Whilst working at Hutt St Centre, Olivia Betro was provided with seed funding to start a social enterprise. The idea was a coffee cart that would provide training and skill-building opportunities for their clients who are struggling with homelessness. The vision was crystal clear, but the road map was a blank sheet of paper. Olivia was surprised to find that rather than feeling paralysed with fear and inadequacy as she ventured into the unknown, she embraced the challenge and jumped in head-first, and the “Beans Talk” coffee cart was born. What she didn’t realise at the time was she had just taken her first steps as an intrapreneur.
5 Tell-Tale Signs you’re an Intrapreneur
The term ‘Entrepreneur’ is well used and well known in the business world, but what about it’s sibling the ‘Intrapreneur’? It’s a term that is relatively unheard of and little understood. And how can you tell if you are one?
Intrapreneurs are simply entrepreneurs working to create positive change from inside an organisation. They come in all shapes and sizes and can be found in all sectors and industries. You might be working in a large corporation, a family owned business, a government agency or a not-for-profit. Intrapreneurs seek to create impact by challenging the status quo and driving innovation within their businesses. They may be small innovations that affect the organisation they work within, or they may be bold, significant endeavours which create positive change in the broader community or even globally.