Entrepreneurial Skills Development

摘要

In this article we will analyze the concept of entrepreneurship and the importance of skills development to create a culture of entrepreneurship. A search of articles was based on the keywords "entrepreneurship" and "skills of the entrepreneur, the period being considered between 2010 and 2014. The goal was to identify personal skills (cognitive, social and relational skills, technical skills and management skills) and business skills (strategies adopted by the company, products and/or services, corporate image, and management systems: human resource management, financial management, marketing, among others, and the formal and informal structure of the company). The literature review was based on entrepreneurship studies with the goal to identify soft skills that entrepreneurs need to develop to create and manage innovative business.