SSLM CSS9 Q1 Week1
SSLM CSS9 Q1 Week1
Let Us Discover
Entrepreneurs are those with the skills and capabilities to see and evaluate business
opportunities. They are individuals who can strategically identify products or services needed
by the community and can deliver them at the right time and at the right place. Entrepreneurs
are agents of economic change, it is not just a simple business activity but a strategic process
of innovation and new product creation. Entrepreneurship is both an art and science of
converting business ideas into marketable products or services to improve the quality of
living.
Excellent planner: Planning involves strategic thinking and goal setting to achieve objectives
by carefully maximizing all the available resources. A good entrepreneur develops and
follows the steps in the plans diligently to realize goals. It is an effective skill only when
combined with action.
Possesses people skills: People skills refer to effective and efficient communication and
establishing a good relationship with the people working in and out of your business. In
day-to-day business transactions, you need to deal with people. A well-developed
interpersonal skill can make a huge difference between the success and failure of the
business.
Sound decision maker: Successful entrepreneurs can think quickly and to make wise
decisions towards a pre-determined set of objectives. Sound decisions should be based
on given facts and information and lead towards the pre-determined objectives.
Let Us Try
Activity 2. Self-Awareness
Directions: The first column of the table lists the PECs of a good entrepreneur. Put a check
mark on either STRENGTH (if you possess such quality) or WEAKNESS (if you still have to
improve on such quality).
Hardworking
Creative
Committed
Resourceful
Confident
Risk-taking
Let Us Apply
Are you ready to become a successful entrepreneur? Well, let us find out by answering
the following questions:
1. What are the important skills of a successful entrepreneur?
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2. How do you relate your personal skills to the skills of a successful entrepreneur?
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References
TLE- Self Learning Module. CSS 9 Quarter 1 Week 1. Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies (Part 1). Gapate, M.B. pp 4 - 20