The document discusses entrepreneurship and the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. It provides definitions of an entrepreneur as someone who sees business opportunities and takes action to capitalize on them. Key characteristics include being creative, innovative, self-confident, and having leadership and technical skills. Successful entrepreneurs generate new ideas, take risks, arrange financing, hire staff, and build commitment to their vision. The document also examines types of entrepreneurs and factors that influence and present barriers to entrepreneurship. It profiles Steve Jobs as an exemplary entrepreneur known for his innovation, creative leadership of Apple, and numerous career achievements.
2. ENTERPRENEUR
One who have the ability to see and evaluate business
opportunities together with the necessary resources to take
advantage of them and to intimate appropriate action to
ensure success.
3. CHARACTERISTICS OF ENTERPRENEUR
Creative
Innovative
Dynamic
Self- confidence
Leadership
Technical Knowledge
Desire for responsibility
Future orientation
5. Functions of an Entrepreneur
Idea Generation
Undertaking Risk and Uncertainty
Arranging Finance
Staffing
Build Commitment
6. Functions of an Entrepreneur
Idea
Generation
Undertaking
Risk and
Uncertainty
Arranging
Finance
Staffing
Build
Commitment
7. TYPES OF ENTERPRENEUR
Innovative Entrepreneur
Imitative Entrepreneur
Fabian Entrepreneur
Drone Entrepreneur
Manufacturing Entrepreneur
Service Entrepreneur
Trading Entrepreneur
Private Entrepreneur
State or Public Entrepreneur
Joint Entrepreneur
8. Factor Influencing Entrepreneur
1. External factors- These are the factor that affect an
orgnigetion externally such as economic condition, social
environment, political interference and law and order of a country.
2. Internal factor- These are usually with in the control of an
entrepreneur as they originate with in an organization. These
factors include organigetional culture, employees, morals,
technological capacity, management system, and cost of an
organization.
10. Entrepreneurial Barriers
1. Economic Barriers-
Lack of Capital
Labor
Raw material
2. Non- Economic Barriers-
Social
Personal
Legal constraint and regulation
Lack of Marketing Knowledge
Lack of Technical skills and motivation
11. Entrepreneuri
al Barriers
Economic
Barriers
Lack of Capital
Labor
Raw material
Non- Economic
Barriers
Social
Lack of
Technical skills
and motivation
Lack of
Marketing
Knowledge
Legal constraint
and regulation
Personal
13. About Steve Jobs(Steven Paul Jobs)
Steve Jobs was an American
entrepreneur, businessman,
inventor, and industrial designer.
He was the co-founder, chairman,
and Chief executive officer (CEO)
of Apple Inc.
Born- February 24, 1955
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation- Co-founder, Chairman, and
CEO of Apple Inc.
Primary investor and CEO of Pixar
Founder and CEO of NeXT
Board member of - The Walt Disney
Company Apple Inc.
14. STRENTH
Innovative
Creative
Perfect leadership style
Technical Knowledge of computer
Coordinating and Management Quality
Risk taking ability
Highly Desire for Responsibility
Future Oriented
15. ACHIVMENT
National Medal of Technology
and Innovation,
Grammy Trustees Award,
PGA Vanguard Award,
Jefferson Award for Greatest
Public Service by an Individual
35 Years or Under,
Bravo Otto - Social Media Star
16. CONCLUSION
To be successful in sustainable business practices often requires
entrepreneurship and innovation. This provides an overview of
entrepreneurship and innovation as it relates to sustainable business.
The discussion is most relevant to sustainable businesses focused on
offering new products and services in response to societal concerns. The
importance of entrepreneurship and innovation also applies to
companies that change how they produce products and services. The
latter companies can use innovative practices and entrepreneurship to
establish their brand name and to be market leaders in doing things
that create shared value for society and their companies and also, over
time, contribute to changes in practices in their industry.