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Business Studies for Secondary Schools

TANESCO and ZECO management
Activity 2.4 reported that at fi rst it was complicated
for the customers to use the system, but
Analyse the case study below and use later on with upgrades it became very
it to answer the questions that follow: effi cient.
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(a) With specifi c examples from the
scenario, what is meant by the term
creativity, innovation and invention?

(b) What other examples of creativity,
innovation and invention have been
done by your community?
The Tanzania Electric Supply Company
(TANESCO) for Tanzania Mainland
and Zanzibar Electricity Corporation Exercise 2.2
(ZECO) for Zanzibar, are the leading
providers of electricity in the country. 1. People working in the field
The companies realised that some of education have special
households and small business characteristics that enable them
customers defaulted on their electricity to carry out their duties and
payments. responsibilities effectively. The

As a solution, TANESCO and ZECO same applies to lawyers, doctors,
decided to introduce new programs and in other professions. How
referred to as ‘Lipa Umeme Kadri is this statement correct to an
Unavyotumia’ (LUKU) and Tumia entrepreneur?
Umeme Kwa Uangalifu Zanzibar 2. The products people are using today
(TUKUZA) which allowed customers are different from those that were
to purchase electricity accordingly used in the past. They are either
as needed and eased the buying of modifi ed in size, usage, quality or
electricity tokens through mobile quantity. What is your comment on
money and from various vendors in these changes?
their communities.

Entrepreneurial skills

Entrepreneurial skills are abilities that an
individual needs to possess so as to identify
and pursue different opportunities in the
market. Thus, to become a successful
entrepreneur, one needs to develop several
types of skills. The following are the skills

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