NFTE- Unit 1 Vocabulary

Someone who creates and/or runs their own business

• Skill

• Entrepreneurial Mindset

• Entrepreneur

• Self Assessment

A blend of characteristics, attitudes, and skills that describe how successful entrepreneurs think and act; can be useful for everyone to develop an entrepreneurial mindset for their own lives and careers

• Entrepreneurial Thoughts

• Creativity

• Skill

• Entrepreneurial Mindset

The ability and willingness to change actions and plans to overcome present and future challenges

• Initiative & Self Reliance

• Flexibility & Adaptability

• Creativity & Innovation

• Opportunity Recognition

An optimistic disposition with a focus on obtaining the skills and knowledge required to transition into a career.

• Opportunity Recognition

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

• Future Orientation

• Comfort with Risk

The capacity to move forward with a decision despite inevitable uncertainty and challenges.

• Flexibility & Adaptability

• Communication & Collaboration

• Future Orientation

• Comfort with Risk

The power to take ownership of a project without input or guidance and work through obstacles independently

• Entrepreneurial Mindset

• Initiative and Self-Reliance

• Creativity and Innovation

• Problem Solving

ØThe ability to clearly express ideas to an an intended audience; including persuading others to work towards a common goal.

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

• Entrepreneurial Mindset

• Communication and Collaboration

• Future Orientation

ØA source of perplexity, distress, or vexation.

• Risk

• Solution

• Problem

• Business

An action or process of solving a problem.

• Reward

• Risk

• Mindset

• Solution

The chance of losing something or having a negative outcome.

• Reward

• Risk

• Investigation

• Innovation