This document discusses entrepreneurship and the skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur. It outlines the roles of entrepreneurship in economic development, such as creating employment, developing new markets, introducing innovation, and generating new sources of materials. It also discusses personal entrepreneurial competencies like motivation, leadership, risk-taking, and decision-making. Key attributes of a good entrepreneur are listed as being hardworking, able to accept change, confident, creative, having initiative, disciplined, and committed. Important skills include planning, possessing people skills, sound decision-making, computer skills, business skills, communication skills, problem-solving skills, mathematical skills, and organizational skills.
3. ROLES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TO THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Entrepreneurship plays an
influential role in the
economic growth and standard of living
of the country. As a startup founder or
small business owner, you may think that
you are simply working hard to build your
own business and provide for yourself
and your family.
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5. Creates Employment
The simple translation is that
when you become an
entrepreneur, there is one less
job seeker in the economy,
and then you provide
employment for multiple
other job seekers.
6. Develops new market
Entrepreneurs setting up
new businesses and
industrial units help with
regional development by
locating in less developed
and backward areas.
7. Introduces Innovation
Developing and adopting
innovations that lead to
improvements in the quality
of life of their employees,
customers, and other
stakeholders in the
community.
8. Generates new
sources of material
Entrepreneurs are
always in constant
search for better and
cheaper sources of
materials they need.
9. Stimulates investment
interest in the new business
When entrepreneurs
engage in a new business,
it stirs curiosity for other
people to invest in the
business because of the
benefits it offers
10. Improves the quality
of life
Entrepreneurs set up industries
which remove scarcity of
essential commodities and
introduce new products.
11. Serves as Role Model
Entrepreneurs are people
to be emulated by
younger generations in
the community and
society at large
12. Bring social benefits
to the people
By establishing the business
entity, entrepreneurs invest
their own resources and
attract capital (in the form of
debt, equity, etc.) from
investors, lenders and the
public.
13. Utilizes and mobilizes
indigenous resources
Small and medium
enterprises will always
look for cheaper and
local materials to
supply their needs.
14. Provides more alternatives for
consumer
Requires the
entrepreneurs to come
up with more products
and services
consumers can choose
from
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Hardworking -working diligently and being consistent about it.
Ability to accept change
Confident -self-reliance in one’s ability and judgment.
Creative -creative and innovative to stay in the business
Has the initiative -you are responsible for the failure or
success of your business.
Disciplined -stick to the plan and fight the temptation to do
what is unimportant.
Committed -solid dedication to making the business
successful.
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Excellent planner:
A good entrepreneur knows that planning is an
effective skill only when combined with action.
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Possesses people skills:
People skills refer to effective and efficient communication and
establishing good relationships with the people working in and
out of your business.
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Sound decision maker:
Ability to think quickly and to make wise decisions towards
a pre-determined set of objectives.
Important Skills of a Successful Entrepreneur:
A skill is an ability that’s learned through training and practice.
Computer Skill
Business Skill
Communication Skill
Problem-Solving Skill
Mathematical Skill
Organizational Skill
You may ask some of the students the question above… elicit answer, processing- earning million is one the hardest to achieve in life however if you have the good formula for achieving this goal there might be a possibility to achieve it. One of the things to consider is to ask is “are you competent enough to achieve this goal?” You may also integrate the life of Bill Gates and some valuing from his life:If he can do it, so can you.
Gates did not build the first OS that IBM used, he bought the licensing rights from SCP and then continued to build upon that to create the company that Microsoft is today.
You don’t have to create something new, you can take a product and improve upon it so that it is excellent.
Do something that you are passionate about, Bill Gates loves computers. So find your passion and start a venture around that.
Believe in yourself.
You may ask what might be the greatest invention of human kind that will lead to human deterioration?