Innovation and enterprise

Innovation and enterprise may be something that recruiters look for in specific roles, but equally they would be the attributes of a successful entrepreneur, small business owner or sole trader.

Someone demonstrating innovation and enterprise skills will have the following understanding and abilities:

• To identify opportunities and to develop opportunities
• To take the initiative, think critically and strategically
• To take decisions
• To set goals, plan and take action
• To network to gather resources (information, useful contacts)
• To assess the context and adapt plans and thinking as needs be to achieve successful outcomes
• To be resilient, solve problems and keep going through challenging times