Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (ESBM)

Entrepreneurship and small
business management
P-7

INTRODUCTION
• In the following presentation, an attempt has been made to determine the
importance and influence of background and experience of an individual in
fostering or hindering entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial journey of Bill Gates
and Mark Zuckerberg are being analysed in the following presentation.

Examples of how background and experience can
hinder or foster entrepreneurship
• Mark Zuckerberg was born in White Plains, New York on May 14, 1984 into a
family of well-educated members. Zuckerberg became famous and gained
popularity as an innovative entrepreneur when he developed Facebook which
became the culture of the decade.