to put forth his messages of avid marijuana use and his 'derogatory' opinions towards women as well as preaching about his own past and current drug use. Due to the population of consumers particular interests he was able to do surprisingly well for himself in terms of profit potential. If we did not have the system we have he would not have been able to have the consumers be responsible for his achievements. Again thanks to this system he was able to invest his own money an assets as he wished enabling him to be financially and socially responsible for himself. He was able to put his money towards his businesses and ideas of his own choice. Due to his competition he had to obtain customer attention and interest in a very particular manner that was incredibly unique to his own style and personality. Due to his right to competition he was able to make his fortune through his music and investments. To summarize Snoop Dogg's success in the business and music world could have never been what it was without the help and freedom that comes along with the kind of enterprise system we have today.
Every hip-hop/rap generation a lot new fresh upcoming aspiring rappers who wishes to go down in hip-hop culture as one of the greatest. Some of them are merely one hit wonders; others go on to silicify their mark in the Hip-Hop culture becoming great artists. In the year 2006 the hip-hop world was introduced to a future superstar by the named of Lupe Fiasco. Lupe Fiasco has become one of hip-hop fastest rising superstar ever since releasing his first album. Although many listeners find some of his music very controversial, yet Fiasco is one of the few artists whose music teaches people about current events that the world has turned the blind eye to, and Lupe lyrical trickster, story teller.
Though The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz was written years ago, the idea of materialism, and measuring one's success by their possessions is also a prominent theme in pop culture in the West. Luxurious and excessive lifestyles are in, perpetuated by "blinged out" rap artists and rock stars who own multiple houses, and drive unnecessarily large and expensive sport utility vehicles and sports cars. Pop music has evolved throughout the 20th Century, and has now gotten to a point where it's not just music, but an industry. Singers are actors and vice versa. To make it big in the music industry you not only have to have talent, but a strong business sense, and your own clothing line, of course.
Even when one becomes an artist in the industry, there are many troubles that go along with the tag of being a recording artist in the urban division. One example is seen in the article, “The Business of Rap: Between the Street and the Executive Suite” by Keith Negus, where columnist, J.R. Reynolds, mentions the closing of the urban division at Capitol Records in 1996, calling it “the systematic extermination of black music at Capitol Records”, saying that it did not make any sense because the genre was doing well in the market (528). The black music division is often subject to this kind of cutting compared to others. Negus also states that “despite the influence of rap and hip hop on the aesthetics of music, video, television, film, sport, fashion, dancing and advertising, the potential of this broader cultural formation to make a contribution to music industry business practices is not encouraged” (534). The sad fact of the matter is that this is true. It is almost like the larger companies take from the smaller urban divisions in order to make themselves look better without giving credit where it is due and in turn, because those companies are not seen to be doing well in the market, they are dropped from the label. Ted Swedenburg explains this in the article “Homies in The ‘Hood: Rap’s Commodification of Insubordination”, when he states that “while the major academic rock critics usually acknowledge black musicians’ essential contributions to pop and occasionally write sympathetic a...
Although many hip hop and rap artists are only in it for the money and fame, others are in it for a way to get their message out, taking into account artists like Common and Lupe Fiasco. To these entertainers, money is an added incentive. I feel that many artists should have this way of view, instead of making their songs meaningless just to make money.
For entrepreneurs whom are willing to accept the risk associated with starting a business, some have made themselves extremely wealthy. Although our economy is focused on capitalism as a means of promo...
What makes the Entrepreneurs different is that they are more than willing to work, they set a path and start taking it, they stop dreaming about it and make it happen no matter
An entrepreneur is someone that starts up their own business. Mark Zuckerburg became an entrepeneur because of his social networking site called Fackbook. It all started in his college dorm in 2004 at Harvard University. He made a website called Facesmash for Harvard students only. This site let you vote on which two students from Harvard were “Hot or Not”. Then he started making “TheFacebook”, which was the name of facebook when it started.Soon he soon changed it to just “Facebook”. A man named Peter Theil was the first to invest in the company for 10.2% of the company. Zuckerburg branched out to more private schools, then next thing you know the site was all over the U.S. They made their money by letting ads be on the site. The companies pay facebook to put ads on the site, then Facebook makes money. The company went public in 2012 to the stocks. This was big. They would make even more money. It was risky, but Zuckerburg did it.
Many of today’s youth like the fashion and glamour that comes with being a famous musician. Today's youth get there fashion ideas from seeing what these superstars wear and support. They help shape the way these children think just by what they are wearing . For those who cannot afford the same things there are other ways to look like there favorite acts. Musicians are like eye candy and it is appealing. If you think about I would rather have today’s youth by clothing and cd’s then other things. So they are setting and example and helping other forms of business as well.
Entrepreneurship is considered an individual or organisational level behavioural phenomenon, or a process of emergence (Gartner et al 1992). Entrepreneurs can be described as a person who has possession of enterprise or venture and will take risks to seize an opportunity if it exists within an organisation. An entrepreneur is usually the owner and operator of a business which places more expectation on financial profit and other rewards a business may generate.
Success in entrepreneurship is one of daunting challenges and resilience it takes an incredible effort, know-how not leaving out social connections , grit and focus . One obvious reality as an entrepreneur is the high risk exposure . Entrepreneurs like artists originate novel ideas that are rejected and go unappreciated before the world warms up and embrace their uniqueness. Your ability to move from one failure to another without the loss of enthusiasm is what cumulates into profound success. Through my own personal observation and interviews with successful entrepreneurs, there are a couple mind techniques that entrepreneurs need to embrace early in
Being an entrepreneur, is advanced citizenship, you have to want it real bad. Entrepreneur is not entitlement. Being an entrepreneur is a life commitment. Like in the movie Wall Street, a famous line was "You can 't be a little bit pregnant." The fact is you can 't be an on again, off again entrepreneur.
Many people dream of becoming entrepreneurs someday. But it made me realize that there other factors that needs to be taken into consideration. We need to ask ourselves are we ready to take the challenge to the outside world. Not everyone have the vision, innovation and creativity to become an entrepreneur. The individual must have a positive attitude and accept the responsibility, have discipline to meet their goals, and take action when the opportunity presents itself. Many prefer a job security and rely on a weekly paycheck, while entrepreneurs will take risks and doesn 't have that luxury to know the amount of their income.
According to Forbes, being an entrepreneur is not about starting a business or the person but rather it’s about a set of characteristics which is a way of thinking and doing things: innovative and creative, flexible and adaptive, active and dynamic, someone who thrives in an unstructured environment, people and team focused, prudent with costs, decisive.
More people are becoming entrepreneurs. They want to be self-employ or own the business. The difference between our generation and our parents are as parents will choose to work at the big corporation, unlike new generation that looking forward to owning a business. Being a business owner you can set your own schedule, creating your own rule and planning for business to be successful. Many people do not want to work under the company and they want to earn money more than just salary as if you are a self-employed you can totally get all the income but meanwhile you have to know your limit and budget on your
In today’s ever changing economy, people are now more accepting of entrepreneurship as a career. Although many entrepreneurs state different motivations for starting a new business such as passion, career freedom, a cause or profit they all face the same financial, regulatory and legal obstacles.