WELCOME

The Entrepreneurial Mindset Network is an international community of practice for the entrepreneurial mindset with members located in 107 countries.  


Our vision is that everybody can benefit from having an entrepreneurial mindset, whether they run their own business or are employed in the private, public or not for profit sectors.


Our mission is to inspire you to use the entrepreneurial mindset so that you can make your unique contribution to the world.

MINDSET DEFINITION

Many people use the phrase “entrepreneurial mindset” but it is often used in a vague or ill-defined way. To solve this problem, the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network has created an easy to understand, common sense and practical definition of the entrepreneurial mindset based on 7 essential entrepreneurial behaviours.


What makes this definition of the entrepreneurial mindset distinctive is that is based on entrepreneurial behaviours. The focus is on helping people to think, act and behave like an entrepreneur. This definition of the entrepreneurial mindset is relevant not just to entrepreneurs but also employees in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. 


Other definitions of the entrepreneurial mindset focus on skills. However, these definitions are often made up of generic business or transferable skills, and they fail to capture the distinct nature of entrepreneurship.  Action, and therefore behaviour, is central to the concept of entrepreneurship. Skills are the abilities you have learned. Behaviour is the act of putting those skills to good use. 


The advantage of our approach is that people can learn to change their behaviours and make good use of their existing knowledge and skills. People are often trained in a range of skills that they may or may not use. We describe our 7 entrepreneurial behaviours as essential not optional. Essential behaviours challenge people to make full use of their skills.


Our proposition is that employees often have the right skills, they just need to change their behaviours. Entrepreneurs and employees may work in very different contexts yet they possess similar skills. What distinguishes entrepreneurs from employees is how they behave, the way they apply those skills. Employees can gain substantial benefits by adopting an entrepreneurial mindset.


7 KEY IDEAS


These 7 Key Ideas will quickly help you to appreciate that anyone can gain benefits from thinking and acting like an entrepreneur. Whoever you are, and wherever you live, the mindset will help you to to keep motivated, to cope with all the challenges of the modern world and to achieve your life goals.


1 There is a common sense definition of the mindset


Many people use the phrase “entrepreneurial mindset” but it is often used in a vague or ill-defined way.  The Entrepreneurial Mindset Network has created an easy to understand, common sense and practical definition of the entrepreneurial mindset based on 7 essential entrepreneurial behaviours. This definition is relevant to individuals, organisations and society, to every culture and country.


2 The mindset is not only for entrepreneurs


You don't have to be running your own business to gain the benefits of the entrepreneurial mindset.You can learn to think and act like an entrepreneur if you are an employee in the private, public or not-for-profit sectors. You can use the mindset to create cultural, economic, environmental and social value. You can use the entrepreneurial mindset to make your unique contribution to the world.


3 Anyone can learn to develop the mindset


Entrepreneurs enjoy success in life because of their behaviours ie the way they think and act. It is not the case that only some people are born with the right mindset. Anyone can learn to mimic these entrepreneurial behaviours and use them to achieve their own career & life goals. The mindset is inclusive and celebrates diversity as a catalyst for innovation.


4 The mindset brings real benefits


People from all over the world tell us that there are many benefits to having an entrepreneurial mindset including: a clearer sense of purpose, more creative ideas, an ability to speak up & challenge the status quo, a greater appetite for calculated risk taking, stronger networking & collaboration, higher levels of job satisfaction and an improved work/life balance.


5 The mindset is a 'must have' not 'a nice to have'


An entrepreneurial mindset is essential nowadays if you want to be able to cope with a world that is increasingly complex and uncertain. The right mindset will enable you to stay confident, to see opportunities and to overcome challenges. With the mindset you ask yourself “how can I make this happen?” Without the mindset, life can feel overwhelming and it is easy to lose your sense of control.


6 We need to be aware of the hype and be realistic


There are many stories of successful entrepreneurs in the media. That success does not come easily. The truth is that entrepreneurs face many difficult financial challenges and mental health pressures. Therefore, the entrepreneurial mindset isn’t just wishful thinking. It means being prepared to put the hard work in and being resilient during the difficult times in your entrepreneurial journey.


7 The mindset can help you change the world


Entrepreneurs choose to take personal responsibility for making change happen. Like an entrepreneur, you say to yourself "I think this change is important - how am I going to make it happen?" Each of us can make our contribution. An entrepreneurial mindset empowers you to take action about the things you really care about. The right mindset can help you change the world.


