Entrepreneur Reflection Paper
Entrepreneur Reflection Paper

DeVry University
Professor Lawrence Zimmermann
Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Week 5 paper for course project
6/2/2012
DeVry University

Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Week 5 paper for course project
6/2/2012

Brewing beer and business have a number of parallels, from the fine point you have to take into consideration, to the larger end product.

Stephen Moss
Brewing beer and business have a number of parallels, from the fine point you have to take into consideration, to the larger end product.

Table of contents Cover Page I
Table of contents 1
Introduction 2
Main Body 3
Conclusion 4

There are many parallels to be made between being an entrepreneur and brewing your own beer. Every time you begin steeping your base hops in the bag, and adding each ingredient to your future batch of beer, you must consider your past successes and failures, the future planned taste, and how your customers are going to react to it. The same goes with being an entrepreneur. Every decision you make for business can have an effect for weeks and sometimes years to come. Every business decision you make is going to have an impact on your bottom line one way or another. While speaking with McClernon, owner and operator of Kinetic brewing company, he showed me that there is stress, loss, and challenge when owning and operating your own brewery. He also showed me that there is success, pride, and many great times with family, friends, and patrons who end up becoming much like family and friends. He told me that when you begin the planning stages of your own business, be it beer or otherwise, the best ingredient you can possibly add to your future business mix is a solid plan. He had a business plan that carted nearly every bar in the entire valley for as far back