Enterprise

'What is Enterprise?' It's a question many people ask. We hope that this section will provide you with some answers to this. There is a wide range of definitions on what enterprise is and what it means to be enterprising. 

The points below give a snapshot of the ways that enterprise can be defined:

• Having persistence- that means sticking at things and not giving up easily
• Being flexible- willing to do things in a different way and not being set in a routine
• Being creative and innovative- able to come up with new and unusual ideas
• Having drive and determination - knowing what you want and having the will to work hard and go for it
• Awareness of opportunities - being able to spot opportunities and make the most of them
• Enthusiasm
• Competitiveness- wanting to do better than and beat your rivals
• Showing initiative- doing things off your own back without having to be told
• Positive thinking - being able to see the positive side of any situation
• "Can do" attitude- believing in yourself and your ability to achieve

Anyone can develop these enterprising skills. Young people do so by going on work experience; taking part in enterprise activities at school; working towards the Duke of Edinburgh Award; participating in a school sports team; getting a part time job; organising an event or trip.