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STARTINGMY OWN SMALL
BUSINESS
A training module onentrepreneurship
for studentsof technical and vocational
education and trainingat secondary level
Participant’s workbook
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T he Education For All (EFA) process, for which UNESCO is the lead Agency, has spurred considerable increases in primary school enrolments in many Least Developed Countries (LDCs). As more and more young people complete their
primary education, governments are faced with the challenge of providing them opportunities for further learning – either in the form of general secondary education or alternative preparation for the world of work.
Many countries, particularly in Africa, consider that technical and vocational education and training (TVET) can equip young people with skills that enable them to engage in productive livelihoods. Yet in the past, TVET programmes have not led to increased employment, despite the obvious need in these countries for technical and vocational services. This has been due, in large part, to a dearth of wage employment opportunities for technically trained workers.
UNESCO’s Section for Technical and Vocational Education is addressing this issue by proposing that entrepreneurial skills should augment the technical knowledge and skills young people gain in formal vocational training. Entrepreneurial skills will help them to acquire the mindset and know-how necessary to make self-employment a viable career option. Since there is currently little resource material available for teaching and learning about entrepreneurship at the secondary level, UNESCO has developed this prototype of a modular training package in entrepreneurship entitled “Starting my own small business”.
It is my fervent hope that education authorities will utilize this training package to prepare secondary-level TVET students to start their own small businesses. Empowering young people to become self-employed and engage in a productive livelihood not only helps them escape the trap of poverty, but also enables them to become active contributors in the economic and social activity of their community.
UNESCO views the ability to engage in a livelihood as a vital life skill. Therefore, this training package in entrepreneurship may be considered a contribution towards achieving goal 3 of the EFA process – providing young people and adults with access to quality life-skills programmes.
Peter SmithAssistant Director-General for Education
UNESCO
Paris, March 2006
Foreword
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S tarting my own small business is a prototype modular training package in entrepreneurship that is intended to provide supplementary knowledge to young people receiving technical and vocational education and training
(TVET), in formal or non-formal settings, so that they may acquire an entrepre-neurial mindset and the knowledge to set up a small business, if they so wish.
The training packages have been developed as a result of numerous re-quests from high-level education policy-makers in developing countries, particu-larly in Africa, who have bemoaned the lack of employment opportunities for the technically trained, while at the same time the availability of technical services was very limited. They were convinced that young technically trained people need-ed to become self-employed as independent service providers rather than depend on finding wage employment. Young people would then be able to satisfy the de-mand for those services while carving out profitable careers for themselves.
Yet, there was little available resource material on entrepreneurship that could augment TVET. This led UNESCO to hold two workshops in Lusaka, Zambia and Kampala, Uganda bringing together TVET policy-makers from 11 East African countries to design modular training packages in entrepreneurship for higher sec-ondary TVET learners and for non-formal learners. Following their guidelines and in close consultation with a core group of the workshop participants, UNESCO’s Section for Technical and Vocational Education developed these prototype train-ing packages for the two groups of learners.
The training packages are elementary and are intended to be an introduc-tion to ethical entrepreneurship. They make no claim to be a complete resource material on starting a small business. Rather, they are core programmes that out-line the key topics on entrepreneurship and may be expanded or abbreviated as the teaching situation demands. They also aim at instilling a heightened sense of self-confidence, particularly among non-formal learners, and awakening them to the possibility that self-employment could be a viable career option.
Launching a successful business requires an awareness of one’s knowl-edge, skills, abilities, aptitudes, values and preferences. The training therefore be-gins by inviting students to consider their own strengths and weaknesses in these areas, so that they develop a clear sense of themselves. They are encouraged to
Preface
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perceive themselves as the actors responsible for their own lives. Learners are then guided through the various stages of developing a commercial idea, from identify-ing a community need for a product or service to acquiring resources, organizing a workplace and marketing the product or service and finally preparing a business plan. At each step, the learner is encouraged to discover how his or her skills may be utilized to cater to a need in the community. While encouraging independent thought, creativity and initiative, the training demonstrates the benefits of col-laborative work by treating selected topics as group activities.
Finally, a section on the use of information and communication technol-ogy (ICT) in a small business enables facilitators to introduce these concepts to the extent that is relevant. The rapid spread of ICT usage lends this topic increas-ing significance. Such a discussion may also help to dispel the mystique that may persist in the minds of some learners regarding ICT.
For learners completing secondary-level education the training may help to make the transition from the structured atmosphere of the school to the world of work. For some non-formal learners it may provide the keys to a livelihood and for others it may lend legitimacy and system to work they are already doing.
