Entrepreneur Basics
Famous Entrepreneurs
Skills and Qualities
Business Ideas
Risks and Rewards
100

What is an entrepreneur?


A person who starts and operates a business.

100

 Which Australian entrepreneur founded Boost Juice?


Janine Allis.


100

What quality helps an entrepreneur continue after experiencing failure?


Resilience or persistence.

100

 A lawn-mowing business provides a good or a service?


A service.

100

What financial risk does an entrepreneur take when starting a business?


They may lose the money they invested.

200

What does an entrepreneur usually hope to earn from a successful business?


A profit.

200

Which entrepreneur helped create Microsoft?


Bill Gates.


200

What skill helps an entrepreneur explain and promote a business idea?


Communication.

200

A person notices students want affordable phone chargers at school. What have they identified?


A customer need or business opportunity.

200

Name one possible reward of owning a successful business.


Profit, independence, flexibility, achievement or personal satisfaction.

300

Explain entrepreneurship?


The process of developing, starting and running a business.

300

Which entrepreneur is associated with Tesla and SpaceX?


Elon Musk


300

What quality involves creating new ideas or better ways of doing things?


Creativity or innovation.

300

What is a target market?


The particular group of customers a business wants to sell to.

300

What is a calculated risk?


A risk that has been researched and carefully considered before a decision is made.

400

Explain the difference between an entrepreneur and an employee?


An entrepreneur owns or starts a business, while an employee works for a business.

400

Which Australian entrepreneur founded the online design company Canva with Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams?


Melanie Perkins.

400

Why is problem-solving important for an entrepreneur?


Entrepreneurs regularly need to overcome business problems and make decisions.

400

What is a unique selling point?


A feature that makes a business or product different from its competitors.

400

Why might a new business fail?


Poor planning, lack of customers, high costs, strong competition or poor money management.

500

Why do entrepreneurs research their customers before starting a business?


To understand what customers want and whether they will buy the product or service.

500

Which entrepreneur started Amazon as an online bookstore?


Jeff Bezos



500

Name three qualities of a successful entrepreneur.


#confidence, #creativity, #resilience, #organisation, #motivation, #leadership, #risk taker

500

Why should an entrepreneur test a product before selling large quantities?


To receive feedback, identify problems and avoid wasting money.

500

An entrepreneur’s first business idea fails, but they learn from the experience, improve the idea and try again. Which important entrepreneurial quality are they demonstrating?


Resilience.