Characteristics of entrepreneurs and successful businesses
Elaborations
investigating well-known or familiar successful entrepreneurs and identifying the behaviours and skills that they bring to their business (for example, seeing and taking advantage of an opportunity; establishing a shared vision; demonstrating initiative, innovation and enterprise) (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding)
observing local businesses to identify factors that contribute to their success (for example, location, quality of service, a high-quality product, sound management practices) (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding)