Entrepreneur Five

DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE, PROFESSOR GASTON ORTIGAS |

HIGH FIVE TO 5 ENTREPRENEURS

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and their key competencies based on Jeffrey Timmons “SIX THEMES of DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES & BEHAVIORS” and “OTHER DESIRED ATTRIBUTES & BEHAVIORS WHICH ARE MORE INNATE THAN ACQUIRED” from his book New Venture Creation. |

DIANA R. PANGALILINGAN

LT B-11

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I rated each entrepreneur based on their apparent competency using and ranked them accordingly. Putting myself into their situation, I rated myself using .

Mike Cases

Business: Tito Mike’s sardines (Tito Mike’s Food Company)

Year started: 1998

Starting Capital : Php 1,500,000.00

Story Reference: http://www.entrepreneur.com.ph/ideas-and-opportunities/article/an-ofw-finds-business-in-sardines

“Cases = Fishes +Bottles”

I saw a part of me in Mike when he was dissatisfied at Brunei. It gave me a thought that my dissatisfaction could be a satisfaction to someone else and he actually considered that something that he needs to do. Distance did not stop him from pursuing his plans. And it was actually wise though not too bold of him not to give up his lucrative job during start-up and it actually shows that he is not taking risk for granted and that is one important thing that I have to consider.

Attitudes and Behaviors:

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| | | | | Acquirable - | |

| | | | | Opportunity obsession | He did see the opportunity of Dipolog’s growing |

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| | | | | | reputation as the Philippines’s top sardines producer. And even if he has everything in his job at Brunei, he still pursued this mission. |

| | | | | Tolerance of risk, ambiguity & uncertainty | Raising the initial capital of Php1.5 million is a |

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| | | | | | big risk considering he sold off some of his properties in addition to his savings. |

| | | | | Creativity,...