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Case 4: Look Before You Leap

Ingrid and Phillip are cousins who live in Montserrat. Because of the regular volcanic eruptions, many
of their friends have left the island to live in England. Being very patriotic, both decided that they would
not leave. Moreover, they think that the large population of Montserratians in England presents an
opportunity for them to sell Montserratian products to their Montserratian friends who have migrated.
They think that this will work because Montserratians in general are patriotic and would prefer to support DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
their homeland businesses.

Both cousins inherited a substantial amount of money from their deceased grandmother and decided that
it was best to invest in a business. After brainstorming ideas, they decided that they would pre-cook and
package ‘goat head soup’, the Montserratian National Dish, and sell this to their target market in England.
They believed that this venture would be successful as it was grounded in the culture of Montserrat. They
took 80 per cent of the inherited money and invested it in the venture, hoping that within one year they
would recover their expenditure and start to reap substantial profits by the first quarter of the second year.

4. (a) Identify the SIX steps in the entrepreneurship process.

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