Born to business: Why entrepreneurship is inherent and can be taught 4 Apr, 2021 04:00 AM 8 minutes to read Adults have a role to play in teaching children entrepreneurial skills. Photo/supplied Jane Phare is a senior business reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjane.phare@nzme.co.nz In part two of the Herald's series Jane Phare looks at whether entrepreneurial skills can be taught and meets a teenager who launched a successful gift-wrap business with the help of mentors. Everyone is born with entrepreneurial traits as far as Professor Nathan Berg is concerned. "We proactively search our environment for opportunities," he says.