Proactive - can classify opportunities and seize it
Problem solver - can retain good relations with other people
Perseverance - will pursue things to get done regardless of challenges
Persuasion - can entice people to buy even if they don't want to
Planner - makes plans before doing things and does not fail to monitor it
Risk-taker - willing to gamble but wise enough to offset the risk
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Political
Climate
Legal system
TYPES OF ENTREPRENEURS
Innovative Entrepreneurs - always make new things by thinking of new ideas
Imitating Entrepreneurs - don't create new things but only follow the ideas of other entrepreneurs
Fabian Entrepreneurs - skeptical about changes, don't initiate but follow only after they are satisfied
Drone Entrepreneurs - live on the labor of others, die-hard conservatives even ready to suffer the loss of business
Social Entrepreneurs - initiate changes and drive social innovation and transformation
Entrepreneurship
The act of doing, taking, and undertaking
DATA COLLECTION METHODS
Survey (Questionnaire) - most common way to gather primary research with the use of questionnaires or interview schedule
Interview - one of the most reliable and credible ways of getting relevant information from target customers
Focus Group Discussion (FGD) - excellent method for generating and screening ideas and concepts
FORMS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE
Sole Proprietorship - business venture by one person only
Corporation - entrepreneurial venture formed by at least five but not more than fifteen persons
Partnership - business venture that is owned by two or more persons
CLASSIFICATIONS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE ACCORDING TO NATURE
Merchandising - engaged in the buying and selling of products or goods
Service - provides services to customers
Manufacturing - producer of goods or products
Agriculture - engaged in the production of agricultural goods and animals
Hybrid - possesses the characteristics and nature of combined types of business entities
Special Corporation - includes cooperatives, joint ventures, and nonprofit organizations
Initiative
doing things even before being told
Proactive
Can classify opportunities and seize it
Problem Solver
Can retain good relations with other people
Perseverance
He will pursue things to get done regardless of challenges
Persuasion
He can entice people to buy even if they don’t want to
A Planner
Makes plans before doing things and does not fail to monitor it
Risk-Taker
Willing to gamble but he will calculate it first
Innovative Entrepreneurs
those who always make new things by thinking of new ideas. They have the ability to think newer, better and more economical ideas.
ImitatingEntrepreneurs
those who don't create new things but only follow the ideas of other entrepreneurs.
Fabian Entrepreneurs
skeptical about changes to be made in the organization.
They don't initiate but follow only after they are satisfied.
Drone Entrepreneurs
those who live on the labor of others. They are die-hard conservatives even ready to suffer the loss of business.
Social Entrepreneurs
those who initiate changes and drive social innovation and transformation in the various fields such as education, health, human rights, environment and enterprise development
Survey
The most common way to gather primary research
Interview
most reliable and credible ways of getting relevant in information from target customers. It is typically done in person between the researcher/ entrepreneur
2 Types of interview
•Personal Interview
•Telephone interview
Focus Group Discussion
excellent method for generating and screening ideas and concepts It can be moderated group interviews and
brainstorming sessions
Sole Proprietorship
A business venture by one person only.
Corporation
formed by at least five but not more than fifteen persons.