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Careers Opportunities
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Administrative skills | the ability to perform essential, routine business tasks such as organizing, planning, filing, billing, computing, etc. |
| Angel investor | someone who provides startup money to a new business |
| Challenge | an obstacle or problem; something that might hinder the achievement of goals |
| Communication skills | the ability to express thoughts and ideas in a clear manner |
| Creativity | the ability to generate unique ideas, approaches, and solutions |
| Decision making skills | the ability to effectively choose among alternatives |
| Deduction | a tax write off that reduces the gross amount of an individual's income, which in turn reduces the taxed owed |
| Entrepreneur | an individual who identifies an opportunity focuses on the improvement and growth of that business, and receives personal and financial rewards for their efforts |
| Financial skills | the ability to manage money |
| Flexibility | the ability to adapt to changes as they occur; adaptability |
| Home based business | a company that is operated in a residential dwelling |
| Independence | the ability to think and act on your own and to complete tasks without the direction of others |
| Innovation | the process of creating new or more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas |
| Leadership skills | the ability to guide or direct the actions of others |
| Manager | an individual responsible for the coordination of resources to accomplish an organizations goals |
| Network | to connect with individuals who might help accomplish personal, career, or professional goals |
| Opportunity | a circumstance that presents itself as favorable means to meet an objective |
| Passion | a strong feeling of enthusiasm, determination, and devotion |
| Problem-solving skills | the ability to find solutions to obstacles or problems |
| Professional development | steps that an individual takes to enhance or improve skills or traits that are needed to excel in their career/profession |
| Self-aware | conscious of one's own strengths, weakness, and emotions |
| Self-employed | an individual who is their own boss |
| Skill | the ability to perform a task that is developed through knowledge, training, and practice |
| Small business | a business that employs 500 or fewer people |
| Small-business owner | an individual who owns a business venture to generate income without intentions of growing or expanding the business |
| Support system | a network of individuals and/or organizations who offer assistance to those in need of advice and information |
| Technical skills | the ability to acquire and utilize systematic, specialized applications to accomplish business objectives |
| Traits | personal characteristics, expressed by a regular pattern of behavior, that become a part of you over time |
| Trends | the general directions in which people or events are moving |