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TVE – ICT -CSS

Quarter 1

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies

( PECs )

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master the nature of Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs). The scope of
this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are
arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you
read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

This module consists of two most essential learning competencies, namely:

• Recognize Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies and Skills (PECs) needed

in computer systems servicing
• Develop and strengthen personal competencies and skills (PECs) needed in
computer systems servicing

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Compare one’s PECs with those of a practitioner/entrepreneur

2. Align one’s PECs with those of a practitioner/entrepreneur
3. Assess one’s and practitioner’s PECs
4. Recognize the areas for improvement, development and growth

5. Align one’s PECs according to his/her business/career choice

6. Create a plan of action that ensure

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 What I Know

I. Matching Type. Match the entrepreneurial competencies in column A with

their meaning in column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate
sheet of paper.

A B
1. Creative A. makes wise decisions towards the set
objectives
2. Profit-oriented B. strategic thinking and setting of goals
3. Disciplined C. trusting in one’s ability

4. Sound decision maker D. adoptable to change

5. Possess people skills E. innovates to have an edge over other
competitors

6. Excellent Planner F. solid dedication

7. Confident G. skillful in record keeping

8. Hardworking H. always sticks to the plan

9. Ability to accept change I. work diligently

10. Committed J. effective and efficient communication skills
and relates well to people
K. always looking for an opportunity to have/earn
income.

II. Multiple Choice. Read and study the situation that describes
entrepreneurial characteristics. Then answer the question by writing the letter of
your choice in your assignment notebook or in the provided answer sheet.
Mrs. Gina Magno opens her own retail business. She knows that her
personal entrepreneurial characteristics are insufficient to ensure a successful
operationalization of a business she has in mind. Your answers to the questions
below will help in developing her PECs.

1. What PECs must she possess if there are customers who complain about the
quality of her product?

a. Patience
b. Hardworking
c. Versatile
d. All of the above

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 2. Which of the following is NOT considered as a characteristic of an

entrepreneur?

a. Copes with failure

b. Dependent
c. Persistent
d. Opportunity seeker
3. If she wants to ensure a profitable business operation, what characteristic will
she maintain?

a. Commitment
b. Goal oriented
c. Futuristic or future-oriented
d. Opportunity seeker
4. Mrs. Magno follows the advice of a friend to be flexible especially if she intends to
open a retail business. What PECs has been demonstrated by Mrs. Magno?

a. Self- confidence
b. Reliable and has integrity
c. Responsive to feedback
d. Persistent
5. She tells Mary, her best friend that she has a strong will and does not give up
finding a solution to a business problem. What PECs has been demonstrated by
Mrs. Magno?

a. Hard work
b. Persistence
c. Self-confidence
d. Risk- taking

Lesso
Personal Entrepreneurial
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 n 0 Competencies (PECs)
In this module, you will learn more about entrepreneurship and the
entrepreneurship competencies related to Computer Systems Servicing. These are
individuals that can strategically identify products and services needed by the
community and they have the capability to deliver these at the right time and
place. Entrepreneurship is the act of creating a business or businesses while
building and scaling it to generate a profit.

However, as a basic entrepreneurship definition, it is a bit limiting. The more

modern entrepreneurship definition is also about transforming the world by solving
big problems. Like initiating social change, creating an innovative product or
presenting a new life-changing solution. What the entrepreneurship definition does
not tell you is that entrepreneurship is what people do to take their career and
dreams into their hands and lead it in the direction of their own choice. It is about
building a life on your own terms. No bosses. No restricting schedules. And no one
holding you back. Entrepreneurs can take the first step into making the world a
better place, for everyone in it.

What’s In

1. Why is it to know the important characteristics to be an effective and a good

entrepreneur?

2. What are the important skills to be a successful entrepreneur?

What’s New
Aligning one’s PECs

Directions: Choose from the list below the characteristics and traits that best
describe your own personal entrepreneurial characteristics. Find ways on how to
align them according to the personal entrepreneurial characteristics of an

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entrepreneur which were discussed earlier. Write your answers in the activity sheet
provided.

Creative Resourceful Persistent Organized Independent

Confident Risk taker Observant Competent Trustworthy Optimistic
Passionate Flexible Sensitive Committed
Dynamic Efficient Hardworking Decision-maker Reliable
Knowledgeable Persevering Decisive Strong–minded Courteous

Example: My PECs

Things to do to align
My PECs My simple definition with PECs of a
successful entrepreneur

1. Creative

2. Organized

3. Competent

4. Observant

What is It

What are Entrepreneurial Competencies?

