1. CEDACS - IDB jHjidhlhd hkq – The Entrepreneur jHjidhlhd wjodkus orkafkls - Risk Taker Cantillon – 1775 jHjidhlhd ixjsOdhlfhls - Orgarnizer jHjidhlhd ksIamdok idOl ixfhda. lrkq,nk wdrA:sl ksfhdacs;fhls ke;skus ixjsOdhlfhls - J B Say jHjidhlhd kfjdaoamdok isoqlrkafkls - Innovates jHjidhlhd hkq kfjdaoamdok ;=<ska,dN Wmrsu lsrSug W;aidy lrk wdrA:sl usksfils - J A Schumpeter -1991 jHjidhlhd ks;ru fjkila fidhkafkls – Searches for Change jHjidhlhd ks;ru fjkila fidhk Bg m%;spdr oelajSfuka ta ;ukaf.a jdKscuh wjia:djla m;alr.kafkls - Peter Drucker - 1980

2. CEDACS - IDB jHjidhl;aj.=Kdx. – Entrepreneurial Qualities  fjfyiS jevlsrsu Hard Working  wd;au jsYajdih Self-Confident  wkd.;h ioyd f.dvk.d.eksu Builds for the Future ,dNhg keUqre nj Profit- Oriented  b,lal keUqre nj Goal Oriented  fkdmiqniakd W;aidyh Persistant  widra:ljSus ord.; yelsnj Copes with failure  m%;spdrj,g m%;sls%hd oelajsu Responds to Feedback  uq,drusNhka m%oraYK lsrsu Demonstrates Initiative  ijkaosug leu;s nj willing to Listen  ;udf.au m%us;ska ia:dms; lr.eksu Sets own standards  wjsksYaps;;djhka ord.; yels nj Copes with uncertainty  lemjssu Committed  Yla;sh u; f.dvke.su Builds on Strengths  wjodkus oersu Risk -Taker

3. CEDACS - IDB jHjidhl;ajfha jeo.;alu Importance of Entrepreneurship  /lshd W;amdokh – Employment Creation  foaYsh iusm;a Ndjs;h – Local Resources  jHdmdrh jsuOH.; lsrsu iy jHdmdr jsjsOdx.slrKh lsrsu – Decentralization & Diversification of Business  ;dlaIKh m%jrAOkh – Promotion of Technology  wruqo,a /ialsrsu – Capital Formation  jHjidhl ixialD;shla m%jrAOkh lsrsu – Promotion of an Entrepreneurial Culture

4. CEDACS - IDB 1' wj¯ku we.hSu Assess the risk 2' wruqKq $ b,lal iy mrudra: ksYaph lsrsu Determine Goals & objectives 3' jsl,am meyeos,s lsrsu Clarify alternatives 4' f;dr;=re reialsrsu iy jsl,am i,ld ne,Su Gathering information / Weigh alternatives 5' wjodkus ;;aj wju lsrsu Minimize Risks 6' jsl,am ie,iqus lsrSu iy l%shd;aul lsrsu Plan and Implement the Best Alternative wj¯kus ;;ajhla jsYaf,aIKh lsrsfus l%shd ms<sfj, Risk Analysis

5. CEDACS - IDB Selection Of Entrepreneurs Identifying Their Interests Expressing Feelings Asses The Business Knowledge Discovering What Motivates Them Identifying Their Experiences Find Out The Strength & Weaknesses Understanding Their Capabilities Observing Entrepreneurship Qualities

6. Shrimal Jayathilake Bsc. HNDE, bis_sol@yahoo.com CEDACS - IDB