Relevance of the Course

Lesson 1
 Objective
• Discuss the relevance of the
course to the senior high school
students.
“ If you can dream it,
you can do it”
-Walt Disney
The Philippines is a haven for the
development of entrepreneurs. As a
developing country, the resources for
development are varied and numerous.
We need only to focus on areas where
business opportunities are open to small
and medium enterprises.
 In the age of globalization, the small and
medium enterprises should come in and
explore the wide area of business
opportunities.
 Benefits to senior high School Students
1. Classify individual entrepreneurial interests.
2. Apply basic marketing acumen.
3. Determine legitimate sources of resources.
4. Analyze ownership structure.
5. Convert threats into opportunities.
6. Adaptation of concepts and strategies for idea
generation.
 Benefits to senior high School Students
7. Evaluate feasibility of ideas.
8. Discovery of entrepreneurial innovators who also
have the competence and edge to start their own
businesses.
9. Consider ethical and legal business practices.
10. Write a micro business plan.
 Usefulness of the Course to the Students
1. Develop skills in starting up a business.
2. Demonstrate skills in maintaining business in
long term basis.
3. Enhances knowledge of business operations and
expansion.
4. Finds next level of training or access other
resources and services.
 Usefulness of the Course to the Students
5. Demonstrates business management.
6. Uses components of a business plan.
7. Consider to become employer rather than
employee.
8. Changes attitude toward entrepreneurship as a
means of making a living
 Usefulness of the Course to the Students
9. Changes in personal – Problem solving
and career attitudes – Self- management/
personality responsibility
including:
– Collaboration/ networking
– Communication
– Motivation
– Self-actualization
– Creativity
– Ability to manage one’s own
– Teamwork
life
– Self concept and
awareness
Importance of Entrepreneurship Education
1. Entrepreneurship is very important to our
economy as key driver.
2. Entrepreneurship education is an individual
lifelong learning process.
3. Entrepreneurship will energize school
management.
4. Entrepreneurship will transform learners to be
innovators.
1. Am I a planner, dreamer, or gaol setter?
2. Do I offer a product that people want to buy?
3. Do I have enough resources to start my business?
4. Will my business plan allow cash flow as soon as
possible?
5. Am I working around a tight budget for my expenses?
6. Do I have good credit status?
7. Am I expecting too much from my revenues as a result of
my hard work?
8. Am I ready to assess and measure everything before
putting it out for the public?
9. Do I have strong people skills?
10. Do I enjoy making decisions and being in charge?
11. Am I good at short- range and long- range planning?
12. Am I willing to take initiative when confronted with
difficult situations?
13. Am I flexible, and can adapt to changing
circumstances?
14. Am I willing to take calculated risks?
15. Am I ready to learn and accept the mistakes that I might
encounter along the way?