Lesson 1 Introduction To Entrep
Lesson 1 Introduction To Entrep
SHS Grade 12
CONTENT STANDARDS
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Business plans are important documents used for the external audience as
well as the internal audience of the company. For instance, a business plan is used
to attract investment before a company has established a proven track record or to
secure lending. They are also a good way for companies' executive teams to be on
the same page about strategic action items and to keep themselves on target
towards the set goals.
What I Know
Instruction: Write T if the statement is TRUE and F if the statement is FALSE.
undertake.
refer to someone who undertakes a business venture.
2. The Manager
Entrepreneurs in this level feel the need to step up
and ask some help from others.
They delegate and hire potential employees to do the
work.
5 Levels of Entrepreneurial Development:
3. The Leader
This level already enjoy seeing people flourish, stepping
up and producing great results with minimal supervision.
They now focus on the big picture and strategic direction
of their business rather than in generating sales and
operating the business.
5 Levels of Entrepreneurial Development:
4. The Investor
They look for more opportunities for their business to
grow.
They will delegate a suitable manager for such operations
and will act as directors. When this become successful, they
will now become true entrepreneur
5 Levels of Entrepreneurial Development:
2. Visualization
Starts to create plans to make the dream a
reality.
A FOUR STEP PROCESS THINKING OF ENTREPRENEUR
3. Verbalization
Involves sharing their ideas with other people,
knowing that their vision is already
occurring.
4. Materialization
Happens win the vision becomes reality.
True entrepreneur
Have an income that keeps on multiplying even if
they do not put much effort.
TYPES OF ENTREPRENEURS
1. TECHNOPRENEUR
An entrepreneur who puts technology at the
core of his or her business model.
Another world changing technopreneur is
Elon Musk, popularly considered as a tech
geek and who happens to be the CEO of
Tesla, PayPal and SpaceX. Other notable
examples are Bill Gates of Microsoft, Sergey
Brin and Larry Page of Google, Jack Dorsey
of Twitter, Steve Jobs of Apple and Kevin
Systrom of Instagram.
TYPES OF ENTREPRENEURS
2. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR
One who takes advantage of the country’s social problems
and turn them to profitable institutions with the intention
of helping the disadvantage community rather than
making a profit.
TYPES OF ENTREPRENEURS
3. INTRAPRENEUR
An entrepreneur in a large company or corporation who
is tasked to think, establish, and run a new big idea or
project.
Usually the product managers or the business
development managers of a company.
An intrapreneur is an employee with entrepreneurial skills and is
responsible for developing innovative ideas, products, or services
for their company. Their goal is to enhance the sustainability of
the business and help it stay ahead in the competition.
TYPES OF ENTREPRENEURS
4. EXTRAPRENEUR
Who hops from one company to another to act as the innovation
champion, providing and efficient solutions.
According to Jason Clay, Senior VP at WWF, extrapreneurs can be
described as “change agents” that “solve problems by moving
between companies, organizations and sectors, spreading ideas and
solutions from one to another like bees pollinating flowers”.
What is the role of Extrapreneur?
For SMEs, extrapreneurs are the best way of ensuring acceleration
without creating the need for high levels of investment capital.
Especially in times when credit is limited or expensive,
extrapreneurs help to spread the risks.
TYPES OF ENTREPRENEURS
1. PROACTIVE
They ensure that proper research is done, the risk factors
are assessed, and plans are executed on a timely and most
efficient way.
2. AGENTS OF CHANGE
They are always enthused to improve and develop new
products and services and introduce them to the
market.
3. RISK TAKERS
They have take consideration the potential various threats
they may encounter, and if there is a big chance of
succeeding, they push through with the venture and don’t let
COMMON TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE
5. SOCIABLE
Relationship management is the key for employee and
customer retention, which can be achieved by a sociable
entrepreneur.
6. NETWORKERS
Knows the key people to connect with.
COMMON TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE
7. DECISIVE
They do not leave an issue unsolved without disposition.
They make sure that all aspects of their business have clear
objectives and strategies.
They base their decisions on scientific calculations backed
up by their experience and technical knowledge.
COMMON TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE
8. BALANCED
They balance between analytical and the creative side
Always playing with “unique ideas” that no one has ever
thougth of yet.
Always have “EUREKA” moments and enjoy time.
(Eureka moment definition is - a moment of sudden, triumphant discovery, inspiration, or insight.)
9. INNOVATIVE
Do not stop improving and thinking of new and worthwhile
ideas for their business.
CORE TRAITS THAT
ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD
DEVELOP IN MANAGING AND
RUNNING THE BUSINESS
CORE TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD DEVELOP IN MANAGING AND RUNNING THE BUSINESS
1. LEADERS/ LEADERSHP
They must be a source of inspiration for their
employees.
Act on their responsibilities that were given
to them.
Use their strengths and limitations to make the best of
a situation.
Decisive and know ho to own up their decision
Know how to unite the team and bring out the best in
every employee.
CORE TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD DEVELOP IN MANAGING AND RUNNING THE BUSINESS
2. COMMUNICATORS
Know how to use all forms of communication to effectively
share ideas and address certain concerns with their
customers of employees.
3. SPECIALIST
Tactical and are very keen with details
Can easily answer about their product without relying on
their people.
Innovating and improving the product or service offerings
because they know their intricacies.
Being in action instead of being behind the scenes.
CORE TRAITS THAT ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD DEVELOP IN MANAGING AND RUNNING THE BUSINESS
4. PROBLEM SOLVERS
Possess critical thinking skill and look at problems as
challenge or puzzle that they need to solve.
Know how to handle issues in any areas of the
business.
Have faith that every problem has a solution no
matter how hard it is.
Courageous and know how to face consequences of
their decisions.
Pros and Cons of
Entrepreneurshi
p vs.
Employment
IMPORTANT CAREER EMPLOYEE
ENTREPRENEUR FACTORS
1. Income • Income generated passively even • Income generated actively (i.e.,on
when the entrepreneur is working hours only; no work- no pay)
resting • Income usually fixed per month and
• Opportunity income unlimited increases every year depending on the
• Income only entered when the employer and the employee’s
business is successful performance
• Income earned whether the business is
successful or unsuccessful
2. Hiring and • Provides jobs • Seeks for a job.
Firing, • Fully responsible for serving • Has the goal of satisfying only the
Organization customers, making the business employer or the direct supervisor
al Setup, and profitable/sustainable, and providing • Fully dependent on the employer’s
Major Key employee satisfaction performance; is at risk of losing his her
Results Areas • Has the power to disengage job if the company does not perform
nonperforming employees applying well
the due process policy of disengaging • Can only work for the current
personnel employer
• Can venture to expansion such as exclusively
franchising and buying other similar
businesses.
Pros and Cons of Entrepreneurship vs. Employment
1. FRANCHISING
Is a business arrangement wherein the
franchisor acquires distribution centers through
the franchises or the affiliated dealers.
Franchisor, the one who is the owner of the
business
CAREER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
2. INTRAPRENEURSHIP
Managing a startup business in an
established business
3. ACQUISITION
Buying another similar business or a new
business.
FRANCHISE OR STARTUP BUSINESS
2. What do you think are your characteristics and competencies that made you a
successful entrepreneur?
3. Aside from the business that you have, what other businesses are you interested
in?
4. What do you think of being employed? Why didn’t you choose that path?
5. Who are your top three entrepreneur role models? Why do you want to be like
them?
6. How much do you love your job?
Bear in mind the critical factors that led to the success of these entrepreneurs.
You will be graded based on the completeness 15 points, accuracy 20 points, and presentation of
your interview results 15 points.
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