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Presentation on Entrepreneurship as a viable career option for school leavers and college/university graduates.
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Entrepreneurship as a Entrepreneurship as a CareerCareer
Gabriel S Konayuma14 July 2012
Kabwata Baptist Church, LusakaCareers Day | Intermediate YP
Who is an Who is an Entrepreneur?Entrepreneur?Someone who identifies an
opportunity/need in the market and provides a product or service to meet that need.
Why do we need Entrepreneurs?
Inadequate employment for allNeed for employment creation
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Characteristics of Characteristics of EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs(Personal Entrepreneurial (Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies)Competencies)HardworkingInformation SeekingCreativeRisk TakingOpportunity Seeking & InitiativeDemand for Efficiency & QualityPersistenceGoal settingNetworkingIndependence and self-confidenceRead more from: http://goo.ql/KqV6B
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Advantages of being an Advantages of being an EntrepreneurEntrepreneurWide-open possibilitiesIndustries with wealth creation
possibilities i.e. ICTs, services, media
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Challenges of Challenges of EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurshipYour life may lack stability and
structureLimited free timeStressful
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Examples of Examples of EntrepreneursEntrepreneursRaymond Ackerman – Owner Pick ‘n
Pay, South Africa.Fired from his job in 1966. Bought 4
small Pick ‘n Pay stores which employed 175 people.
Pick ‘n Pay stores have now more than 792 stores in 8 countries, with 60,000 employees with R300 trillion.
Michael Dell – Dell Computers founder
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Examples of Examples of EntrepreneursEntrepreneursNigel Chanakira, 46 – CEO
Kingdom Meikles Africa, Zimbabwe| Financial Services, Tourism & Retail.
MSc. Economics, University of Zimbabwe.
First to introduce debit cards in Zim. Famous quotes : “Seek ye first the
kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added unto you”; “If you think you can, you can. If you think you can’t, you can’t”.
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Examples of Examples of EntrepreneursEntrepreneursMable Sissing – Owner of Palmwood
Lodge, Lusaka| Accommodation, Jewelery & Horticulture
Michael Mundale – Managing Director Golden Pillow Lodges in Mazubuka, Monze, Choma and Livingstone
Berry & Crodinah Mwango - C & B Engineering in Kitwe. Successful family business.
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Examples of Examples of EntrepreneursEntrepreneursNamakau Jayethilike – Director
Salon Namel, Lusaka.
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Further ReadingFurther ReadingAfrica’s Greatest Entrepreneurs, Moky
Makura.Business Values For Our Time, Chibamba
Kanyama.Biz-up: Self-Employment Skills for Young
People - User’s Guide, Valli Corbanese and Gianni Ross. Available from: http://goo.gl/f4KL5
Starting My Own Small Business – UNESCO. Url: http://goo.gl/N2SE6
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ConclusionConclusionThank you for your attention
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Contact me on:Contact me on:Gabriel S Konayuma
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