---
title: "Steps in the entrepreneurial process"
subject: "Entrepreneurship Development"
chapter: 1
key: "semester_7/entrepreneurship_development:entrepreneurial-process-steps"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_7/entrepreneurship_development/entrepreneurial-process-steps
site: BCT Engineering
---

# Steps in the entrepreneurial process

Entrepreneurship Development · Chapter 1: Introduction

- Asked in: year not given, 4 marks
- Video: [The Entrepreneurial Process](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGxqmtHhtqM) — CEE Video Channel
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
- Page: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_7/entrepreneurship_development/entrepreneurial-process-steps
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_7/entrepreneurship_development/chapter-1

## Question

Write short notes on the entrepreneurial process.

## Short answer

The process runs from opportunity identification, evaluation, business plan, resource mobilisation, launch, management and growth, to exit or harvest. Feedback after launch often sends the founder back to alter the product or plan.

## Answer

The **entrepreneurial process** is the sequence of steps by which an idea becomes an operating venture.

1. **Opportunity identification:** observe problems, trends and unmet needs; generate ideas.
2. **Opportunity evaluation:** test whether the idea is feasible, has enough customers, and fits the founder's skills.
3. **Business plan development:** define product, market, operations, team and finance.
4. **Resource mobilisation:** gather capital, people, equipment, premises and legal registration.
5. **Launch:** start operations, first sales and feedback collection.
6. **Management and growth:** control costs, build the team, scale up.
7. **Harvest or exit:** continue as owner, sell, merge or go public.

```text
Opportunity -> Evaluate -> Plan -> Resources
                                      |
        Exit <- Growth <- Launch  <---+
```

A venture often loops back: feedback after launch can send the founder back to change the product or plan.

**Answer:** Identify and evaluate an opportunity, plan, mobilise resources, launch, grow and finally exit or harvest.

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. Which sequence of the entrepreneurial process is correct?
   A. Opportunity identification, evaluation, business plan, resource mobilisation, launch, growth, exit
   B. Business plan, launch, evaluation, resources, exit
   C. Resource mobilisation, opportunity identification, plan, launch
   D. Launch, growth, plan, opportunity identification
   Answer: A. Opportunities come first, then evaluation, planning, resources, launch, growth and exit. (Key point: Process order)

2. What is tested in the opportunity evaluation step?
   A. Whether the company can go public
   B. Whether the idea is feasible, has enough customers and fits the founder's skills
   C. How to register the business legally
   D. How to reduce taxes
   Answer: B. Evaluation checks feasibility, customer base and founder fit. (Key point: Opportunity evaluation)

3. Which is NOT a harvest or exit option?
   A. Selling the venture
   B. Merging with another firm
   C. Observing problems and unmet needs
   D. Going public
   Answer: C. Observing problems belongs to opportunity identification. (Key point: Harvest or exit)

4. What may happen after launch according to the answer?
   A. The process always ends
   B. The founder must exit
   C. The business plan can never be changed
   D. Feedback may send the founder back to change the product or plan
   Answer: D. The process often loops back after launch feedback. (Key point: Feedback loop)

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