An innovative entrepreneur John Green, owner of the company Fabulous Food, was reading that consumers want healthy and environmentally friendly food options. He recognised that there was a gap in the market for these types of products and a potential to make a profit. John also realised the importance of social media because consumers are now using Instagram and Pinterest to share images of their food. He is now running a successful healthy fast-food chain and encourages customers to take a snap of their food and share it on social media.
Questions
1. Why would consumer needs and tastes change?
2. What quality does an entrepreneur need to deal with these changes?
3. How might John generate new ideas?
Before We Begin …
Enterprise Being innovative and creative while taking personal and financial risk to achieve one’s goal.
The ability of a person, acting independently or with others, to creatively generate and build ideas, to identify opportunities for innovation and turn them into practical and profitable organisations.
Entrepreneurship Acting upon
opportunities and ideas, and transforming them into value for others. The value that is created can be financial, cultural or social.
Entrepreneur
A person who takes the initiative and risk to set up a business in the hope of making a profit.