Entrepreneurial competencies refer to the ability to develop, organize and manage a

business venture along with any of its risks. It includes key characteristics that
should be possessed by a person in order to successfully run a new venture.
Among those characteristics are social, managerial and networking competences.

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Below are few important characteristics / traits / attributes of a good
entrepreneur:

Hardworking: A successful entrepreneurs are hard workers, and they also enjoy
what they are doing. They are dedicated, driven, and focused. They are goal
oriented and have a strong attention to detail. They are typically highly organized
and have seemingly boundless energy.

Confident: A successful entrepreneur never asks the

question or keeps doubts in their mind about if they can
succeed or if they are even worthy of success. They are
normally confident enough that their knowledge and their
know-how will help them make their business idea a
success. And they radiate this confidence in everything
that they do for the business.

Disciplined: Successful entrepreneurs always focus their energy

on making the business work, and for eliminating the

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distractions or obstacles to their goals. They make strategies help them to aim the
goals they have while they outline the plan to achieve the outcome.

Committed: Good entrepreneurs assume full responsibility over their business.

They give full commitment and solid dedication to make the business successful.

Ability to accept change: Nothing is permanent but change. Change occurs

frequently. When you own a business, you should cope with and thrive on changes.
Capitalize on positive changes to make your business grow.

Creative: One facet of creativity is being able to make

connections between seemingly unrelated events or
situations. Entrepreneurs often come up with solutions
which are the synthesis of other items. They will
repurpose products to market them to new industries.

Has the initiative: An entrepreneur takes the initiative. You must put yourself in a
position where you are responsible for the failure or success of your business.

Profit-oriented: An entrepreneur enters the world of business to

generate profit or additional income. The business shall become
your bread and butter. Therefore, you must see to it that the
business can generate income.

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Listed below are the important skills of a successful entrepreneur:

Excellent planner: Planning involves strategic thinking and goal setting to achieve
objectives by carefully maximizing all the available resources. A good entrepreneur
develops and follows the steps in the plans diligently to realize goals. A good
entrepreneur knows that planning is an effective skill only when combined with
action.

Possesses people skills: This is a very important skill needed to be successful in

any kind of business. People skills refer to effective and efficient communication
and establishing good relationship to the people working in and out of your
business. In day-to-day business transactions, you need to deal with people. A
well-developed interpersonal skill can make a huge difference between success and
failure of the business.

Sound decision maker: Successful entrepreneurs can think quickly and to make
wise decisions towards a pre-determined set of objectives. No one can deny that the
ability to make wise decisions is an important skill that an entrepreneur should
possess. Sound decisions should be based on given facts and information and lead
towards the pre-determined objectives.

Strengthening your Identified PECs

Here are your guides on how to strengthen your own PECs.

1. React positively to criticisms and open to feedback.

2. Always demonstrate positive attitude to achieve a desired goal.

3. Always project strong and well-balanced behavior.

4. Always exercise the assertive style in your work environment.

5. Avoid being too passive and too aggressive.

6. Do not let anyone worsen your business life.

7. Prioritize your business goal rather than personal goal in order to become a
successful entrepreneur.

8. Acquire specific skills for creating and maintaining a conducive work

environment.

9. Be responsible in everything you do in your business.

10. Always observe business ethics in putting up a business.

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 What’s More

Activity 1: My techniques to strengthen PECs

Directions: From the given chart below, write at least six techniques on how you
would strengthen your own PECs. Write the PECs that you feel that you still need
to focus on to strengthen these on a separate sheet of paper.

Example: Self-confidence

Self -confidence

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 What I Have Learned

An entrepreneur is the person who sees a problem in the world and immediately
focuses on creating the solution. They are the leaders that strike out on their own
to improve society. Whether they are creating jobs or a new product, they
constantly take action to ensure world progress. In the process of understanding
what is entrepreneurship, let us look at why entrepreneurs are important in
society.

Entrepreneurs create jobs: Without entrepreneurs, jobs would not exist.

Entrepreneurs take on the risk to employ themselves. Their ambition to continue
their business’ growth eventually leads to the creation of new jobs.

