Perspectives On Capital
Perspectives On Capital: Essay 2
Length: 1,500
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12:00 noon, March 21st, 2016
Submit online through the VLE
If you were to start a business today, what resources do you have at your disposal to
do so? Reflect on the forms of capital you have access to personally. In which ways
are you capital-rich (“wealthy”) and in which ways are you capital-poor
(“disadvantaged”)?
Compare and contrast your condition with an entrepreneur of your choice as they
began their business. What advantages did they have and what disadvantages did
they have to overcome?
Here are some examples of entrepreneurs you may wish to use to compare /
contrast:
Oprah Winfrey
Andrew Carnegie
Anita Roddick
Richard Branson
Cher Wang
Bill Gates
Vivienne Westwood
Barry Gordy Jr.
Whether you chose from this list or not, you should introduce your chosen
entrepreneur and make sure your reader understands why you have chosen a
particular entrepreneur.
Please use the course readings to support your answer, along with outside research
about the entrepreneur you choose.
Make sure to reference your work and include a Harvard-style bibliography.

Perspectives On Capital
Perspectives On Capital: Essay 2
Length: 1,500
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12:00 noon, March 21st, 2016
Submit online through the VLE
If you were to start a business today, what resources do you have at your disposal to
do so? Reflect on the forms of capital you have access to personally. In which ways
are you capital-rich (“wealthy”) and in which ways are you capital-poor
(“disadvantaged”)?
Compare and contrast your condition with an entrepreneur of your choice as they
began their business. What advantages did they have and what disadvantages did
they have to overcome?
Here are some examples of entrepreneurs you may wish to use to compare /
contrast:
Oprah Winfrey
Andrew Carnegie
Anita Roddick
Richard Branson
Cher Wang
Bill Gates
Vivienne Westwood
Barry Gordy Jr.
Whether you chose from this list or not, you should introduce your chosen
entrepreneur and make sure your reader understands why you have chosen a
particular entrepreneur.
Please use the course readings to support your answer, along with outside research
about the entrepreneur you choose.
Make sure to reference your work and include a Harvard-style bibliography.