By promoting economic self-reliance and the need to play a constructive role in the community, the training also aims at human capacity building, a key element of sustainable development. Furthermore, empowering young people to engage in productive livelihoods is consistent with the first of the Millennium De-velopment Goals, which is concerned with poverty eradication.
Each training package consists of two parts – a facilitator’s guide and a participant’s workbook. Facilitators may adapt and interpret the training material to suit the unique situations in each community. The packages may be translated into local languages and reproduced without restriction, provided UNESCO is acknowledged as their source.
Section for Technical and Vocational Education
UNESCO
Preface
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Have you thought about how you will earn your living?
Y ou will soon be finishing your technical and vocational education and training. You will then want to be independent – to take your place in your community and the wider world. A good way to achieve this would
be by using your technical knowledge and skills, together with knowledge about entrepreneurship, to launch your own business.
This course will help you to develop your entrepreneurial skills and start a business that could give you a livelihood that can support you and your family. Your business will contribute to the economic activity in your community and you may even go on to employ others. This would be a service to your community.
Most people who would like to work for themselves find it difficult to decide what type of business to start. If you wish to choose a business that suits you, you should start by thinking about yourself. You have technical knowledge and skills that are needed by both the community and business. Your ideas are needed. You can produce something or provide a service that you can sell.
As a self-employed businessperson, you will be responsible only to yourself. You will not have to report to supervisors or take instructions from anyone.
You will be your own boss!
However, you will have to use your judgment and your sense of what is right and wrong. Of course, you have a responsibility to your community to be an ethical entrepreneur.
Introduction
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This class involves you personally, and you need to be an active participant to benefit fully from it. While you need to contribute your ideas and views, it is equally important to listen to your classmates in an open-minded and respectful way.
You are encouraged to think positively about how this course can help you to fulfil your career aspirations.
Enjoy the course and good luck with your business!
Introduction
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TOPIC 1: MY WINDOW ON THE WORLD OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT 9
Unit 11 What is a business? 10 Unit 12 Who is an entrepreneur? 12
TOPIC 2: DEVELOPING MY ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS 15
Unit 03 Managing my own business 16 Unit 04 Communicating 18 Unit 05 Making the best use of my time 20 Unit 06 Practising business ethics 24
TOPIC 3: GETTING STARTED 27
Unit 17 Matching my skills with business 28 Unit 18 Assessing demand 30 Unit 19 Sizing up the market 32 Unit 10 Estimating cost and setting a price 36 Unit 11 Observing rules and regulations 40 Unit 12 Managing my workplace 44
TOPIC 4: MOBILIZING RESOURCES 47
Unit 13 Financial resources – How I find and managemy money 48
Unit 14 Human resources – Hiring people to workwith me 56
Unit 15 Material resources – The things I need 60
TOPIC 5: MY FIRST STEPS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD 63
Unit 16 Compiling my business plan 64
TOPIC 6: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) 67
Unit 17 Contacting my clients and partners with ICT 68 Unit 18 The Internet and e-business 70
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Topi
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My window on the world of self-employment
This topic will introduce you to a few basic concepts in business.
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a) What does ‘business’ mean to me?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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c) Give examples for each type of business.
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a) Who is an entrepreneur?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Unit 2Who is an entrepreneur?
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b) What entrepreurial qualities do I possess?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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c) How would these qualities help me to become successful? What other qualities do I need to develop further?
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Topi
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Developing myentrepreneurialskills
As a young person with technical and vocational skills, you can offer a service that your community needs and for which it is willing to pay.
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a) What makes a good manager?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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c) What are the advantages of planning?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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d) What is a goal? Think of an example. To work towards that goal, what small steps would you take?
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a) As an entrepreneur, what are the characteristics of good communication with clients?
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b) Role-play a conversation between a customer and a businessperson with a classmate. The client should describe his or her needs, which may or may not be satisfied by the product. The businessperson should clearly describe the product or service and its uses, and explain how the product can be adapted to suit the client’s needs.
Unit 4Communicating
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Which arguments were convincing?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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a) Why should I plan the way I use my time?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 5 Task 6
Unit 5Making the best use of my time
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b) Good time management allows for contingencies beyond our control, such as bad weather. What things that I cannot control should I consider when I make my work and time plans?
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c) Select a product (or service).List the tasks that are involved in the preparation of the product to the point of delivery. Using the tables on the following pages, estimate the time needed for each stage of production, leaving a small margin (approximately 10%) for unforeseen contingencies. Determine how different stages of production can be run simultaneously and draw up a time plan.
