Benefits of Being an Entrepreneur EXAM CORNERINTRO ACTIVITY 2026 Q17 (a) (i) & (ii)
Tony Donnelly spotted a gap in his local area for a hardware shop. In 2023 he set up his own company called Donnelly Ltd. (i) State two skills or characteristics of an entrepreneur.
Risk taker: an entrepreneur takes on the personal and financial risk that the business might fail .
Uses initiative: an entrepreneur is proactive and acts on an opportunity instead of waiting.
(ii) Outline two benefits of being an entrepreneur. 1st Prong
2nd Prong
You get to be your own boss...
The chance to earn higher profits...
so you have control over your own time and decisions.
as the entrepreneur’s income can increase allowing them to expand their business.
Q5 (a) Orla left her job to start her own bakery in Kilkenny.
Outline one other reason not given in the exam corner above, that someone like Orla would want to become an entrepreneur.
Q5 (b) Explain the main reason that you would start your own business in the future.
Risks and Challenges of Entrepreneurship
Q5 (c) Outline two challenges for Orla in running her own business. 1.