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Entrepreneurship: SHS Grade 12
Entrepreneurship: SHS Grade 12
SHS Grade 12
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
New products and services are always
available in the market because of the ingenuity
of
entrepreneurs to seek opportunities and
improve on them.
Economic Benefits of Entrepreneurship in society:
Imagine if there are no or only few sari-sari
store or supermarket stores in your area. All of
you will then fight for the food supplies because
the store cannot supply all your needs.
Economic Benefits of Entrepreneurship in society:
The word “ Entrepreneur” has a
French origin and was coined from the
words
entre, which means “ between”, and
pendre, which means “to take”
An Entrepreneur
Is a unique individual who has the
innate ability and extraordinary
dedication to establish and manage a
business,
acknowledging all the risks and reaping its
rewards.
Will only expect returns once he or she
already added or created value out of an
opportunity.
An Entrepreneur
One’s natural talent is being perceptive
for opportunities in his or her surroundings
that
normal people don’t give importance to or
often neglect.
2. The Manager
Entrepreneurs in this level feel the need to step
up and ask some help from others.
They delegate and hire potential employees to do the
work.
5 Levels of Entrepreneurial Development:
3. The Leader
This level already enjoy seeing people
flourish, stepping up and producing great
results with minimal supervision.
They now focus on the big picture and strategic
direction of their business rather than in
generating sales and operating the business.
5 Levels of Entrepreneurial Development:
4. The Investor
They look for more opportunities for
their business to grow.
They will delegate a suitable manager for such
operations and will act as directors. When
this become successful, they will now become
true entrepreneur
5 Levels of Entrepreneurial Development:
2. Visualization
Starts to create plans to make the dream a
reality.
A FOUR STEP PROCESS THINKING OF ENTREPRENEUR
3. Verbalization
Involves sharing their ideas with other people,
knowing that their vision is already
occurring.
4. Materialization
Happens win the vision becomes reality.
True entrepreneur
Have an income that keeps on multiplying even if
they do not put much effort.
OTHER TERMS TO DESCRIBE AN ENTREPRENEUR
1. TECHNOPRENEUR
An entrepreneur who puts technology at the core
of his or her business model.
2. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR
One who takes advantage of the country’s social
problems and turn them to profitable institutions
with the intention of helping the disadvantage
community rather than making a profit.
OTHER TERMS TO DESCRIBE AN ENTREPRENEUR
3. INTRAPRENEUR
An entrepreneur in a large company or
corporation who is tasked to think,
establish, and run a new big idea or project.
Usually the product managers or the business
development managers of a company.
4. EXTRAPRENEUR
Who hops from one company to another to act as
the innovation champion, providing and efficient
solutions.
OTHER TERMS TO DESCRIBE AN ENTREPRENEUR
3. INTRAPRENEUR
An entrepreneur in a large company or
corporation who is tasked to think,
establish, and run a new big idea or project.
Usually the product managers or the business
development managers of a company.
4. EXTRAPRENEUR
Who hops from one company to another to act as
the innovation champion, providing and efficient
solutions.
COMMON TRAITS THAT
ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD
ALWAYS HAVE
COMMON TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE
1. PROACTIVE
They ensure that proper research is done, the risk factors
are assessed, and plans are executed on a timely and most
efficient way.
2. AGENTS OF CHANGE
They are always enthused to improve and develop new
products and services and introduce them to the
market.
3. RISK TAKERS
They have take consideration the potential various threats
they may encounter, and if there is a big chance of
succeeding, they push through with the venture and don’t let
COMMON TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE
5. SOCIABLE
Relationship management is the key for employee and
customer retention, which can be achieved by a sociable
entrepreneur.
6. NETWORKERS
Knows the key people to connect with.
COMMON TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE
7. DECISIVE
They do not leave an issue unsolved without disposition.
They make sure that all aspects of their business have clear
objectives and strategies.
They base their decisions on scientific calculations backed
up by their experience and technical knowledge.
COMMON TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE
8. BALANCED
They balance between analytical and the creative side
Always playing with “unique ideas” that no one has ever
thougth of yet.
Always have “EUREKA” moments and enjoy time.
(Eureka moment definition is - a moment of sudden, triumphant discovery, inspiration, or insight.)
9. INNOVATIVE
Do not stop improving and thinking of new and worthwhile
ideas for their business.
CORE TRAITS THAT
ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD
DEVELOP IN MANAGING AND
RUNNING THE BUSINESS
CORE TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD DEVELOP IN MANAGING AND RUNNING THE BUSINESS
1. LEADERS
They must be a source of inspiration for their
employees.
Act on their responsibilities that were given
to them.
Use their strengths and limitations to make the best of
a situation.
Decisive and know ho to own up their decision
Know how to unite the team and bring out the best in
every employee.
CORE TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD DEVELOP IN MANAGING AND RUNNING THE BUSINESS
2. COMMUNICATORS
Know how to use all forms of communication to effectively
share ideas and address certain concerns with their
customers of employees.
3. SPECIALIST
Tactical and are very keen with details
Can easily answer about their product without relying on
their people.
Innovating and improving the product or service offerings
because they know their intricacies.
Being in action instead of being behind the scenes.
CORE TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD DEVELOP IN MANAGING AND RUNNING THE BUSINESS
4. PROBLEM SOLVERS
Possess critical thinking skill and look at problems as
challenge or puzzle that they need to solve.
Know how to handle issues in any areas of the
business.
Have faith that every problem has a solution no
matter how hard it is.
Courageous and know how to face consequences of
their decisions.
Pros and Cons of
Entrepreneurshi
p vs.
Employment
IMPORTANT CAREER EMPLOYEE
ENTREPRENEUR FACTORS
1. Income • Income generated passively even • Income generated actively (i.e.,on
when the entrepreneur is working hours only; no work- no pay)
resting • Income usually fixed per month and
• Opportunity income unlimited increases every year depending on the
• Income only entered when the employer and the employee’s
business is successful performance
• Income earned whether the business is
successful or unsuccessful
2. Hiring and • Provides jobs • Seeks for a job.
Firing, • Fully responsible for serving • Has the goal of satisfying only the
Organization customers, making the business employer or the direct supervisor
al Setup, and profitable/sustainable, and providing • Fully dependent on the employer’s
Major Key employee satisfaction performance; is at risk of losing his her
Results Areas • Has the power to disengage job if the company does not perform
nonperforming employees applying well
the due process policy of disengaging • Can only work for the current
personnel employer
• Can venture to expansion such as exclusively
franchising and buying other similar
businesses.
Pros and Cons of Entrepreneurship vs. Employment
1. FRANCHISING
Is a business arrangement wherein the
franchisor acquires distribution centers through
the franchises or the affiliated dealers.
Franchisor, the one who is the owner of the
business
CAREER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
2. INTRAPRENEURSHIP
Managing a startup business in an
established business
3. ACQUISITION
Buying another similar business or a new
business.
FRANCHISE OR STARTUP BUSINESS
Dealership
Direct Selling
Distributorship
Essay:
What are the three business that
you think will be most
successful at?
Bear in mind the critical factors that led to the success of these entrepreneurs.
You will be graded based on the completeness, accuracy, and presentation of your interview
results.
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