Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Entrepreneurship: Lesson 1

LESSON 1

There is no certainty only opportunity ~ V for Vendetta

PRETEST: HANDA KA NA BA MAGNEGOSYO? (Please see previous post)

A.      What is Entrepreneurship?
It is the process/propensity of mind to take calculated risk with confidence to achieve pre-determined business of industrial objectives.

The word itself, derived from 17th-century French entreprendre, refers to individuals who were “undertakers”, meaning those who “undertook” the risk of new enterprise.  They were “contractors” who bore the risks of profit or loss, and many early entrepreneurs were soldiers of fortune, adventurers, builders, merchants, and, incidentally, funeral directors.



B.     What are the barriers to Entrepreneurship?
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2. _________________________________
3. _________________________________
4.__________________________________
5. __________________________________


C.   What are the benefits/advantages of Entrepreneruship?
a.    To an individual
1. __________________________
2. __________________________
3. ___________________________

b.    To the Nation
1. __________________________
2. __________________________
3. ___________________________


D.   Entrepreneurial Decision Process




E.    Invention VS Innovation
INVENTION
INNOVATION

The adoption of ideas that is new to the adopting organization. An invention successful to market and capitalize on it.


2 types of innovation:
Technical Innovation: Improved products, services or processes or completely new once (may require Administrative innovation).
Administrative Innovation: Changes in organizational structures and administrative processes (may affect Technical innovation).


An innovation is when a company use new knowledge to offer a new product or service that customers want.

2 types of new knowledge:
Technological knowledge: Knowledge of components, linkages between components, methods, processes and techniques that go into a product or service.
Market knowledge: Knowledge of distribution channels, product applications, and customer expectations, preferences, needs and wants.

  

F.    Why Innovation important?
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G.   Who is an Entrepreneur?
An entrepreneur searches for change, responds to it and exploits opportunities. Innovation is a specific tool of an entrepreneur hence an effective entrepreneur converts a source into a resource (1964 Peter Drucker)

Level of Creativity and Innovativeness
High


Low




Low
High
General Management Skills, Business Know How and networks
Inventor, Promoter, Entrepreneur, Manager/Administrator


H.   Benefits of an Entrepreneur
“Looking back, the day that I got fired was the best day of my life”

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2.    _____________________________________________________________
3.    _____________________________________________________________
4.    _____________________________________________________________
5.    _____________________________________________________________

I.      Who is an Intrapreneur?
An entrepreneur within an existing organization (entrepreneurship within an organization). It is also referred as corporate entrepreneur. Intrapreneurs are not necessarily the inventors of new products or services but are the persons who can turn ideas or prototypes into profitable realities.
Persons who can turn ideas/prototypes into profitable realities

J.    Characteristics of a traditional manager, entrepreneur and intrapreneur




K. Myths of Entrepreneurs






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