Humanities and social sciences / Year 7 / Knowledge and Understanding / Economics and business

Curriculum content descriptions

Characteristics of entrepreneurs and successful businesses (ACHASSK201)

Elaborations
  • investigating well-known or familiar successful entrepreneurs and identifying the behaviours and skills that they bring to their business (for example, seeing and taking advantage of an opportunity; establishing a shared vision; demonstrating initiative, innovation and enterprise)
  • observing local businesses to identify factors that contribute to their success (for example, location, quality of service, a high-quality product, sound management practices)
General capabilities
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
  • Ethical understanding Ethical understanding
ScOT terms

Companies,  Entrepreneurship

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