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Explain the
importance of
assessing one’s PECs
before engaging in a
particular
entrepreneurial
activity.

What are the

desirable personal
characteristics,
attributes, lifestyles,
skills, and traits of a
prospective
entrepreneur? Why
are these important?

Why is there a need

to assess one’s PECs
in terms of
characteristics,
attributes, lifestyles,
skills, and traits
before starting a
particular business?
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)
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Entrepreneurial competencies refer to the important

characteristics that should be possessed by an individual in
order to perform entrepreneurial functions effectively. In this
module, you will learn some of the most important
characteristics, attributes, lifestyle, skills and traits of a
successful entrepreneur or an employee to be successful in a
chosen career
Important Characteristics / Traits / Attributes Of A Good
Entrepreneur

1.Hardworking:
One of the important characteristics of a good
entrepreneur is hardworking. This means working
diligently and being consistent about it. Hardworking
people keep improving their performance to produce
good products and/or provide good services.
2. Confident:

Entrepreneurs have
self-reliance in one’s
ability and judgment.
They exhibit self-
confidence to cope
with the risks of
operating their own
business.
3. Disciplined

Successful
entrepreneurs always
stick to the plan and
fight the temptation to
do what is unimportant
4. Committed

Good entrepreneurs assume

full responsibility over their
business. They give full
commitment and solid
dedication to make the
business successful
5. Ability to accept
change

Nothing is permanent
but change. Change
occurs frequently.
When you own a
business, you should
cope with and thrive on
changes. Capitalize on
positive changes to
make your business
grow.
6. Creative

An entrepreneur should
be creative and innovative
to stay in the business
and in order to have an
edge over the other
competitors
7. Has the initiative

An entrepreneur takes the

initiative. You must put
yourself in a position
where you are responsible
for the failure or success
of your business
8. Profit-oriented

An entrepreneur enters the

world of business to generate
profit or additional income.
The business shall become
your bread and butter.
Therefore, you must see to it
that the business can
generate income.
Important Skills Of A Successful Entrepreneur
1.Excellent planner:

Planning involves strategic thinking and goal

setting to achieve objectives by carefully
maximizing all the available resources. A good
entrepreneur develops and follows the steps in
the plans diligently to realize goals. A good
entrepreneur knows that planning is an
effective skill only when combined with action
2. Possesses people skills

This is a very important skill

needed to be successful in any kind
of business. People skills refer to
effective and efficient
communication and establishing
good relationship to the people
working in and out of your
business. In day-to-day business
transactions, you need to deal with
people. A well-developed
interpersonal skill can make a huge
difference between success and
failure of the business.
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Graphic designers use art and technology to create catchy graphics
for websites, logos, and illustrations in everything from advertising
to aerospace.
Graphic designers design or create graphics to meet specific needs
such as packaging, logos, displays, websites, publications, and
more.
Graphic Designer Salaries

$44,150 - median annual wage

$61,890 – financial

$26,250
- lowest paid
investment

$77,490 – highest paid

$60,910 - scientific research

$76,530
– government employee
and development services

$68,790
– aerospace

$67,160
- securities
Video game design is one of the most exciting and competitive
careers in the world.
Video game designers perform a number of tasks as a part of the
design process. They design user interfaces, create storylines and
characters, and role-play mechanics and gameplay prototypes

Video Game Designer Salaries

$90,060 – median annual wage
$55,190 – lowest paid
$138,880 – highest paid
Flash animators create animation for web sites,
videos, advertising and marketing, games, education
materials, and more. They work with a variety of
software such as Macromedia Flash, Adobe Flash,
Creative Suite, and Dreamweaver (formerly
Macromedia Dreamweaver), 3DS Max, and After
Effects.
Flash animators work in educational publishing,
advertising and public relations, the motion picture
and video industries, software publishing, game
design and development, specialized design services,
computer systems design and related services,
marketing firms, web design firms, graphic design
firms, the mobile technology industry and more.
Flash Animator Salaries
$61,370 – median annual wage
$34,860 - lowest paid
$113,470 - highest paid
According to the Occupational Outlook
Handbook, cartoonists draw advertising,
political, social, and sports cartoons.
Cartoonists work for animation studios, film
and video studios, cartoon networks, gaming
companies, print publications, and
publishing companies. In the animation
industry, they render drawings
of characters, environments, and objects for
small and large-scale productions.
Additional duties may include developing
moods and color patterns, dramatizing
action, and create and paint background
scenes
Cartoonist Salaries

$44,850 – median annual wage

$18,450 – lowest paid
$91,200 – highest paid
The animation historians at Disney say
that “at most animation studios, the best
animators only sketched a few animation
drawings, leaving gaps in between. Later
on, a person called an "inbetweener"
would finish the scenes by drawing in
between the areas that the animator had
left. After the animator draws out key
scenes, it is up to the inbetweener to take
the images and create the characters’
movements in transitioning between
scenes. Inbetweeners use illustration and
2D animation skills to complete the tasks
at hand.
Inbetweener Salaries
$61,370 – median annual wage
$34,860 – lowest paid
$113,470 – highest paid
Art directors develop design concepts and
review material that will appear in digital
media, newspapers, advertisements,
books, magazines, and more.
On any given day, an art director will
review artist materials, select
photographs, and manage the layout and
production of material to be produced.
They direct visual artists such as
animators, illustrators, and graphic
designers and they manage teams of
copywriters and content writers. Many art
directors help make budgeting decisions
and hire and train creative staff.
Art Director Salary: Averaging $70,000 to
$80,000, but wholly depends on the scale of the
project. $169,450 – highest paid
$44,500 – lowest paid
Stop Motion Animator
Stop motion animators are a unique bunch. They use models,
puppets, or clay to create animated films, television commercials,
branded entertainment, and more. Stop motion animation is also
called stop frame, model animation, puppet animation, and clay
animation.

