Module 2: Business skills for green entrepreneurship

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Lesson 1 Understanding entrepreneurial and business skills

Module 2: Business skills for green entrepreneurship Chapter 1 Εntrepreneurial and business skills Lesson 1 Understanding entrepreneurial and business skills

Entrepreneurial skills:
Developing an entrepreneurial culture involves more than just overcoming the fear of risk and the stigma of failure, which are significant barriers in the field of entrepreneurship (McMullen and Shepherd, 2006). Although an entrepreneur’s qualities are crucial in defining and implementing a business idea, it is worth noting that individuals can also develop entrepreneurial traits. This is where educational institutions play a crucial role in instilling knowledge and skills related to entrepreneurship from an early stage.

Soft skills related to entrepreneurship can be categorized as:

  • Interpersonal skills
  • Personal and social skills and
  • Cognitive skills (Muzio, 2007)

Davis (1993) highlights the importance of soft skills in managing entrepreneurial projects and emphasizes the need for leadership skills and interpersonal management practices for ensuring project success in the future.

  1. The ability to plan and achieve goals independently.
  2. Self-confidence in achieving goals and overcoming obstacles.
  3. A sense of personal responsibility for the success or failure of the business.
  4. The ability to view failure as a positive learning experience.
  5. The ability to build and sustain a successful business through hard work and commitment.
  6. The ability to create innovative approaches, concepts, products, and services for new markets.
  7. The ability to take initiative in identifying and implementing new business opportunities.
  8. Ambition to achieve goals.
  9. The ability to persist in the face of adversity and adjust strategies.
  10. The ability to establish a network of contacts and develop and maintain business relationships.
  11. Social and relational skills for building interpersonal relationships.

Source: https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/business-skills-every-professional-needs

Business skills:

Defined as the ability to carry out a business-related task effectively within a given time, budget, managing power and resources.

Essential Business skills:

  • Data Analysis skills
  • Understanding of economics
  • Accounting/Financial skills
  • Business Management
  • Negotiation
  • Critical thinking
  • Leadership skills
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Decision Making
  • Effective communication
  • Networking
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