Entrepreneurs innovate: Some of the greatest technologies today have come from
businesses. The technological advances come out of a need to solve a problem,
create efficiencies, or improve the world.

Entrepreneurs create change: Entrepreneurs dream big so naturally some of their

ideas will make worldwide change. They might create a new product that solves a
burning problem or take on the challenge to explore something never explored
before.

Entrepreneurs give to society: While some have this notion of the rich being evil
and greedy, they often do more for the greater good than the average person. They
make more money and thus pay more in taxes which helps fund social services.

Entrepreneurs add to national income: Entrepreneurship generates new wealth

in an economy. New ideas and improved products or services from entrepreneurs
allow for the growth of new markets and new wealth to be created in an economy.

Entrepreneurship decreases poverty: In the spirit of sharing good news, more

people are being pulled out of poverty today than ever before. This is likely due to
globalization. Being able to connect to millions and billions of people on the
internet allows new entrepreneurs to find customers around the
world.

What I Can Do

Activity 2: Preparation of an Action Plan

Directions: Examine yourself once again. Make a short list of PECs that you need
to strengthen. From this activity, prepare of an action plan that requires further
development. You may opt to follow the suggested format below. You may improve

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or change it if it suits your own plan of action. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.

Sample Action Plan

Specific Purpose Statement: (Your vision of your future)

Ex. Developing self-confidence in retail business.

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Assessment

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on
a separate sheet of paper.

Mrs. Gina Magno opens her own retail business. She knows that her personal
entrepreneurial characteristics are insufficient to ensure a
successful operationalization of a business she has in mind. Your answers to the
questions below will help in developing her PECs.

1. Which of the following is NOT considered as a characteristic of an entrepreneur?

a. Copes with failure c. Dependent

b. Persistent d. Opportunity seeker

2. Mrs. Magno follows the advice of a friend to be flexible especially if she intends to
open a retail business. What PECs has been demonstrated by Mrs. Magno?

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 a. Persistent c. Reliable and has integrity
b. Responsive to feedback d. Self-confidence

3. She tells Mary, her best friend that she has a strong will and does not give up
finding a solution to a business problem. What PECs has been demonstrated by
Mrs. Magno?

a. Self-confidence c. Hard work

b. Risk- taking d. Persistence
4. If she wants to ensure a profitable business operation, what characteristic will
she maintain?
a. Futuristic or future-oriented c. Commitment
b. Opportunity seeker d. Goal oriented
5. What PECs must she possess if there are customers who complain about the
quality of her product?

a. Patience c. Versatile
b. Hardworking d. All of the above
6. One facet is being able to make connections between seemingly unrelated events
or situations.

a. Profit-oriented c. Initiative
b. Creative d. Committed
7. They are dedicated, driven, focused and are goal oriented and have a strong
attention to detail.

a. Hardworking c. Disciplined
b. Confident d. Change
8. The good entrepreneurs assume full responsibility over their business, and they
give full and solid dedication to make the business successful.

a. Change c. Confident
b. Committed d. Initiative
9. It refers the ability to develop, organize and manage a business venture along
with any of its risks.

a. Competencies c. Personal Entrepreneurship

b. Personal d. Entrepreneurship Competencies
10. What traits of a successful entrepreneurs always focus their energy on making
the business work, and for eliminating the distractions or obstacles to their goals?

a. Hardworking c. Disciplined
b. Confident d. Change

II. Essay. (5pts)

Why is there a need to compare and align one’s PECs with the PECs of a successful
entrepreneur?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
________.

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What I Know What's More Assessment
A. Activity 1. My techniques to I
strengthen PECs
1 .d 6 .f 1. c
Self Confidence 2. b
2 .c 7 .e 3. d
1. Clearing old beliefs 4. b
3 .b 8 .j 2. Believe in yourself
5. a
3. Encouraging
4 .a 9 .i 6. b
yourself
4. Establish new beliefs 7. a
5 .g 10 .h 8. b
5. Accept limitations
6. Practice self - 9. d
B.
affirmations 10. c
1 .a
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2 .b
It is very important to
3 .d compare and align one’s
PECs with the PECs of
4 .c successful entrepreneur
because it is proven to have
5 .b
a guarantee success and the
successful entrepreneur is
reliable to benchmark
because it is based on real
life situation and it is also
proved that it is effective to
used.
Answer Key
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