CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCTION A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risks for business ventures.
Entrepreneurs develop scarce resources into successful business
by their instinct for opportunity, sense of timing, hard work, and idea-producing activity. They accelerate the development of our economy. - He is an individual or a person who owns and manages his own business, and is engaged in selling,
- A middleman who stands
between buyer and seller. He is one who takes risks and makes innovations on the factors of production, an adventurer, undertaker, and projector. Attributes of and Entrepreneur What Is This ● SELF-AWARENESS Topic About? He knows who is he, what he is good at, and what he likes to do. ● SELF-MOTIVATED Also known as drive, self- motivation is one of the most important personality traits of successful entrepreneurs. Courage – The willingness to take risks is a valuable trait when According to Dr. Charles striving for success. Flory, noted American psychologist, said that wealth Confidence – Positive thinking is a major step in the does not always come to the direction of success. most intelligent or the most ambitious individuals, but Positive thinkers - Entrepreneurs are positive those individuals who think thinkers. They think of success money. and bright sides. Such success consciousness leads entrepreneurs to success. Patience - can reward us with positive Experience - A primary reason some recognition, better sales, increased customer businesses fall within a few years of start- satisfaction or stronger profits. up is lack of business experience. whether Patience keeps us out of the reach of negative or not one's experience is directly related thoughts that could cloud our judgment. to business he is planning to start. it is a Decisiveness - business has been described key component for growth. as a process of making one fast decision after Knowledge - has great value since it is another. often, a decision has to be made inherently unique to your organization. It immediately on the spur of the moment. in shapes and drives your business activity, those instances, one should go with his your ability to sell or do more, and stand intuition and trust that he is doing the right apart from your competitors. thing. Information Seeking - The Drive - The successful business entrepreneur continuously seeks for relevant information regarding the person does not view obstacles market, clients, suppliers, and or stumbling blocks as competitors, and consults experts’ advice problems, but rather as on business and other technical matters. Perseverance- If you are like the challenges. majority of new small business owners, the entire staff and support system for your venture is probably you. Risk-Taking - Entrepreneurs are known for being risk takers. They prefer Opportunity-Seeking - An tasks, Which provides them some entrepreneur readily identifies challenges. A risky situation exists when opportunities for going into or to improve result are not certain. In Business, it is his business. Moreover he will seize profit or loss. unusual opportunities to tap sources of financing acquire equipment, land Innovative - They do things in new workspace or business information and and different ways. They love to explore assistance. the unknown and to blaze new paths of progress. Demand for efficiency and quality - Setting high, but realistic standards of excellence for himself, he Persuasion and networking- a finds it difficult to compromise on those standards. persuasive person, the Systematic planning and entrepreneur easily establishes monitoring - as a careful panner the, a network of personal and the entrepreneurs set what are to be business contact around him. accomplished, and meticulously assess how todays activity can contribute to the accomplishment of his long-term goal. Thankyou for GROUP 3 listening! MA. THERESA Godbless MANALUNSUNG ANGELICA PAULA SIBUG ROSELLE SALVADOR MA. LOURDES MANABAT MARIANE RIVERA MERVYN LLOYD GARCIA