Entrepreneurship 101

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What is the origin of the word 'entrepreneurship'?

  • English
  • Latin
  • French (correct)
  • Greek

What is a key aspect of entrepreneurship in a modern business?

  • Seeking to minimize risks
  • Transforming the world by solving big problems (correct)
  • Focusing on short-term profits
  • Prioritizing employee benefits

What is a primary goal of economic development?

  • To improve the living standards of the nation's citizenry (correct)
  • To increase the country's GDP
  • To increase foreign investment
  • To reduce unemployment rates

What is an example of a career opportunity in entrepreneurship?

<p>Launching a company (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a crucial element in the process of recognizing, assessing, and exploiting opportunities?

<p>Identifying potential sources of opportunity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an opportunity in business?

<p>A situation or occasion that makes it possible to do something that you want to do (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of marketing?

<p>To promote and launch a product or service to possible customers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of a product?

<p>It is a package of benefits, both physical and psychological (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a marketing plan?

<p>To outline the marketing strategy and tactics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of not having marketing?

<p>Sales may collapse and the operation of companies may end (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Relevance of the Course

  • Entrepreneurship is a key component of a capitalist economy, thriving in economic systems that support innovation and hard work.

Core Competency in Entrepreneurship

  • Entrepreneurship originates from the French word "entreprendre", meaning "to undertake".
  • It involves the appropriation and management of human, physical, and financial resources to create, implement, and develop solutions that meet individual or societal needs.

Career Opportunities

  • New venture creation: launching a company, buying a business or franchise, starting a new venture in a family enterprise, or commercializing a technology.
  • Careers in existing entrepreneurial ventures: startup small business, corporate entrepreneur, strategic entrepreneurial unit, education, research, public policy, and accelerators.

Opportunity Recognition

  • Opportunity: a situation or occasion that makes it possible to do something that you want to do, with three essential elements: wanting to do something, conditions for realization, and making decisions or taking action.
  • 5 strategies of opportunity recognition: preconditioning, conception, and three more.

Marketing

  • Marketing: a process through which a product or service is launched and promoted to possible customers.
  • Without marketing, potential customers would be unaware of products, leading to sales collapse and potential business failure.
  • Marketing Plan: a business document outlining marketing strategy and tactics, which needs to change and evolve with business growth and new marketing trends.

7 Ps of Marketing

  • Product: a package of benefits, both physical and psychological, that satisfies consumer needs and wants.
  • Product types: goods (provide physical and psychological benefits) and services (provide experiences).
  • Examples of products: carwash, clothes, construction, furniture, cleaning, foods, salon.

Product Planning and Development Process

  • Essential to consider target audience while working on products.

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