The Entrepreneur Name
This is the person who identifies a business opportunity, takes risks, and improves the environment.
Who is an entrepreneur?
The “S” in SWOT stands for this.
What are strengths?
The ability to find new ideas and solutions is called this.
What is creativity?
This type of communication is direct, calm, clear, and respectful.
What is assertive communication?
This is the process of recognizing and accepting your own feelings.
What is self-validation?
Name two of the four goals every entrepreneur should follow.
What are: (any two: be up-to-date, manage time, develop a passion project, have entrepreneurial references)?
Are strengths and weaknesses part of the internal or external analysis?
What is internal?
Name one technique for generating creative ideas in a group.
What is brainstorming (or brainwriting, SCAMPER, PNI)?
This skill involves not just hearing words, but understanding emotions and intentions.
What is active listening?
Making a pros and cons list is a technique for this.
What is decision-making?
These are the three figures of the business world: the person who invests money, the person who manages, and the person who starts the business.
Who are the owner/investor, businessman, and entrepreneur?
Give one example of an opportunity and one of a threat from the external environment.
Ex: opportunity = new market niches; threat = new laws that affect the business.
What are the three main phases of the creative process?
What are: logic (define the problem), divergent (generate ideas), convergent (test the proposal)?
Name three qualities of a good leader.
Ex: vision, motivation, loyalty, responsibility, respect, honesty.
Give two benefits of correctly managing your emotions.
Ex: less stress/anxiety, better focus, balanced self-esteem, better relationships.
Hard skills are related to technical knowledge; soft skills are related to these.
What are personality traits like leadership, communication, or time management?
Why is a SWOT analysis useful for entrepreneurs?
Because it helps them understand both internal capabilities and external challenges before making decisions.
The Lean Startup method tests ideas using this type of early version of a product.
What is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)?
Why is ethics fundamental for leadership? Give one example of an ethical value in business.
Because leaders must respect people and not achieve goals at any cost; ex: integrity, justice, honesty, courage.
What is emotional intelligence, and why is it important in the workplace?
It is the ability to understand and manage emotions; it helps improve collaboration, leadership, and problem-solving.
500: A person who sells one successful company and then creates another is this type of entrepreneur.
What is a serial entrepreneur?
Explain how Mercadona, Netflix, or Instagram could use SWOT to identify one strength, one weakness, one opportunity, and one threat.
(Any valid example from their SWOT case studies earns credit).
Compare Design Thinking and Lean Startup: what is the focus of each?
Design Thinking focuses on understanding users and prototyping solutions; Lean Startup focuses on testing business ideas quickly with customer feedback.
Explain why today’s leaders should ask questions instead of always giving answers, and how this benefits a team.
It creates trust, empowers the team, promotes innovation, and accepts that others may have expertise.
Give three specific workplace examples of emotional intelligence in action.
Ex: communicating respectfully, adapting to change, providing emotional support, active listening, taking responsibility.