Name: Entrepreneurship 30 Date Last Updated: My Skills Profile Name: Entrepreneurship 30 Date Last Updated:

Characteristics I Possess Step One: Self-Reflection After learning about the necessary skills and characteristics of entrepreneurs, consider what your four strongest and four weakest skills are. Record them on the next two slides

Example from your life: Use this table to list 4 skills or characteristics that you currently possess and provide an example from your life for each Characteristic Example from your life:

Use this table to list 4 skills or characteristics that you need to develop and provide a plan for how you will develop them Characteristic How will you develop it?

BDC Assessment Click on this link and complete the survey: https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/entrepreneur-toolkit/business-assessments/pages/self-assessment-test-your-entrepreneurial-potential.aspx

BDC Assessment Results Summarize your results below. Tell me if you agree or disagree with your results, why?

Critical Entrepreneurial Skills On the following slides, rate each of the skills in the amounts on a scale of 1-10 of how important you think it is (1=not, 10=very), tell me whether each is innate(i), learned(l), or experiential (e)

Skills Rating I, L, E Spirit of Adventure Strong need to achieve Self Confidence Trust Goal Oriented Skills Rating I, L, E Innovative Persistence Hard Working Positive Attitude Strong sense of self

Willing to take initiative Skills Rating I, L, E Willing to take initiative Strong Sense of Commitment High Energy Level Ability to give and receive feedback. Integrity

Examination time For each of the critical skills below, tell me the ones you think you have and provide proof.

Skill Justification Persistent Creative Team Builder Good Communicator Good Record Keeper

Skill Justification Set goals for yourself Good organizer Have a spirit of adventure Risk Taker

Summary In the following slide tell me whether you not you think you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? If you do, tell me why! If you don’t tell me what you plan to do to increase your ability to be one.