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|Minor Award Name |Entrepreneurial Skills |

|Minor Award Code |5N1951 |

|Level |Level 5 |

Suggested resources to support delivery:

|Theme/Topic |Type |Relevance |Author/Source |Web Link |

|Importance of Entrepreneurs |YouTube |Why Entrepreneurs Are Important for the Economy. |Investopedia.mp4 | |

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| | | |Anwar AlGhamdi 2016 | |

|Principles of |Web Site |The Total Entrepreneurs – |The Total Entrepreneurs |

|entrepreneurship | |10 Principles of Entrepreneurship. |Author: |eneurship/ |

| | | |Francis Nwokike 2017 | |

| |Web Site |Basic principles of successful entrepreneurship. |Executive Business Accelerator 2003|

| | | | |-successful-entrepreneurship/ |

|Entrepreneurship |Web Site |The Concept, Importance of Entrepreneurship, Types, and Process and|Your Article Library |

|Concept & Characteristics | |Functions of Entrepreneurship. |Author: |rship-characteristicsimportance-types-and-functions-of-ent|

| | | |Smriti Chad – 2016 |repreneurship/5228/ |

|Entrepreneurial Advice |YouTube |The Motivational Mixtape features speech from Steve Jobs’ last and |Steve Jobs | |

|Steve Jobs' Last and Best |Video |best advice. |Author: | |

|Advice | |Find something that gives you passion and you love it – have the |Corey Hester | |

| | |courage to follow you heart and intuition. |2013 | |

|Differences - Social |Web Site |Business entrepreneurs improve commercial markets, social |Smallbusiness.chron |

|Entrepreneurs & Business |Article |entrepreneurs improve social conditions. |Author: |entrepreneurs-business-entrepreneurs-36624.html |

|Entrepreneurs | | |Daria Kelly Uhlig - 2017 | |

|Social Entrepreneurship in |Web Site |Sample of ideas and concepts, Social entrepreneurs who decided to |Small business can |

|Ireland |Article |apply their entrepreneurial skills to solving some BIG social |Author: Ron 2013 |-ireland/ |

| | |problems.  | | |

| |Web Site |Nine organisations to share social entrepreneurs award of €600,000.|Irish Times |

| |Article | |Author: |anisations-to-share-social-entrepreneurs-award-of-600-000-|

| | | |Fiona Gartland 2015 |1.2390448 |

|Social Entrepreneurs |YouTube |2016 Social Entrepreneurs Ireland |Social Entrepreneurs Ireland | |

| |Video |What if your “Big Idea” could change Ireland? |Darren Ryan CEO | |

| | |Find out how you can be assisted by visiting web link: |2016 | |

| | |socialentrepreneurs.ie. | | |

|International Social |Web site Article |Good article on Social Entrepreneurship: |Huffpost |

|Entrepreneurship | |8 Companies That Impress Activists & Investors Alike – Examples: |Author: |reneurship-8_b_6218132.html |

| | |Good Egg, Lush, Adobe Systems. |Jaleh Bishara 2014 | |

|Advice for Small Businesses |YouTube |Gavin Duffy is one of the business mentors and investors on RTE’s |Different View TV | |

| |Video |Dragons’ Den. |Author: | |

| | |Gavin is also an acknowledgeable expert in media coaching and |Gavin Duffy 2016 | |

| | |business development, in this video Gavin gives advice on running a| | |

| | |business – collaboration is key. | | |

|Social entrepreneurship |Web Site |Adobe is a founding partner of the U.S. Green Building |Newsweek | |

|In Action |Article |Council’s Building Health Initiative and is one of only a handful |Adobe Systems (NASDAQ:ABE) | |

| | |of Fortune 500 companies to have set the ambitious goal of |Author: G. Burningham 2014 | |

| | |achieving global carbon neutrality by 2015. | | |

| | | | | |

| | |Based on the latest available data, 70 percent of the square | | |

| | |footage of the company’s global building footprint (including its | | |

| | |San Jose, California, headquarters) is certified by LEED, the | | |

| | |world’s pre-eminent set of green building standards. Adobe has also| | |

| | |invested in renewable-energy technologies, including Windspire wind| | |

| | |turbines and Bloom Energy fuel cells to help power several of its | | |

| | |California facilities. | | |

|The History of |Web site Article |Article gives details of the “History of Entrepreneurship” how it |The Startup Guide |

|Entrepreneurship | |evolved. |Author: |hip/ |

| | | |Ryan Allis 2015 | |

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| |Web Site |Evolution of Entrepreneurship | | |

| |Article |From Marco Polo to Mark Zuckerberg: |Author: Kim Lachance Shandrow 2015 | |

