Michael BARR    Department   Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages  , Department of English Studies for Careers    Position   Associate Professor
Date	2018/10/18
Title	Entrepreneurship and Small Business Operation
Promoters	KUFS - Future Leaders Program
Location	KUFS - Kyoto University of Foreign Studies.
Conference Type	Local
Lecture Type	Special/Memorial Lecture
Contribution Type	Individual
Publisher and common publisher	Michael Barr, (in association with Prof. Pedro Aires)
Details	Many young people around the world dream of starting and running their own business. In this lecture we examined some tried-and-true lessons about launching and operating a small business. These have been learned both through the process of trial and error and personal experience, as well as from extensive research into the universal themes that have determined the rise and fall of businesses of all types. In the associated workshop, which included roughly 40 students from more than ten different countries, we practiced troubleshooting and 'pitching' ideas about possible entrepreneurial projects that would be worth trying in Kyoto, Japan. The students were energized and engaged with the process of small business brainstorming, planning, and management.