This document outlines the personal characteristics, skills, and process needed for successful entrepreneurship. It discusses traits like persistence, creativity, and risk-taking. Key skills include communication, problem-solving, and business fundamentals. The five steps of the entrepreneurial process are discovery, concept development, resourcing, actualization, and harvesting. The document also provides recommendations for incorporating successful entrepreneurship programs, such as focusing on case studies, partnering with businesses, and helping students launch their own companies.

1. Entrepreneurship
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2. Personal Characteristics of
Successful Entrepreneurs
•Persistent
•Creative
•Responsible
•Inquisitive
•Goal-oriented
•Independent
•Self-confident
•Risk taker
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3. Skills Needed by Successful Entrepreneurs
•Communication skills
•Human relations skills
•Math skills
•Problem-solving & Decision-making skills
•Technical skills
•Basic Business skills
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4. 5 Stepsof the
Entrepreneurial Process
1. Discovery
2. Concept Development
3. Resourcing
4. Actualization
5. Harvesting
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5. STEPS FOR INCORPORATING
SUCESSFULENTREPRENUERSHIP
PROGRAM
•Focus More on Case Studies
•Link Curricula to Real-World Business Challenges
•Create Opportunities for Students to Participate in Social
Entrepreneurship Contests
•Partner with Businesses
•Invite Business Executives to Deliver Lectures
•Provide Consulting Services to Small Businesses and Nonprofits
•Help Students Launch Their Own Businesses
•Emphasize Technology Topics in Curricula
•Foster Global Exchange Programs with Other Institutions
•Encourage Student-in-Residence Programs
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