Benefits of the mindset for individuals


The right mindset will help you not just to cope with all the changes life throws at you, but to be strong, to thrive and to build a path towards the best possible version of your life. It empowers and energises you, it makes you realistic and determined. The mindset keeps your motivation high, even in difficult times. It helps you to be resilient; you say to yourself “despite all the obstacles, how do I make this happen?” The entrepreneurial mindset will help you to achieve your goals in life and your career, and to make your unique contribution to the world.

Benefits of the Mindset for organisations


The entrepreneurial mindset can make sure that an organsiation gets the very best from each of its employees. Leaders and managers can use the mindset to release all the untapped human potential in their organisations, by empowering employees, encouraging and rewarding them to innovate, take risks and act in the interests of customers. Innovation is enhanced when more employees are empowered, when there is greater diversity, inclusivity and equity. Employees with the right mindset transform the organisation with their can-do attitude. In turn, this enables organisations to succeed with significant, large scale and transformational change.

Benefits of the mindset for society


Society is improved by having more people who feel empowered to take action about societal issues. It makes a difference when individuals choose to try and make their own contribution to societal problems. The entrepreneurial mindset can help each of us to see our place in the larger system and the part we can play. As individuals we can't solve the really big problems by ourselves but we can find and collaborate with other people who share the same desire to make a difference. When each of us asks “I think this change is important so how do I make it happen?” we can all find the part we can play in addressing societal and global issues, including the Sustainable Development Goals as agreed by the United Nations General Assembly.


MINDSET EXAMPLES

We collect and share stories from our members and publish them online in a regular eZINE. The purpose is to showcase a diverse group of people, who are using the entrepreneurial mindset in a wide variety of contexts. These stories can help you to reflect on your own practice and think how to make use of the key lessons that the authors have shared.

eZINE Volume 6 Number 3
eZINE Volume 6 Number 3
eZINE Volume 6 Number 3
eZINE Volume 6 Number 3
eZINE Volume 6 Number 3
eZINE Volume 6 Number 3

Welcome


It's a pleasure to share Volume 6 Issue 3 of the eZINE of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network. Click on any image to read the article. You also have the option to donwload a PDF. I offer my thanks and congratulations to the authors for taking the time to share their inspiring stories from Croatia, England, Portugal, Spain, Tajikistan and the USA.



Paul Coyle, Director, Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, November 2023.

Access the eZINE archive

Access the eZINE archive


The Entrepreneurial Mindset Network has been publishing the eZINE since 2018. For each article, click on the [↓] symbol next to the author's name and you will be able to read the article, and have the option to download the full text. To date we have published articles and interviews by authors from 45 countries:


Australia🇦🇺 Austria🇦🇹 Belgium🇧🇪 Bosnia & Herzegovina🇧🇦 Bulgaria🇧🇬 Brazil🇧🇷 Canada🇨🇦 China🇨🇳 Croatia🇭🇷 Denmark🇩🇰

Ecuador🇪🇨 England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Estonia🇪🇪 France🇫🇷 Germany🇩🇪 Hungary🇭🇺 India🇮🇳 Indonesia🇮🇩 Ireland🇮🇪 Italy🇮🇹 Malaysia🇲🇾 

Malta🇲🇹 Mauritius🇲🇺  Montenegro🇲🇪 Morocco🇲🇦 Nepal🇳🇵 Netherlands🇳🇱 Nigeria🇳🇬 North Macedonia🇲🇰 Norway🇳🇴 

Pakistan🇵🇰 Philippines🇵🇭 Portugal🇵🇹 Qatar🇶🇦  Romania🇷🇴 Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Serbia🇷🇸 South Africa🇿🇦 Spain🇪🇸 Sweden🇸🇪

Switzerland🇨🇭Tajikistan🇹🇯 Türkiye🇹🇷 Ukraine🇺🇦 and the USA🇺🇸.