| | |“The Evolution of the Entrepreneur (Infographic)” | | |

| |Web Site |Short History - Evolution during the 20th Century: Trends for the |The 4th Media |

| |Article |new millennium. |Author: |eneurial-evolution-during-the-20th-century-trends-for-the-|

| | | |Murry Hunter 2013 |new-millennium-2/ |

|What to focus on to make your|YouTube |Excellent video explores 50 Entrepreneurs priceless advice on what | | |

|idea successful |Video |to focus on to make your business successful. |Author: | |

| | |Hardest thing is to start your idea, build your idea and attract |Jeff Bezos - Amazon 2014 | |

| | |the correct people to your idea. Key Point “Good idea to tap into | | |

| | |on-line communities, don’t give up and look after yourself”. | | |

|Skills and Traits of |Web Site |Article that explores the “10 Skills/Traits All Successful | | |

|Entrepreneurs |Article |Entrepreneurs Share”. |Author: | |

| | | |Thomas Smale 2015 | |

|Starting Out |Web Site |Good article offering advice on “Starting out on your own: nine |The Irish Times |

| |Article |things NOT to do”. |Author: |n-nine-things-not-to-do-1.1659205 |

| | | |Pamela Newenham | |

| | | |business journalist | |

| | | |2014 | |

|Entrepreneurial Mind set |YouTube |This video explores what makes the mind set of an entrepreneur. |Kauffman Sketchbook | |

| |Video | |Gary Schoeniger | |

| | | |CEO of the Entrepreneurial Learning| |

| | | |Initiative 2013 | |

|Social Enterprise Business |Web Blog Article |22 Awesome Social Enterprise Business Ideas - Traditional business | |

|Ideas | |ideas can also come from identifying a social need. But, the |2014 |al-enterprise-business-ideas |

| | |difference between a social enterprise idea and a traditional | | |

| | |business idea is the motivation of the entrepreneur. | | |

| | |The primary motivation for a traditional entrepreneur is | | |

| | |more-often-than-not a desire to make money; a social entrepreneur | | |

| | |is driven more by a passion to solve a social problem, and only | | |

| | |chooses to use business as a mechanism to solve these problems. | | |

|Make Money Do Good - |Web Site |5 Great Companies That Make Money & Do Good - Need a little | |

|Entrepreneurship |Article |inspiration? Check the creative spark behind these socially |Author Contact: |eat-companies-that-make-money-and-do-good_1.html |

| | |conscious business models. Example: Falling Whistles. |Brent Freeman 2012 | |

|Entrepreneurship in Ireland |PDF Handout Booklet |PDF Document on Entrepreneurship in Ireland 2014 policy statement |Richard Bruton Minister for Jobs, | |

| | |clearly identifies the actions we need to take to consolidate our |Enterprise and Innovation |

| | |achievements over the last three years. |September 2014 |ent-on-Entrepreneurship-in-Ireland-2014.html |

| | |This forward looking document has a clear list of actions that can |The Department of Jobs, Enterprise,| |

| | |and will be delivered to ensure that we are seen as amongst the |and Innovation | |

| | |most entrepreneurial nations in the world and acknowledged as a | | |

| | |world class environment in which to start and grow a business. | | |

| | |Look at Diagram Page 9 – Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship and page 10| | |

| | |explained/ | | |

|Future Trends |Web Site |The Future-Proof Entrepreneur: 25 New Tec Trends. | | |

|Entrepreneurship |Article | |Author: | |

| | | |Jonathan Blum 2014 | |

| |Web Site |Top 10 Global Future Trends 2016 – Entrepreneurs Institute. |Entrepreneurs Institute |

| |Slide Share | |Author: |l-future-trends-2016-entrepreneurs-institute-50486904 |

| |Presentation | |Roger Hamilton 2015 | |

| |Web Site |2016 Business Trends Report for |Millennial Magazine |

| |Article |Millennial Entrepreneurs – Nov 2015 by Billee Howard. |Author: |-for-millennial-entrepreneurs/ |

| | | |Billee Howard 2015 | |

|Timelines for Small Business |Web Site |Explanation of Small Business Timelines by Dave Ingram 2011. |Bright Hub |

| | | |Author(s): |28.aspx |

| | | |Dave Ingram/ | |

| | | |Michelle McDonough 2011 | |

|Starting a Business |Web Site |Starting a business in Ireland? Before you launch you need a few |ThinkBusiness.ie |

