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The paradoxes of entrepreneurship

Author: Spence, Rick ProQuest document link Abstract: After taking a construction course geared to attracting women to the skilled trades, she found that the required safety gear - steel-toed work boots, for example - came only in men's styles and sizes. [...]McTasney took a gift bucket containing work boots, flowers and cupcakes to the company's head office. Links: Check for online availability Full text: They tell you to focus on the big picture; then they say "retail is detail." They call entrepreneurs risktakers, but then tell you to be risk-averse. In many respects, your success in business will hinge on your ability to resolve the essential paradoxes of entrepreneurship. A paradox requires you to abandon logic and approach problems from two or more seemingly incompatible perspectives. Coping with a paradox requires use of both sides of your brain: You need rational thinking to identify the contradiction, and creativity and intuition to solve it. Paradoxes galore were on display last week in a panel discussion I moderated with four entrepreneurs at Startup Day on the Hill. The Ottawa event brought business owners and community leaders from across Canada to mingle with politicians and bureaucrats. Heaven knows what Ottawa's finest made of these practical...