Entrepreneur Scout Interest Badge
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Badge requirements
- Have passed the Entrepreneurship Scoutcraft Badge and be prepared to demonstrate any of those requirements. OR Complete all the requirements for the Entrepreneurship Scoutcraft Badge.
- Explain what entrepreneurship is and how it impacts the South African Economy in terms of SME's and how they contribute to the economy.
- Find a successful small company that you admire and research the history of the company to be able to explain the following to the badge examiner:
- Where did the idea come from and how was it started.
- How did the person fund the business start-up costs.
- What challenges did the business have before it succeeded.
- What were important skills for the entrepreneur to have that made them successful.
- Come up with an idea for a business and develop a business plan for that idea. The business plan should include all of the following:
- Details of the Product or Service including at least the following:
- The product or service to be offered.
- The goals for your business and how can meet them.
- The resources you will need to start the business.
- The potential threats or risks for the product or service you intend to offer.
- Legal requirements or limitations: Taxes, licences, patents etc.
- Market Analysis including at least the following:
- Who would buy your product or service.
- Your business's competitors, their strengths, and weaknesses.
- What will make your product or service unique.
- Financial viability, including at least the following:
- A list of resources you will need to start your business.
- How you will obtain them.
- A budget income statement, showing all expected incomes, and the expenses incurred in creating the product or offering the service.
- How much you will charge for your product or Service.
- Explain the difference between sales income and profit.
- Describe what will you do with any profit.
- Personnel:
- What jobs will you do? What skills or qualifications you would need.
- If you will need help, describe the responsibilities, skills, and qualifications for each of roles.
- Promotion and Marketing:
- How will you market your product or service.
- Design a promotional flier or poster for your product or service.
- Details of the Product or Service including at least the following:
- When you believe your business idea is feasible, imagine your business idea is now up and running.
- What successes and problems might you experience. (SWAT analysis)
- How would you overcome any failures.
- Discuss with your badge examiner any ethical questions you might face and how you would deal with them.
- Project: Manufacture/Make/Bake something and sell it at a school bazaar or flee market, and report on it in detail noting the above items. This can be a food item or small gift item as example.
Requirements in PDF
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