Question $2[20$ marks$]$

Mary just completed her Bachelor of Business and Entrepreneurship. She aspires to start a business as a Consultant. She intends to work as a freelance Consultant for small businesses and wishes to help them develop strategies and position themselves better in the market and expand to have a wider footprint thereby increasing their customer base and ultimately increase their profits.

Naturally Mary is a very shy and reserved person who has very few friends and was often ridiculed by her peers for her lack of social skills.

i$.$ By raising five $(5)$ distinct points, explain to Mary the qualities that she ought to possess

in order to succeed as a Consultant. $(10$ marks$)$

ii$.$ Discuss five $(5)$ challenges that Mary is likely to face as a new entrant into the Consultancy

business. $(10$ marks$)$