2023 Volume 6



eZINE Volume 6 Issue 2


Entrepreneurial Mindset - the nexus for a dynamic entrepreneurship ecosystem

by Prof. Dr. Abdul Jalil Ghazali [↓]


Civic universities and needs of local communities.

by Adam Leach [↓]


Empowering refugees to set up or grow a business in Manchester.

by Amitava Guha [↓]


Value-based healthcare reform in the US and Europe.

by Elissa Swift [↓]


Helping SMEs to close the skills gap.

by Frank Melis [↓]


The executive MBA - cultivating a life-long learning mindset.

by Krassimira Antonova [↓]



eZINE Volume 6 Issue 1


Entrepreneurship: a life-long journey of learning, action and value creation

by Paulo Camargo [↓]


Supporting entrepreneurial journeys in the city of Casablanca, Morocco.

by Rabii Outamha [↓]


How startups find opportunities, people and resources.

by Allan Villegas-Mateos [↓]


Entrepreneurship and Development - What is missing?

by Gerson Sopó Montero [↓]


Innovation and inclusive digital economies in South East Asia.

by Giulia Ajmone Marsan [↓]


Breaking the glass ceiling: women entrepreneurs make it happen.

by Fiorina Mugione [↓]


Role of universities in emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems

by Admir Salihagić [↓]


How entrepreneurial education & networking help student entrepreneurs.

by Veronica Maier [↓]


Editorial: lessons from the latest edition of the Network's eZINE.

by Paul Coyle [↓]

2022 Volume 5



eZINE Volume 5 Issue 3


Empowering young people to be leaders of societal change

by Nicole Amey [↓]


International partnerships and sustainability in Nepal

by Ravi Bhandari [↓]


The entrepreneurial university: processes & principles

by Robert Crammond [↓]


An entrepreneurial mindset is essential for every business

by Marcela Fang [↓]


An unconventional guide to personal finance

by Jay Fulgencio [↓]


Robots and jobs - how to be prepared for the future?

by Jelena Lukić Nikolić [↓]


The value of necessity entrepreneurship

by Christel Tessier-Dargent [↓]


Entrepreneurship and family business in India

by Nandini Varshney [↓]


Research, innovation and community development in the Philippines

by Jonas Villas [↓]



eZINE Volume 5 Issue 2


Coping with uncertainty in entrepreneurship

by Bob Bastian [↓]


Lessons for Social Entrepreneurship

by Stefan Chichevaliev [↓]


How Research Supports Small Business

by Jan Frick [↓]


xCHANGE 8: Entrepreneurial Mindset for all academic disciplines

with Enikő Koppány, Milica Jovanović and Viviana Premazzi [↓]


Achieving Work Life Balance

by Abigail Gregory [↓]


Towards the Entrepreneurial Society

by Yancy Vaillant [↓]


How Entrepreneurship Can Change Lives

by Jay Wasim [↓]


Who benefits from academic research into entrepreneurship? Part one

by Paul Coyle [↓]



eZINE Volume 5 Issue 1


Helping Students to Develop the Entrepreneurial Mindset

by Georgina Smith [↓]


xCHANGE 5: Maximising the Value of University Business Collaboration

with Jo Cresswell, Jan Frick and Jay Wasim


Cultural Intelligence in the Workplace

by Simon Büschges [↓]


xCHANGE 6: Entrepreneurial Universities: Fact or Fiction

with Adina Fodor, Saidqosim Mukhtorov and Alison Price


Social Entrepreneurship - Developing an Ecosystem

by Stefan Chichevaliev [↓]


Responding to the Needs of Cities and Regions

by Raffaele Trapasso [↓]


A culture of innovation in healthcare

by Paul Coyle [↓]


2021 Volume 4



eZINE Volume 4 Issue 3


Learn to be an Entrepreneur

by Max Mirho [↓]


xCHANGE 3 Student Entrepreneurs 

with Bob Bastian, Cyron Chan and Hala Barakat [↓]


Entrepreneurship for the Creative Industries

by Michelle Philips [↓]


10 actions to sustain and scale organisational capacity 

by Paul Coyle [↓]


Social Entrepreneurs Fighting Climate Change 

by Luka Minić [↓]


xCHANGE4 The Future of Work 

with Danie Jacobs, Sherisa Rajah Baird and Stacey J Young [↓]



eZINE Volume 4 Issue 2


xCHANGE 1 Mindset Fundamentals

with Roberto Brambilla, Zohra Omar and Neil Bowie [↓]


Refugee Entrepreneurship

by Kristina Vayda [↓]


Meeting Entrepreneurs Where They Are

by Stacey J Young [↓]


xCHANGE2 Entrepreneurial Employees

with Susan Foley, Mart Kikas and Chris Friedl [↓]


