Do you have an Entrepreneurial Mindset?

Do you think you know business? How well attuned are you to the demands of being an entrepreneur?

Common characteristics in areas such as family background, childhood experiences, core values, personalities, and more turn up time and time again in studies of entrepreneurs.

Remember, an entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial traits are also valuable for intrapreneurs! An intrapreneur is someone with entrepreneurial traits who innovates within an existing company or in an employee or manager role.

Student Learning Objective

Identify, demonstrate, and contrast the characteristics of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.

Instructions

1. Explain what personal characteristics or traits you have that will help you succeed as an entrepreneur or as an intrapreneur.
2. Describe what you think will be most challenging about being an entrepreneur, and how you will overcome that challenge.