Title: Describe the entrepreneurial mindset.
Course: Sports, Entertainment, and Event Management > Section: Exploring Entrepreneurship in Sports, Entertainment, and Event Management

Description should include characteristics that make an effective entrepreneur, such as

- ability to recognize opportunity
- comfortable with risk
- creative and innovative
- future orientation
- flexible and adaptable
- initiator and self-reliant
- critical thinker and problem-solver
- communicative and collaborative.

Teacher Resources:

- Entrepreneurial Mindset, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
- Free Entrepreneurial Mindsets and Skills Poster, VentureLab

Process/Skill Questions

- What personal, social, or economic factors motivate individuals to pursue entrepreneurship?
- What talents or abilities help entrepreneurs succeed?
- What steps can a person take to cultivate the skills and traits essential for entrepreneurship?
- What personality traits could interfere with someone becoming an entrepreneur?
- How can an awareness of societal or technological trends benefit an entrepreneur?
- Why is it important to examine one’s interests and aptitudes before starting a business?
- Why are entrepreneurs often regarded as key figures of leadership in business and innovation?

- What types of continuing education or professional development are essential for an entrepreneur’s long-term success?