The Essence of Acadustry

by Nadiir Beekhun [↓]



eZINE Volume 4 Issue 1


Instilling a Winning Mindset in the Young

by Danie Jacobs [↓]


The Journey of the Entrepreneurial University

by Eleanor Shaw [↓]


Why the Entrepreneurial Mindset is More Important Than Ever in Higher Education

by Paul Coyle [↓]


Europe Needs More Intrapreneurship

by Mart Kikas [↓]


Anatolian Valley: New Entrepreneurship Zone

by Selahattin Ciritci [↓]


2020 Volume 3



eZINE Volume 3 Issue 3


Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Children

Trudie Murray [↓]


Sparking Creativity in Young Entrepreneurs

Hande Diker [↓]


Celebrating Women Founders in Pakistan

Sharoon Shahid [↓]


How Companies Can Develop Their Ability to Innovate

Mart Kikas [↓]


The Entrepreneurial Mindset in R&D

Ellen Burgdorf-Schröder and Susanne Klein [↓]




eZINE Volume 3 Issue 2


Dealing with the Causes of Workplace Stress

Pauline Miller-Judd [↓]


What Makes a Webinar Successful?

Paul Coyle [↓]


What Now for Employee Engagement?

Martine Robins [↓]


Time for an HR Strategy Reset?

Sherisa Rajah Baird [↓]


How Can Small Business Stay Open?

Jay Wasim [↓]


How Can We Learn Not to Fear Failure?

Stefan Gueorguiev [↓]



eZINE Volume 3 Issue 1


An Entrepreneurial Journey

Toma Grozavescu [↓]


The Best Thing About Being An Entrepreneur

Zohra Omar [↓]


Intrapreneurship MOOC

Chris Friedl [↓]


Are Intrapreneurs Born or Made?

Paul Coyle [↓]


The Power of the Entrepreneurial Mindset

Roberto Brambilla [↓]


Mindset in Practice: Flexing between Leadership and Management

Paul Coyle [↓]

2019 Volume 2



eZINE Volume 2 Issue 3


Hackathon: interdisciplinary ideas

Jan Winjen and Fabian Girod [↓]


Entrepreneurship - the Magic Formula

Marlin Hoffman [↓]


A Champion for Entrepreneurship Education

Alison Price and Jing Zhang [↓]


Global Mindset 

Viviana Premazzi and Sarah Rapp [↓]



eZINE Volume 2 Issue 2


Entrepreneurial Role Models

Dan Ashton, Jacob Thomsen, Innocent Nwachukwu and Jackie Whitehouse [↓]


How do we Teach Entrepreneurship?

Marlin Hoffman [↓]


Entrepreneurial Nurses 

Gunn-Berit Sæter [↓]


How can you Thrive in the Face of Ongoing Change?

Paul Coyle [↓]


eZINE Volume 2 Issue 1


Bringing Entrepreneurship to the Ukraine

Ivan Petrenko [↓]


Entrepreneurship in the City

Steve Stevens [↓]


The Living University

Roberto Brambilla [↓]


Imagining the Future of Executive Education

Paul Coyle [↓]


The Role of Entrepreneurship in the Future of South Africa

Paul Coyle [↓]


2018 Volume 1



eZINE Volume 1 Issue 2


A new mindset for Local Government

Anita Thornberry [↓]


Future Africa

Bernard Slippers [↓]


Business: Scaling for success

Jan Frick [↓]


European innovation and health

Paul Coyle [↓]



eZINE Volume 1 Issue 1


The entrepreneurship curriculum

Stuart Crispin [↓]


Health innovation

Anette Birck [↓]


Higher Education leadership

Peter Dobers [↓]


MINDSET NETWORKING

We provide networking opportunities for the members of our international community. Join one of our 4 special interest groups, exploring the application of the entrepreneurial mindset in business, education, healthcare & social entrepreneurship.  Register for our interactive xCHANGE webinars.  Connect on LinkedIn with the Director of the Network, Paul Coyle, and the other members of the Mindset LEAP (Leading Experts & Advisors Panel).

Special interest groups


The Network is organised into special interest groups that reflect the expertise of our members, including the application of the entrepreneurial mindset in Business, Education, Healthcare and Social entrepreneurship. It is quick, easy and free to join a special interest group and become a member of the Network. Click on any of the logos shown below for more information...