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Task time estimation sheet
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Daily activity time plan
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Businesses are expected to adhere to the laws and rules set out by the community (we will see more on this in unit 11). In addition, many groups of businesses have established ethical standards. These standards of practice are a core set of values, developed by that group of businesses, that govern the relationship between business and customers, and between businesses. Although they are not legally required, these values help to provide levels of service that distinguish one business from another and build confidence among clients.
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b) List examples of good business practice and bad business practice.
Good business practice Bad business practice
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d) Describe what good business practices would be important in your community.
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Getting started
In this section, you will learn how to generate a viable business idea. This means identifying a need in the local community and using your skills to fulfil that need, in the process earning compensation for yourself in the form of a salary or payment.
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a) List your skills, starting with the strongest. Cover a broad range of skills, such as thinking skills, personal skills, and health and safety skills, as well as your technical skills. Then list the needs that exist in your community.
b) When you have identified the needs, indicate which of your own skills can be used for a business venture that can address these needs.
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a) Why should I assess product demand?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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c) Develop a survey to assess demand for your product or service. When you have gathered responses to the survey, analyze the information and classify it into demographic groups (for example, age, gender, occupation and income status).
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a) What is a market?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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b) Estimate the market for a product or a service over a period of time. What things can affect my market?
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d) List locations for my business.
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e) How will I market my product or service? My marketing strategy...................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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a) How should I decide on my selling price? .................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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b) How do I work out how much it costs me to make my product? .................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Cost estimation sheet
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For my chosen business, the cost of making my product is: .....................
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d) Why should I re-examine the price after I have made my product? I must remember that my customers may buy from another business if their price is less than mine for the same quality product.
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a) What rules and regulations exist in my community or country, and why?
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f) What facilities and incentives are available to entrepreneurs starting a new business in my community?
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a) What is a workplace?
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Topi
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Mobilizing resources
The resources usually needed to launch a new business may be broadly classified in three groups: financial, human and material.
As a budding entrepreneur, you may need to mobilize sufficient finances to initiate operations.Human resource support, on the other hand, may not be required in the initial stages if you can manage the work alone. Your innovative qualities are expected to help with finding finances and material resources. A spirit of initiative and self-reliance is important in getting the business off the ground by yourself.
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Unit 13Financial resourcesHow I find and manage my money
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b) Where can I obtain funds to start my business? Loans obtained from banks will involve repayment with interest. A new entrepreneur should investigate as many sources of funding as possible in order to secure the best terms and conditions for repayment. This means ‘shopping around’ for the most favourable interest rates.
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d) Why do I need to keep records of money even if I receive a bank statement regularly?
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f) Income statement
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g) Cash flow statement
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Prepare a cash flow statement for my business.
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h) Balance sheet
What is a balance sheet?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Balance sheet
Assets
Current assets
Cash in hand
Total income
Materials in stock
Long-term assets
Equipment
Property
Total assets
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Outstanding debts
Cost of outstanding repairs
Taxes
Long-term liabilities
Bonds payable
Mortgage
Total liabilities
Equity
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Unit 14Human resourcesHiring people to work with me
a) When do I need to hire?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the following human resource arrangements?
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Unit 14Human resourcesHiring people to work with me
c) Select a task that needs to be carried out within a business. Identify the work that needs to be done and determine the professional profile of the person needed to do that work.
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Unit 15My material resourcesThe things I need
a) Make a list of the material items you will need to start your business.
Write these items in the box on the following page.
Try to estimate the quantities of items you will require when your business is just starting.
Think about how you will transport these items to where your business is located.
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Item Quantity Where I can obtain it
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b) Are my materials easily available at a reasonable price? Remember, transporting materials over long distances is expensive and not always reliable!
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My first steps in the business world
In this topic, you will develop a simple business plan, drawing on all that you have learnt in this course. This business plan is the practical culmination of your involvement in the course.
Most importantly, it should give you the confidence to take a well thought out, firm step in the world of business!
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Unit 16Compiling my business plan
a) Why do I need a business plan?
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Information and communication technology (ICT)
Information and communication technology (ICT) can help you to launch and manage a business efficiently. Even though certain ICTs may not be immediately available in your community, it is important to have at least a basic knowledge of their potential to improve efficiency and expand a business.
This topic introduces ICT in a progressive fashion, starting with the established technologies and leading to contemporary ones.
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Unit 17Contacting my clients and partners with ICT
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Unit 18The Internet and e-business
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b) What do I know about sending electronic mail (‘e-mail’)?..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Now that you have successfully completed the entrepreneurship training course, you may wish to join a self-employed person or a bigger business to experience in real life all that you have just learnt. Even if you do not receive payment for the work you may do, it would be worthwhile for you to help out with the business because it will give you valuable ‘hands-on’ experience that will help you when you launch your own business!
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