| | |key ingredients – Thinkbusiness.ie. | |in-ireland/ |

| | | |ThinkBusiness.ie | |

| | | |ThinkBusiness.ie |

| | | | |ss-plan/ |

| | | |ThinkBusiness.ie |

| | | | |loans-ireland/ |

|Resources and Templates |Web Site Article |Resources, tools, templates, guides and checklists for use in your |ThinkBusiness.ie | |

| | |business. | | |

| | |Learn how business owners dealt with opportunities and challenges. | | |

| | | |ThinkBusiness.ie | |

| |Web Site |25 Essential Entrepreneur Resources | | |

| |Article |Cut through the online clutter with our roundup of Web resources |Author: | |

| | |that every entrepreneur should know about. |Ameen Khwaja 2011 | |

|Business Plan |YouTube |Video from Wharton Entrepreneurship Workshop, explains how to write|Wharton School | |

| |Video |a Business Plan – 8 elements. |Author: | |

| | | |Patrick FitzGerald 2015 | |

|Risk migration strategy |Web Site |Risk mitigation planning is the process of developing options and | |

| |Article |actions to enhance opportunities and reduce threats to project |2017 |de/acquisition-systems-engineering/risk-management/risk-mi|

| | |objectives. Risk mitigation implementation is the process of | |tigation-planning-implementation-and-progress-monitoring |

| | |executing risk mitigation actions. Risk mitigation progress | | |

| | |monitoring includes tracking identified risks, identifying new | | |

| | |risks, and evaluating risk process effectiveness throughout the | | |

| | |project. | | |

|Minimise Risk |Web Blog |This Blog examines the 10 Key Risk Factors to Minimize for Start-up| |

| | |Success. |Author: |actors-to-minimize-for.html |

| | | |Marty Zwilling 2010 | |

|Exit Strategies |Web Site |Exit Strategies for Your Business - If you're thinking ahead to the| | |

| |Article |day when you'll no longer run your business, think about these five|Author: | |

| | |exit strategies now so you'll be prepared for your future. |Stever Robbins 2015 | |

| |Web Site Article |Exit Strategies by Kauffman Foundation 2015 - “Planning an exit |Kauffman Entrepeneurs |

| | |strategy is the most commonly overlooked consideration of a |Author: |ategies |

| | |business strategy, yet the exit strategy plays a key role in |Kauffman Foundation 2006 | |

| | |determining the strategic direction for the company. By not | | |

| | |planning an exit strategy beforehand, business owners, their heirs,| | |

| | |or their successors may find that the options in the future are | | |

| | |limited!” | | |

| |Web Site |Article on “Charting your Business Timeline – Moving on: Exit | | |

| |Article |Strategies”. |Author: | |

| | | |Mark Henricks 2005 | |

|Entrepreneurship and Small |Book |Entrepreneurship and Small Business – 3rd Edition – 18 Nov 2010 |Author: Paul Burns |

|Business  | |Excellent Book Covers all areas of Entrepreneurial Skills Course – |Published by: Palgrave |rofessor-Burns/dp/0230247806/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=147023|

| | |5N1951. |Macmillan Publishers Ltd |3348&sr=8-1&keywords=Entrepreneurship |

| | |Digital Resources – Interactive Zone: | | |

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|Effective Communication |Book |The book looks into the main methods of collecting information from|Author(s): Nicholas Harvey |

| | |primary and secondary research techniques. |Published by: Gill and MacMillan |effective-communication |

|Modern Office Technology and |Book |The book explains desktop applications used in an office and the |Author(s): Joan Gallagher and |

|Administration | |terminology associated with computer networks. |Siobhán Creedon |ice-technology--administration |

| | | |Published by: Gill and MacMillan | |

|Business Administration |Book |The book looks into the modern office administration techniques and|Author(s): Arlene Douglas |

| | |data processing. |Published by: Gill and MacMillan |dministration |

Useful Organisations:

|Name |Contact Information |

|Data Protection Commissioner | |

|Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation | |

|Enterprise Ireland | |

|Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association | |

|Failte Ireland | |

|HAS – Health and Safety Authority | |

|Irish Development Authority | |

|Local Enterprise Office - Mentoring Service | |

|Central Statistics Office | |

|National Standards Authority of Ireland | |

|Workplace Relations | |

|Start-up Support – Enterprise Ireland | |

|Free Website – Getting Irish Businesses On-line | |

|Advice for the Self Employed – Back to work | |

|CRO - Registering your Company | |

|DIT “References / bibliography Guide | |

|TCD “Referencing and Plagiarism PDF” | |

|The Irish Times - Business on-line Paper Articles | |

|The Independent - Business on-line Paper Articles | |

|Future Scope – explores trends in Businesses | |

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