Entrepreneurial Mindset Business
Entrepreneurial Mindset Education
Entrepreneurial Mindset Healthcare
Entrepreneurial Mindset Community

2023 xCHANGE webinars


What makes our xCHANGE series different to most other webinars is the emphasis on enabling a conversation, one which allows an exchange of views between members and the co-creation of actions that will support change. After each webinar, we produce a summary of the key lessons, including embedded video clips.  Click on any image to read the summary. Many of the summaries have an option to download a PDF. 


Can gradaute entrepreneurship be an anwser to youth unemployment?
Partnerships that create value in society
Helping student entrepreneurs to understand the real world


People who registered to participate in our xCHANGE events so far in 2023 come from 23 countries: Albania🇦🇱, Belgium🇧🇪,   Bosnia & Herzegovina🇧🇦, Bulgaria🇧🇬,   Ecuador🇪🇨,   Egypt🇪🇬, England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿,   France🇫🇷,   Germany🇩🇪, Ireland🇮🇪, Italy🇮🇹, Malta🇲🇹, Morocco🇲🇦, the Netherlands🇳🇱, North Macedonia🇲🇰, Norway🇳🇴, Pakistan🇵🇰, Romania🇷🇴, Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Serbia🇷🇸, Spain🇪🇸, Tunisia🇹🇳 and Türkiye🇹🇷.

Building entrepreneurial culture in Higher Education


Feedback received from participants at xCHANGE webinars includes:


* Beautifully designed forum with insightful speakers * A great atmosphere * It's been excellent * I’m really happy to be part of this team * A great conversation * Great forum which adds value for all * A highly relevant, tightly structured but still dynamic conversation *

MINDSET LEAP

LEAP members


The members of the MINDSET LEAP (Leading Experts and Advisors Panel) are a selected group of experts who volunteer to provide professional advice about the strategy and operation of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network. Past and present members of the MINDSET LEAP are listed opposite. Each expert has provided an example of an inspirational quote about why the entrepreneurial mindset is important and how it adds value. To connect with an expert on LinkedIn simply click on their picture.


Archive of xCHANGE webinars

Paul Coyle
Abigail Gregory
Alison Price
Danie Jacobs
Ellen Burgdorf-Schröder
Enikő Koppány
Jan Frick
Jay Wasim
Kim Flintoff
Mart Kikas
Neil Bowie
Pauline Miller-Judd
Robert Crammond
Roberto Brambilla
Sherisa Rajah Baird
Viviana Premazzi
Zohra Omar

Paul Coyle


Paul Coyle is the Founder and Director of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network.  He is an expert in the entrepreneurial mindset, leadership and organisational transformation. He has spoken at international conferences in Australia, throughout Europe, in the Far East and South Africa. He has written papers for research journals, authored reports of national projects and reviews, been interviewed for specialist publications and written numerous organisational strategies, policies and internal reports.


   

2022 xCHANGE Webinars


People who registered to participate in our xCHANGE events in 2022 came from 41 countries:


Albania🇦🇱, Austria🇦🇹,  Belgium🇧🇪, Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇦, Brazil🇧🇷, China🇨🇳, Dominican Republic🇩🇴, Egypt🇪🇬, England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Estonia🇪🇪,

Ethiopia🇪🇹, France🇫🇷, Ghana🇬🇭, Germany🇩🇪, Hungary🇭🇺, India🇮🇳, Ireland🇮🇪, Italy🇮🇹, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Malta🇲🇹, Morocco🇲🇦, Mozambique🇲🇿, 

North Macedonia🇲🇰, Northern Ireland🇬🇧, Norway🇳🇴, Pakistan🇵🇰, Poland🇵🇱, Portugal🇵🇹, Romania🇷🇴, Saudi Arabia🇸🇦 Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Serbia🇷🇸, 

South Africa🇿🇦, South Korea🇰🇷, Spain🇪🇸, Tajikistan🇹🇯, Thailand🇹🇭,Tunisia🇹🇳, Türkiye🇹🇷, Uganda🇺🇬 and USA🇺🇸.


