BASIC CONCEPTS
IN
ENTREPRENEURSHI
P
Prepared by:
• Valerie B. Benitez
• Rey-Ann M. Quiro
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, you should
be able to:
1. define entrepreneurship
correctly;
2. give the importance of
entrepreneurship; and
3. explain the role of
entrepreneurship in socio-economic
Let's unlock the terms!
Economy - the system by which the production and
consumption of goods and services is organized in a
country or community.
Employment- the state of being employed or having a
job; the occupation for which you are paid.
Enterprise- any activity which provides customers with
a product (goods/services) with a view to making a
profit.
Entrepreneurship- the process of starting a business
and gaining profit out of it.
Entrepreneur-is a person who has possession of a new
enterprise, venture or idea and is accountable for the
inherent risks and the outcome. (Richard Cantillon)
Small business-one that is independently owned and
operated by the owner.
Entrepreneurship
"Entrepreneurship is the purposeful
activity of an individual, group of
associated individuals, undertaken to
initiate, maintain or aggrandize profit
by production or distribution of
economic annds and services"
- A.
H. Cole
"Entrepreneurship is based on
purposeful and systematic
innovation. It included not only the
independent businessman but also
company directors and managers
who actually carry out innovative
functions."
- Joseph A.
"Entrepreneurship is the
process by which individuals
pursue opportunities without
regard to resources they
currently control."
- Stevenson &
Jarillo
"Entrepreneurship is the
art of turning an idea into
a business."
-Fred
ENTREPRENEUR-DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES-NATURE
Entrepreneur- refers to a person
who creates an enterprise,
taking financial risk in order to
get profit.
• An Economist defines an
entrepreneur as one who brings
resources, labour, material and
other assets in to combinations that
make their value greater than before
and also one who introduces
changes, innovations and a new
order.
• A psychologist defines an
entrepreneur as a person who is
typically driven by a
psychological force, which create
a desire to obtain or attain
something.
• Sociologist defines an
entrepreneur as a person whose
actions would determine social
status & contribute to societal
development.
• A management expert defines
entrepreneur as a person who
Entrepreneurs
"Entrepreneurs are people who
have the abilities to evaluate
business opportunities, together
with the necessury resources to
take advantage of them, and to
ensure appropriate action to
ensure success."
- International Labour
Organization
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"An entrepreneur is a person who
starts a new venture, taking the
initiative and risk associated with
it and does so by creating
something new to provide value to
customers."
Key Concepts of Entrepreneurship
• Vision
Entrepreneurs need to have
a clear vision for their
business and communicate
it to their team.
• Decision-making
Entrepreneurs need to
make informed decisions
quickly and in response to
• Organization
Entrepreneurs need to
organize their business to
ensure it runs smoothly and
efficiently.
• Innovation
Entrepreneurship is built on
innovation, which can include
new products,
Two services, or
production techniques.
• Leadership
Entrepreneurs need to be able
• Adaptability
Entrepreneurs need to be ready
to adapt to change and use
alternatives when needed.
• Risk-taking
Entrepreneurship involves
taking calculated risks to start
a business and make a profit.
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• Sustainability
Entrepreneurs need to build a
profitable business that can
grow sustainably.
Role Of Entrepreneurship In
Economic Development
1. Promotes Capital Formation
2. Creates Large-Scale
Employment Opportunities
3. Promotes Balanced
Regional Development
4. Reduces Concentration of
Economic Power
5. Wealth Creation and
Distribution
6. Increasing Gross National
Product
Twoand Per Capita
Income
7. Improvement in the
Standard of Living
8. Promotes Country's Export
Trade
Role Of Entrepreneurship In
Economic Develop
• Promotes Capital Formation
Entrepreneurs promote capital
formation by mobilizing the idle
savings of public.
They employ their own as well as
borrowed resources for setting up
enterprises.
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• Creates Large-Scale
Employment Opportunities
Entrepreneurs provide immediate
large-scale employment to the
• Promotes Balanced Regional
Development
Entrepreneurs help to remove
regional disparities through setting
up of industries in less developed
and backward areas.
The growth of industries and
business in these areas lead number
of public benefits like road transport,
health, entertainment, etc.
• Reduces Concentration of
Economic Power
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Industrial development normally
leads to a concentration of economic
power in the hands of a few
individuals which results in the
growth of monopolies.
• Wealth Creation and Distribution
It stimulates equitable redistribution of wealth and
income in the interest of the country to more
people and geographic areas, thus giving benefit to
larger sections of the society.
Entrepreneurial activities also generate more
activities and give a multiplier effect in the
economy.
• Increasing Gross National Product and Per
Capita Income
Entrepreneurs are always on the lookout for
opportunities. They explore and exploit
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opportunities,, encourage effective resource
mobilization of capital and skill, bring in new
products and services and develop markets for
growth of the economy.
In this way, they help increasing gross national
products as well as per capita income of the people
• Improvement in the
Standard of Living
Entrepreneurs play a key
role in increasing the
standard of living of the
people by adopting the
latest innovations in the
production of a wide
variety of goods and
services in a large scale
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that too at a lower cost.
This enables the people to
avail of better quality
goods at lower prices
• Promotes Country’s
Export Trade
Entrepreneurs help in
promoting a country’s
export trade, which is an
important ingredient of
economic development.
They produce goods and
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services on a large scale for
the purpose of earning huge
amounts of foreign
exchange from export in
order to combat the import
• Induces Backward
and Forward
Linkages
Entrepreneurs like to work in
an environment of change
and try to maximize profits
by innovation.
WhenTwo
an enterprise is
established in accordance
with the changing
technology, it induces
backward and forwards
linkages that stimulate the
• Facilitates Overall
Development
Entrepreneurs act as
catalytic agents for
change which results
in a chain reaction.
OnceTwo
an enterprise is
established, the
process of
industrialization is set
in motion.
• Characteristics of a successful
Entrepreneur
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