Job Opportunities

Lesson 4
 Objective
• Explore the job opportunities for
entrepreneurship as a career.
“ When you love what you do, you have
the passion you’ll need to fuel the often
intense road of entrepreneurship. Keep
that passion alive.”
- Kevin O’Leary
 Job Opportunities
• Employment opportunities remain to be elusive among
Filipinos. The industries in the economic zones and other
urban centers could not accommodate the growing
employable people.
• Most still receive minimum wages that barely support the
needs of five members of the family.
• Entrepreneurship somehow can help the Philippine
economy to uplift its performance in the worldwide
competition in terms of economic level.
a. Employment is One Great Factor in
Economic Development.
b. Income Opportunity in the Countryside is
Still Subsistence in Nature.
 The Challenges for Entrepreneurship
• The new generation of young entrepreneur should
look up the high standard of values and character
of Entrepreneurs who got up the ladder of success.
• The values and character of JUAN TAMAD has no
place in the world of Entrepreneurial vocabulary.
 The Challenges for Entrepreneurship
1. The new Entrepreneur must be a doer and willing to
work hard and long until he achieved the task he
wanted for himself.
2. Personal attention and comprehensive awareness for
the progress of the business is not trusted to other
people.
 The Challenges for Entrepreneurship
3. The new Entrepreneur must have high sense
of integrity that stands firm on his principles and
ideals.
4. Emotional Stability is an important factor in
the making of an Entrepreneur.
 The Challenges for Entrepreneurship

5. The built in self- starting mechanism that drive

Entrepreneur to success is his executive ability to manage
people and resources. This executive ability refers to how
he plans, organizes, directs and controls the physical and
material resources under his disposal.
 The Starting Point to Entrepreneurial Success
1. Start to be on your own.
2. Explore the Business Environment.
3. Be in Control.
4. Have a Good Accountant or a Trusted Financial Adviser
5. Seek the Advice of Professionals
 The demands for Entrepreneurial success are
common in most successful business
1. The Entrepreneur is Alert to Opportunities and
Perceptive to Make Things Happen.
2. The Entrepreneur has the Health and Endurance to
Work Long Hours.
3. The Entrepreneur is Flexible and Adapts to Change.
4. The Entrepreneur is Self- Assured.
5. The Entrepreneur Seeks Other’s Opinion or Make
Researches.
 Most Successful Entrepreneurs are described
to posses the following profile:
1. The Entrepreneur has strong Desire for Independence.
2. The Entrepreneur Develops Strong Drive to Succeed.
3. The Entrepreneur has a Strong Determination in
Decision Making.
4. The Entrepreneur Develops Feedback Mechanism for
Results.
5. The Entrepreneur is a Result- Driven Individual.
 Enrichment Activity
What are the tasks and challenges of the following
jobs?
1. Store Manager
2. Marketing Manager
3. Sales Manager
4. Production Manager
5. Financial Manager