2006 | Entrepreneurs - shaping the future of Australia

• Understand and apply the term entrepreneur
• Explain some benefits that entrepreneurship brings to the Australian economy
• Analyse and apply criteria for successful entrepreneurship
• Grasp the role a company such as Ernst & Young can play in fostering innovation within business.

2. The market sections in Australia
The three markets in which Australian business can typically be categorised into three groups.

3. What makes an entrepreneur
Got an idea for a new product or service? Or maybe you have an idea to vary a product that already exists?

4. Why are entrepreneurs important to Australia?
Entrepreneurship brings a vital dimension to the Australian economy.

5. Why are entrepreneurs important to Ernst & Young?
Ernst & Young recognise that entrepreneurs are the 'engine room' of the Australian economy.

6a. Ernst & Young and the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Ernst & Young presents the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards to innovative and successful entrepreneurial business people.

6b. Ernst & Young and the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
ModelCo, Austal, Youth off the Streets and BreakFree

7. Entrepreneurship and Ernst & Young's business
Businesses pass through a number of stages as they develop.

8. Conclusion
Entrepreneurs are responsible for significant economic growth, creating employment and wealth and enabling Australia to compete on the world stage.