Educating students about entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial mindset for all academic disciplines
How Higher Education supports startups
Intrapreneurship in Higher Education
Who benefits from academic research part one

   

2021 xCHANGE Webinars


People who registered to participate in our xCHANGE events in 2021 came from 30 countries:


Australia🇦🇺, Austria🇦🇹, Canada🇨🇦, Colombia 🇨🇴, Egypt🇪🇬, England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Estonia🇪🇪, Ethiopia🇪🇹, France🇫🇷, Germany🇩🇪, Hong Kong🇭🇰, Hungary🇭🇺, India🇮🇳, Ireland🇮🇪, Italy🇮🇹, Jordan🇯🇴, Lebannon🇱🇧, Malaysia🇲🇾, Norway🇳🇴, Pakistan🇵🇰, Romania🇷🇴, Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Serbia🇷🇸, South Africa🇿🇦,

Spain🇪🇸, Switzerland 🇨🇭, Tajikistan🇹🇯, United Arab Emirates🇦🇪 and USA🇺🇸. 


Entrepreneurial universities fact or fiction?
Student entrepreneurs
Businesses and universities creating shared value
Entrepreneurial employees
Entrepreneurial mindset and the future of wor
Entrepreneurial mindset fundamentals

MINDSET TRAINING

Our mission is to empower our members to use the mindset so that they can make their unique contribution to the world. Use our defintion of the mindset. Find inspiration in the examples in our eZINE. Add new connections from our global community to your network. Read our book, register for our workshops, and explore your results from our MINDSET Profile Tool.

Mindset book


Foreword to the Third Edition by Paul Coyle

I first wrote and published this book in 2019. My goal was to help readers to develop their entrepreneurial mindset with a step-by-step practical guide. I want anybody to be able to pick up the book and feel inspired to develop their mindset.

Of course an entrepreneurial mindset is essential when you are starting, running or growing a company in any business sector.  The good news is that it is just as useful if you are an employee in a private company, in the public sector or in a not-for-profit organisation. That's because the mindset empowers you to learn how to become the best version of yourself, so that you can go on to achieve all your career and life goals.

Anyone can use the power of the entrepreneurial mindset for personal, organisational and societal change. Therefore, this book has been written to help employees and entrepreneurs, educators and students, leaders and activists, innovators and intrapreneurs.

The book is packed with advice, examples and useful exercises. I myself return to the book again and again to find inspiration in its many ideas and lessons. I hope you will also be inspired and use the entrepreneurial mindset to make your unique contribution to the world.

Paul Coyle, Director, Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, June 2022


Workshops


The Entrepreneurial Mindset Network provides a range of workshops and master classes that accelerate the development of the mindset. These events are engaging, realistic, inclusive, make the most of your existing expertise and create actions that are designed to support real change.  Following completion of a master class, participants have the option to add an award to the Education section of their LinkedIn profile. Details of workshops and master classes can be found on the websites dedicated to each of the Network's special interest groups.


5 Reasons our Master Classes are Distinctive and Impactful.  


1 We make our Master Classes engaging. We focus on discussions and practical exercises. We keep the formal input brief and to the point. We keep it interesting and relevant.


2 We keep it real. We talk about what it is really like. We facilitate discussion of positive points and frustrations. We don’t shy away from the difficult issues.


3 We are inclusive. We make sure every voice is heard. We help you to innovate by considering different points of view. We facilitate the crowdsourcing and co-creation of practical solutions.


4 We make the most of your existing expertise. We assume that each participant has useful experience to share. We offer a framework that helps you to make the best of your existing knowledge and skills. We capture and reflect back your best ideas.


5 We focus on actions to generate real change. We make sure you can take action as soon as you get back to your desk. We help you to make professional choices. We fire up your motivation and commitment to getting things done.


MINDSET Profile Tool


You can gain invaluable feedback about your entrepreneurial mindset by using our online MINDSET Profile Tool. It is not the case that you either have the mindset or you don't, that you are either born with it or not. Each person can develop the strength of their entrepreneurial mindset over time and improve the way they think and act like an entrepreneur. Everybody can go on this entrepreneurial journey and the MINDSET Profile Tool will help you.


The Tool is designed to make you think, by asking you questions about your entrepreneuriual behaviours.  By considering the questions and choosing your answers, you will be able to reflect on those behaviours. You will receive immediate feedback on screen.  Afterwards you will immediately receive an email with the questions, your answers and some brief advice about how to make progress with your entrepreneurial behaviours in the future.


