Chap 3. Enterprise

• Enterprise


  The human ability to be innovative and proactive in life. They are willing to do something new and challenging with the possible risk of failure.
• Entrepreneur


  Person who takes initiative and risk in setting up a new business.
• Intrapreneur


  An employee working for a company that uses their own initiative to act like an entrepreneur. This can mean coming up with ideas to reduce costs or develop a product.
• Characteristics of enterprising people


  • confident
  • decisive
  • realistic risk taker
  • self motivated
  • innovative
• Skills of enterprising people


  • decision making
  • reality perception
  • human relations
  • planning and goal setting
  • flexible
  • risk management