Characteristics of Entrepreneurship – PST06209 Entrepreneurship
NTA Level 6 • Semester 2 • PST06209 Characteristics of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship • Source Session/Topic 8 Full source-text version: all educational wording from the extracted learning source is retained; only presenter/tutor metadata and web-layout noise are removed, while formatting is improved for readability. Session 8: Characteristics of Entrepreneurship Total Session Time: 120 minutes +1 hours of Tutorial Prerequisites • None Learning Tasks By the end of this session students are expected to be able to: • Outline the characteristics of entrepreneurs • Outline misconceptions about entrepreneurs • Explain qualities of entrepreneurs Resources Needed: • Flip charts, marker pens, and masking tape • Black/white board and chalk/whiteboard markers • Handout 8:1: Qualities of an Entrepreneur • LCD projector and computer SESSION OVERVIEW Activity/ Step Time Content Method 1 05 minutes Presentation Introduction, Learning Tasks Presentation Characteristics of Entrepreneurs 2 25 minutes Buzzing Presentation Misconceptions about Entrepreneurs 3 45 minutes Small Group Discussion Presentation 4 35 minutes Qualities of Entrepreneurs 8 05 minutes Presentation Key Points 9 05 minutes Presentation Evaluation __________________________________________________________________________________________ PST 06209 Enterpreneurship NTA Level 6 Semester 2 Facilitator Guide 56 SESSION CONTENTS STEP 1: Presentation of Session Title and Learning Objectives (5 minutes) READ or ASK students to read the learning tasks and clarify ASK students if they have any questions before continuing. STEP 2: Characteristics of Entrepreneurs (25 minutes) Activity: Buzzing (5 minutes) ASK students to pair up and buzz on the following question for 2 minutes • What are Characteristics of Entrepreneurs? ALLOW few pairs to respond and let other pairs to add on points not mentioned WRITE their response on the flip chart/board CLARIFY and SUMMARIZE by using the content below The following are characteristics of Entrepreneurs include: • Confidence in personal abilities, due to optimism that demonstrate success when targeting, which many times but can also lead to failure; • The desire for immediate results, which causes them to continuously monitor the results, which will confirm whether they have done right or wrong; • Preference for a moderate risk, which means they face no risk in any circumstances, but a calculated risk, but nevertheless in the eyes of others may seem like an impossible goal; • Willingness to assume responsibilities, preferring to control their own resources to achieve their objectives; • High energy, above average, which allows him to make incredible effort needed to start a business, business creation; • Vision to enable the discovery times discovery future opportunities, not to meditate on the successes or failures that have passed; • Organizing skills, which allows entrepreneurs to put together people who carry out certain tasks to combined so as to implement the vision; • The desire to achieve, above money making entrepreneur motivation is more complex, expressing the first urge to go further, to do for others is impossible, the money represents only a confirmation of success; • High level of commitment, which makes them hard to work for a company that creates success, removing barriers that seem insurmountable to others; • Tolerance of ambiguity, as an absolute necessity entrepreneur, who often must make decisions based on uncertain information, or even contradictory; __________________________________________________________________________________________ PST 06209 Enterpreneurship NTA Level 6 Semester 2 Facilitator Guide 57 • Flexibility, which is the ability of entrepreneurs to adapt to changing customer demand, is an important characteristic of entrepreneurs. o Being entrepreneur entails identify problems, deficiencies, gaps and/ or missing elements and finding ways to satisfy identified needs o People are not born with these characteristics, but they can be learned • There is no such thing as a typical entrepreneur. o Some entrepreneurs are quiet and hard-working, while others are more outgoing and flamboyant. o The key to being a successful entrepreneur lies in the ability to take an idea and then, through the process of innovation, develop it in such a way that it becomes a marketable product or service. o Research indicates that there are a number of characteristics that are quite likely to be present in high-achieving entrepreneurs. STEP 3: Misconceptions about Entrepreneurs (45 minutes) Activity: Small Group Discussion (15 minutes) DIVIDE students into small manageable groups ASK students to discuss on the following question • What are the misconceptions about Entrepreneurship? ALLOW students to discuss for 10 minutes ALLOW few groups to present and the rest to add points not mentioned CLARIFY and SUMMARIZE by using the contents below • Myth is ancient story or set of stories, especially explaining the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts o A commonly believed but false idea • Common myths in entrepreneurship are: o Entrepreneurs are born to lead It may seem that some people were born natural leaders, or were born with better traits to become entrepreneurs In reality, entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes It‘s possible to acquire the necessary traits to become a successful entrepreneur no matter how you started out Introverts, extraverts, ―idea people‖ and grunt workers have all had equal stakes in business ownership and development Anyone can be an entrepreneur, given the right mindset and dedication __________________________________________________________________________________________ PST 06209 Enterpreneurship NTA Level 6 Semester 2 Facilitator Guide 58 o The idea is everything However, even the best ideas can end up failing if they aren‘t properly supported Ordinary ideas can, with the right team and enough adaptation, end up surviving Your idea is bound to change, and is tied to many other variables, so don‘t get too invested in it o You'll have unlimited freedom Many people are drawn to the idea of entrepreneurship because of the potential freedom it brings. It‘s true that entrepreneur set most of the rules Entrepreneurs are responsible for making business profitable Oftentimes, entrepreneurs make tremendous personal sacrifices, working long hours and getting stuck at the office far longer than one would like o It's an easy way to get rich Entrepreneurship is a path to wealth-building with: • a strong potential for success •