Netpreneur-The Building Block of a Digital Society

In this Virtual work environment, any individual with a Computer connected to the Internet can be part of a global office as if he is sitting along with his colleagues in the office. This can be called the concept of " Virtual Employment". Virtual employees can use their skills such as "Web Designing", "Editing", "Teaching" and many other faculties for and on behalf of a Virtual Employer.

Similarly, a single Computer owner can interact with the whole world of Consumers and do business with them. This has given a boost to the concept of "Netpreneurship".

"Netpreneurship" is the ability to run a business on the Internet. It requires just the "Connectivity". A Netpreneur, as long as he has a service which the market requires can set up a viable business with his "Intellectual Capital" as the main input and the "Connectivity Infrastructure" as the only physical input.

A Netpreneur can be a self employed individual or one who predominantly employs several virtual employees. Those Netpreneurs who can afford their own computer and connect to the Internet and carry on business can be called the Self Employed Netpreneurs (SENs).

Those Netpreneurs who have more resources and engage "Employees" either for physical world services such as marketing, order fullfillment etc but carry on the main business activities on the Virtual Environment, are the Small and Home Office (SOHO) establishments.

For convenience of definition, it may be necessary to define the scope of such establishments. I would define any Computer network of less than 5 Computers as a SOHO Computer network. Extending the same definition, any business with 5 or less number of physical employees can be defined as SOHOs.

Larger establishments including Call centers and Medical Transcription units etc fall into the category of IT enabled Service Establishments beyond the limited scope of SOHOs. These bigger units have a strength of their own and are outside the scope of present discussion.

An enterprise cannot go smaller than one single individual namely the "Entrepreneur". In this sense, the "Netpreneur" is like the smallest building block in the "Business Network". He is like the "Atom" which is the building block of the physical world. His intellectual ability is the nucleus and the Electrons are  the elements of connectivity. Bigger the atomic weight, more is the energy potential of the unit.

The Netpreneur is a premium member in the Community. He provides service to the community including employment. To the extent he provides services outside the community, he adds wealth to the community by his Export activity. He is a person therefore who needs to be encouraged by the Community for its own benefit. More the Netpreneurs in the society, better it is for the community.

Just as Atoms add up to molecules and molecules add up to elements with various properties. Netpreneurs add up to build other higher value added economic units in the society either joining hands with other similar Netpreneurs or with other Brick and Mortar entities.

Propsperity springs when an environment is created where such Netpreneurs flourish, enter into mutually beneficial partnerships and enjoy the benefits of a Connected society.

--- Naavi