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Eliza Pinckney: A Story Of An Entrepreneur

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Today we will look at an important entrepreneur which I would consider a legend. First we will define what an entrepreneur is. We will look at who I choose as the person to research and why. We will also see what economic decision she made that was significant to her success with a detailed example. There are several areas to look into also, such as examples of her managerial economics, her social responsibility and her ethics. An entrepreneur is someone who starts a business by organizing and having greater than normal financial risk in order to do so. There are many people who fit into being an entrepreneur. For example stores like Wal-Mart, Target, Dollar Store, and any restaurant place. I will be looking at Eliza Pinckney as …show more content…

He traveled a lot so that left her to still manage the household and the plantations. Within five years she gave birth to four children. She still managed the plantations but also started looking into early childhood education. It is stated that because of the progressive education she gave her sons. They were able to play major roles in many aspects of American history. The way she did this helped her social responsibility. She was able to maintain a high standard for herself and her children. Teaching them young and progressively educating them. Growing up she seen her mother and father work hard. This gives her a great ethic background to always continue on no matter what happens. She could see a need for something new and she was ready to jump in and try to lead the way with the new product. She was willing to take chances but still take her place where she was supposed to be. These are many of the reasons I choose Eliza Pinckney. She was a go getter and not afraid to try new things. Even if they did not have success she did not stop trying. She was willing to go the extra mile and do whatever she needed to help everyone. She was able to manage a house and a few businesses. I know how hard that is in this day but to have done it in the time when there were not a lot of women in business. Even to be as well-known as she was. It gives me hope that with an attitude like hers anyone can do

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