Stop motion animators combine the art of photography, narrative

skill, and the ability to manipulate lighting and calculate angles to
create stop motion animation without digitally manipulating it.
Stop Motion Animator Salary: Most stop motion
animators earn a fairly steady is $61,370 , with no
great difference being seen depending on experience or
location.
$113,470 – highest paid $72,680 – lowest paid
3D also create character
Model skeletons, which
er animators then control.
Modeling is performed
Model using a variety of
ers
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and images and modeling for
enviro websites, graphic designs,
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video design, special effects,
game characters and props for
s and film, television effects, CD-
3D Modeler Salary: Very hard to calculate averages given that
most 3D modeling work is offered on a freelance basis. A
contracted modeler for a major studio like Disney or Pixar can
expect as much as $100,000, but it can be less than half that for
a smaller company.

Fields and industry where 3D modeler can be consider

 
Computer Games Development Data Visualization and

Computer Graphics and Motion Development

Picture Technology Game Design

Computer Graphics Software Game Programming

Development Interactive Media

Computer Science Visual Computing

Media and Cinema Studies
Compositing Artist

A compositing artist is one of the most

important players in the production

process. They are responsible for

helping create the final finished

animation or film project by detecting

errors and developing compositing

strategies, which results in an overall

balanced look.

Compositing artists work with lighting directors and FX artists to

help create the final finished product. According to the career
center at DePaul University, compositing artists, FX artists, and
lighting directors work together to develop compositing strategies
and achieve an aesthetically balanced overall look
Compositing Artist Salary:

Between $50,000 to $75,000 per year

depending on location and experience.
Storyboard Artist
Storyboard artists draw storyboards for animated features, films,
television commercials and other ad campaigns, music videos, and
video games. The storyboard artist begins creating the storyboard
after a concept or script has been written.

Storyboard artists draw scenes by hand or computer. They might

sketch in black and white or they may produce full color
storyboards manually or by computer. Also called “storyboarders,”
storyboard artists work with producers, directors, and film crew
from start to finish by sketching scenes during initial meetings, and
editing or eliminating scenes as the project progresses.
Storyboard Artist Salary: In LA, the salary for a
contracted storyboard artist can be as high as $80,000 to
$100,000 but once again this can be half as much in other
locations (and depending on the sector in which the artist
is employed).
Mathematical Modeler
Mathematical modelers use mathematical models to illustrate
processes or solve complex problems. According to mathematical
modeler Nira Chamberlain,
modelers pinpoint the essence of what makes something work, be it
a jet engine, a social network, or even the economy, and phrase it in
mathematical language. Modelers encode the main features of the
process with equations, and then simulate it
Mathematical Modeler Salary

$71,430 and $119,480 – median

annual wage
$53,570
– lowest paid
$140,500
– highest paid
Forensic Animator

Forensic animation is one of the most unique specializations in

the animation industry. Instead of creating animation for video
games, films, and cartoons, professional forensic animators
recreate crime scenes or accidents to help investigators produce
evidence and solve crimes.
Forensic animators use full-motion computer graphics to
recreate events such as accidents, assaults, robberies, and
other crimes.
Forensic Animator Salary:
Nearly always freelance based, a forensic animator can charge
anywhere between $20 to $100 per hour, depending on
experience.
Advanced forensic animators typically charge no less than $100 an
hour, with an average of $125 to $180 an hour.
Render Wrangler When an animation is complete, somebody needs
to make sure it is rendered down into a format fit for public
consumption.
That’s where a render wrangler comes in. Render wranglers, also
called “technical resource administrators” (TRA), are accustomed to
high pressure environments.

This highly detailed job might require the wrangler to monitor and
control the rendering process and monitor a few computers or an
entire render farm of hundreds of machines. Render wranglers
monitor the computers to ensure (input/output) of data across
various file systems and initiate data moves to allocate disk space.
When artists submit completed data for rendering, the
render wrangler prioritizes work and allocates machines.
They monitor the computers around the clock to make
sure there are no technical or computer problems that
could hinder successful output.

Render Wrangler Salary:

Surprisingly low given the technical expertise required – typically
only around $15 per hour.
The highest earners average around $81,190 per year and the
lowest average $28,980 per year
Texture Artist
A texture artist’s job is to paint surface
textures on animated characters, platforms, and
environments, and props. The number of rendering environments
to create textures for
textures animators work with is endless
environments,
and may include things such as wrinkles,
characters, objects, and
fur, scales, sweat, and mud. In some
props for animated
cases, the textures used in animation
films, television shows,
cannot be found in real life.
and video games.
Texture artists use a variety of software,
Texture Artist Salary:

$60,000 is a fairly standard mean

average, ranging up to around
$80,000 in some location hotspots.
$19,190 - lowest paid
$89,720 – highest paid