THE

ENTREPRENEUR AS
AN OPPORTUNITY
SEEKER
MODULE 8
“THE SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR
IS OPPORTUNISTIC.”
*REVIEW*
OPPORTUNITY SEEKING
• FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS FOR A BUSINESS PLAN DESIGNED
TO EITHER START A NEW VENTURE OR TAKE AN EXISTING VENTURE INTO NEW MARKETS.
• THE COURSE DEALS WITH THE COMPETENCIES NEEDED TO BECOME AN INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITY
DRIVEN MARKET READY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL MANAGER.
• THIS WILL COVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING CUSTOMER
AND MARKET ASSESSMENTS ANALYSIS OF CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS MODEL
DEVELOPMENT
 ESSENTIAL TO AN ENTREPRENEUR’S
OPPORTUNITY SEEKING

Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurial

MIND FRAME HEART FLAME GUT GAME
 •ALLOWS THE ENTREPRENEUR TO
SEE THINGS IN A VERY POSITIVE
ENTREPRENEURIAL AND OPTIMISTIC WAY DESPITE
MIND FRAME THE MIDST OF CRISIS OR
DIFFICULTY.
 •IS DRIVEN BY PASSION,
THEY ARE DRAWN TO
ENTREPRENEURIAL
FIND FULFILMENT IN THE
HEART FLAME
ACT AND PROCESS OF
DISCOVERY.
 •REFERS TO THE ABILITY OF
THE ENTREPRENEUR TO
ENTREPRENEURIAL SENSE WITHOUT USING THE
GUT GAME FIVE SENSES. THIS IS ALSO
KNOWN AS INTUITION.
THE ENTREPRENEUR AS AN
OPPORTUNITY SEEKER
“AN OPPORTUNIST CAN ACTIVELY SEEK
OPPORTUNITIES AND TURN THEM
INTO ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES OR
AN EXPANSION OF THESE ACTIVITIES
IN A WAY THAT VIOLATES
NO ETHICAL OR MORAL LAWS.”
WHAT IS
OPPORTUNISM IN
BUSINESS?
IT MEANS BEING ALERT TO OPPORTUNITIES
THAT COME THE ENTREPRENEUR’S WAY.

IT ALSO MEANS ACTIVELY LOOKING AND

GOING AFTER IDEAS WHICH CAN BE
TURNED INTO OPPORTUNITIES
“OPPORTUNITIES COME NOT FROM
WAITING BUT FROM SEEKING.”