People who have used the MINDSET Profile Tool are based in the following 38 countries: Albania🇦🇱, Angola🇦🇴, Austria🇦🇹,

Belgium🇧🇪, Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇦, Canada🇨🇦, Egypt 🇪🇬, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Estonia 🇪🇪, France🇫🇷, Germany🇩🇪, India🇮🇳,

Ireland🇮🇪, Italy🇮🇹, Jordan🇯🇴, Lebanon🇱🇧, Malawi🇲🇼, Mauritius🇲🇺, Morocco🇲🇦, Netherlands🇳🇱, Northern Ireland🇬🇧, Nigeria🇳🇬,

Norway🇳🇴, Oman🇴🇲, Pakistan🇵🇰, Poland 🇵🇱, Portugal 🇵🇹, Russia🇷🇺, Saudi Arabia🇸🇦, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Singapore 🇸🇬,

South Africa🇿🇦, Spain🇪🇸, Taiwan🇹🇼, Tunisia🇹🇳, USA🇺🇸, Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and Zambia🇿🇲.


Using the MINDSET Profile Tool to create Personal Development Plan


The full MINDSET Profile Tool gives you feedback on all  7 of your entrepreneurial behaviours. You can derive maximum benefit from the MINDSET Profile Tool by combining it with Personal Coaching in a confidential video call. This discussion will help you to really understand the feedback you have received.


Coaching provides you with expert advice so that you can create a certified Personal Development Plan, which you can use for career planning and advancement.


Using the MINDSET Profile Tool to create a Team Development Plan


The MINDSET Profile Tool can also be used for team evaluation and development. Everybody in the team uses the MINDSET Profile Tool and receives their own confidential feedback with coaching.  This is followed by an online event  to review the overall results and performance for the team as a whole.  


The outcome is a deeper understanding of the team, the role of each member of the team, and a plan for improving performance.


Try the MINDSET Profile Tool & get feedback on the behaviour [D] Dare to take risks


You can sample the MINDSET Profile Tool and get feedback about your entrepreneurial behaviour [D] Dare to take risks. You will be asked a series of questions. Each question will ask you to choose one of two options. There are no right or wrong answers. Simply consider each question and try to give an honest answer. 


After you have finished answering the questions, you will receive some brief feedback on screen. This feedback is designed to help you to reflect on your current entrepreneurial behaviour and think about how to improve in the future. You will also receive an email with a copy of the questions and your responses immediately after you finish using the Tool.


Book Reviews


The Entrepreneurial Mindset is a must-read for anyone seeking to cultivate a growth mindset and unleash their entrepreneurial spirit. This book provides valuable insights into the traits and habits of successful entrepreneurs and inspires readers to adopt a proactive and innovative approach to problem-solving, opportunity-seeking, or calculated risk-taking. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a seasoned business professional, or an everyday person this book will challenge you to think differently and equip you with the tools you need to achieve success in a rapidly changing world. So why wait? As entrepreneurship is all about action, unleash your potential and get your hands on this inspiring step-by-step guide today! Enikő Koppány, Business Development Office Lead, University of Szeged, Hungary, 2023.


A well-written, hands-on book on how the mind shapes behavior and particularly, how training an entrepreneurial way of thinking helps individuals to think about new solutions to address the problems they like to solve. The book encourages people to specifically focus on seven points to move from thinking toward practice. The reflective questions at the end of each chapter are an excellent guide to help people to think more ‘business like’, prompting the reader to stimulate, and change, their way of thinking. A great book for anyone new to the world of entrepreneurship.  Bob Bastian, Postdoctoral Researcher, Università di Pavia, Italy, 2022.


This clear, engaging book has made me look at my work with fresh eyes, and has injected a new sense of purpose into what I do. It tackles what is the heart of the work condition for many of us, when we are feeling that our job is ok but has become a slight drag, a bit dull or routine, nothing too awful but we don't know how to go about tackling it. It has given me a much-needed career energy boost. Highly recommended. Carolyn Howitt, Executive Search Researcher and Careers Counsellor, London, United Kingdom, 2020.


Nowadays, most of the executive education programs sold on the market focus mainly on tools and skills. Are they still sufficient to a public of new professionals? Or do people need first to understand where they are going, what is happening in the world and who is leading such transformations? In this perspective, I find the book Entrepreneurial Mindset very helpful. It inspires the reader in his reflection, stimulates his thought, and excites his curiosity. Roberto Brambilla, Director Postgraduate Education & Research Partnerships, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy, 2020.