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- 8. The ability to accurately convey. Both verbal (or spoken) and written communication skills are important.
- 11. Understanding how individuals and businesses earn money and what they spend money on. Understanding important financial terms. Learning how to create a budget.
- 12. When an entrepreneur’s actions and decisions are guided by a set of beliefs about how he / she wants the business to succeed.
- 14. A complete package that supports a "Go" decision by an entrepreneur to launch a new business. It would include an Elevator Speech, supporting Market Research conclusions, an Organizational Plan (including an organizational chart and a Human Capital plan for attracting talented team members), a Marketing and Sales Plan, and pro forma financial projections.
- 15. The decision point at which an entrepreneur makes the final decision on whether or not to launch a new enterprise or abort the effort due to unfavorable market research or pro forma projections.
- 17. An individual’s self-commitment to overcome obstacles to achieve long-term goals. The ability to keep pursuing your dream despite challenges and defeats. Perseverance, resilience and backbone.
- 18. The ability to interact in a friendly and effective way with unfamiliar people. The ability to seem welcoming and easy to talk to, even with people who are different in age, appearance or background.
- 19. Working with others to address a challenge. Individuals using their skills in harmony with others to complete a task. involves trust among team members. Collaboration and cooperation.
- 21. Open ended question that prompts more than a "Yes" or "No" answer.
- 22. Abilities an individual develops that helps him / her succeed.
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- 1. Relationships and resources that help individuals succeed. Support relationships are often with “mentors” (experienced individuals who help you learn and succeed). Support resources include both information sources (like the LA Star Jobs website) and the opportunity to experience new things (like an internship).
- 2. Proper business behavior beyond complying with legal requirements. A simple rule guides business ethics, the same basic rule that should guide all human behavior: act towards your stakeholders as you would hope they would act towards you.
- 3. The ability to find solutions to difficult or complex issues. The process of working through the details of a challenge or crisis – often under pressure – to reach a solution.
- 4. The ability to use computers for basic tasks, such as developing documents, sending emails and searching the internet for information.
- 5. A clear, concise and compelling way to describe a business or new business concept in 30 seconds; a differentiating vision to encourage potential investors or employees to learn more.
- 6. The ability to pursue what you think is right or necessary to do despite temptations to quit. Self-command, persistence, and resolve.
- 7. A situation in which an individual might take an action to his/her advantage that would be to the disadvantage of a person or company that believes this individual is serving them.
- 9. How a business communicates to large numbers of customers, motivating them to learn more about the business and its offerings.
- 10. Commitment to get something done. Also called “tenacity.” Spirit, courage, willpower and single-mindedness.
- 13. The ability to pursue a task without being told to by someone else.
- 16. Individuals and companies often promise to keep information they learn secret. This promise is often formalized this promise by signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (or NDA). Example: the bank signs an NDA when an entrepreneur submits lots of personal information on a bank loan application.
- 20. A person who coaches and supports an entrepreneur . . . or a student studying to become an entrepreneur.