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Extn 6.4)  \nNAME :……………………….. REG. NO.:………...  \nROLL NO.:…………………… YEAR :…………….  \nContent  \n\n| [Sl. no](Sl. no) | Name of the Exercise | Date | Signature |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Assessing Entrepreneurial Traits of Entrepreneur |  |  |\n| 2. | Exercise on problem solving skills & managerial skills |  |  |\n| 3. | Identification and selection of business idea |  |  |\n| 4. | Preparation of business plan and proposal writing |  |  |\n| 5. | Study of various costs involved in enterprise |  |  |\n| 6. | Preparation of cash flow statement |  |  |\n| 7. | Preparation of Balance Sheet |  |  |\n| 8. | Program Evaluation Review Technique |  |  |\n| 9. | Exposure to entrepreneurship development institution |  |  |\n| 10. | Visit note of successful Enterprise |  |  |\n| 11. | Visit to successful Agri-entrepreneur |  |  |\n\nExercise No.: 1 Date:    \nAssessing Entrepreneurial Traits of Entrepreneur  \n==========================================================  \nIntroduction  \nEntrepreneur is an Economic Agent who plays a vital role in the economic development of a country. Economic development of a country refers steady growth in the income levels. This growth mainly depends on its entrepreneurs. An Entrepreneur is an individual with knowledge, skills, initiative, drive and spirit of innovation who aims at achieving goals. An entrepreneur identifies opportunities and seizes opportunities for economic benefits.  \nEntrepreneurship is a dynamic activity which helps the entrepreneur to bring changes in the process of production, innovation in production, new usage of materials, creator of market etc. It is a mental attitude to foresee risk and uncertainty with a view to achieve certain strong motive. It also means doing something in a new and effective manner.  \nConcept of Entrepreneur  \nThe word \"Entrepreneur\" is derived from the French verb 'entrepredre'. It means 'to undertake'. In the early 16th century the Frenchmen who organized and led military expeditions were referred as 'Entrepreneurs'. In the early 18th century French economist Richard Cantillon used the term entrepreneur to business. Since that time the word entrepreneur means one who takes the risk of starting a new organization or introducing a new idea, product or service to society.  \nConcept of Entrepreneurship  \nThe term 'entrepreneurship' is often used synonymously with the term 'Entrepreneur' though, they are two sides of the same coin, and conceptually they are different.  \nEntrepreneurship is the indivisible process flourishes, when the interlinked dimensions of individual psychological entrepreneurship, entrepreneur traits, social encouragement, business opportunities, Government policies, availability of plenty of resources and opportunities coverage towards the common good, development of the society and economy.  \nAccording to Cole \"Entrepreneurship is the purposeful activity of an individual or a group of associated individuals undertaken to initiate, maintain and aggrandize profit by production or distribution of economic goods and services\".  \nCharacteristics of an Entrepreneur  \nIf we go through the business history of India, we come across the names of persons who have emerged as successful entrepreneurs. For example, Tata, Birla, Modi, Dalmia and others are well-known names of successful entrepreneurs in the country who started their business enterprises with small size and made good fortunes. Success or otherwise of a small enterprise is, to a great extent, attributed to the success or otherwise of the entrepreneur himself/herself. Then, the question is: What makes the entrepreneurs successful? Whether they had anything common in their personal characteristics? The scanning of their personal characteristics shows that there are certain characteristics of entrepreneurs which are found usually prominent in them. The principal ones are scanned and discussed here:  \n1. 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