Business - Enterprise Chapter 17

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Detailed mind map on enterprise.
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Business - Enterprise Chapter 17
  1. DEFINITION
    1. The ability of a person or group to:
      1. Creatively generate and build ideas
        1. Identify opportunities for innovation
          1. Turn the opportunities into practical and targeted actions
        2. Characteristics
          1. Realistic Risk Takers:
            1. willing to risk money and time in setting up a business.
              1. Only if they have realistic hope of success
              2. Innovative/creative
                1. Being able to see problem and oppurtunites and solving them creatively by doing something in a new or different way
                2. Proactive
                  1. Prepared to use their own initiative and make things happen, rather than waiting for someone else to do it
                  2. Flexible
                    1. Accept change as normal
                      1. Learn from their mistakes and failures and can adapt when things don'tgo according to plan.
                      2. Self-confident
                        1. Believe in themselves and in their business idea.
                        2. Decisive
                          1. Have the ability to make decisions quickly and take responsibility for the actions and decisions they make.
                          2. Determined/resilient
                            1. They do not give up when faced with obstacles.
                              1. They are good at tacking problems.
                                1. They stick with the task until it is completed.
                              2. Skills
                                1. Identify opportunities
                                  1. Spot a need or gap in the market that isn't being met.
                                    1. They seize this opportunity
                                  2. Make Decisions
                                    1. Take into account all info available to them when making decisions and make them within a reasonable time
                                    2. Manage Time
                                      1. Prioritise tasks and make the best use of time.
                                      2. Human Relations Skills
                                        1. Have the ability to get on with people. They do this by having good communication skills.
                                        2. Reality Perception skills
                                          1. Use their common sense to see things as they are and not as they want them to be.
                                          2. Manage Stress
                                            1. Can deal with stress of running a business day to day. they remain calm when faced with difficulties.
                                            2. Plan and Set Goals
                                              1. Learn to set goals for themselves and their business and put plans in place to achieve these goals
                                              2. Assess and Manage Risk
                                                1. Measure risk involved in potential course of action and take steps to minimise these risks.
                                              3. Entrepreneurs
                                                1. An entrepreneur is a person who takes the initiative and risk business in the hope of making a profit.
                                                2. Rewards
                                                  1. Your own boss.
                                                    1. You make all decisions.
                                                      1. Flexible Hours.
                                                        1. Satisfaction
                                                          1. You keep all profit.
                                                          2. Risks
                                                            1. You may lose money if business is a failure.
                                                              1. May need to work long hours
                                                                1. May find it difficult to take time away from business.
                                                                  1. Sales may vary, so will your income.
                                                                    1. May not have necessary skills
                                                                    2. Social Enterprise
                                                                      1. Puts people and community ahead f personal gain.
                                                                      2. Cultural Enterprise
                                                                        1. Exists to provide consumers locally/nationally with access to visual arts, theatre, film, music, radio, festivals or events
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