After completing this module, you will be able to: • define the concept entrepreneurship • explain the difference between an idea and an opportunity • identify and discuss the characteristics of an entrepreneur • identify advantages of entrepreneurship and the reasons why it fails • identify entrepreneurial opportunities • identify and discuss, by means of an explanation and examples, the characteristics required of an entrepreneur to start a successful small business
• describe the product or service that forms part of your business plan • do a self evaluation, determining your own entrepreneurial abilities.