Is Entrepreneurship Right for You?

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Successful Entrepreneurs

• Independent

• Self-confident

• Determined

• Demonstrate Perseverance

• Goal-oriented

• Need to Achieve

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Successful Entrepreneurs

• Set High Personal Standards

• Creative

• Able to Act Quickly

• Keep Up To Date with Technology

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Good Team Members

• Commitment

• Competency

• Communication

• Cooperation

• Creativity

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Should You Be an Entrepreneur?

• Assess Your Interests – Hobbies can become business ventures.– Go with your strengths.

• Assess Your Aptitude– Do you have the ability to learn a

particular kind of job?– Do you have the skills necessary for the

profession?

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Advantages of Entrepreneurship

• Entrepreneurs are their own bosses.

• Entrepreneurs can choose a business that interests them.

• Entrepreneurs can be creative.

• Entrepreneurs can make large sums of money.

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Disadvantages of Entrepreneurship

• Entrepreneurship is risky.

• Entrepreneurs face uncertain and irregular incomes.

• Entrepreneurs work long hours.

• Entrepreneurs must make all decisions by themselves.

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Assignments (Design a Shirt Project) Break the class into teams consisting of two students.

Then give each team a white t-shirt from the dollar store. Each team will design the shirt to define entrepreneurship. Each team will have fabric paint to design their shirt. The shirts will be evaluated for artistic and educational value, using the assigned rubric.

(Entrepreneurship Career Day) Invite three entrepreneurs from the community to speak to the class about their experiences. Students must take notes. Then have students design posters that represent the entrepreneurs who presented to class. The posters should include pictures of the entrepreneurs, their backgrounds, education, and success stories. This project will be evaluated for complete content, creativity, and appearance, using the assigned rubric.

(Successful Entrepreneurs Project) Put the names of 15 successful entrepreneurs in a hat. Split the class into teams consisting of two students. Each team draws an entrepreneur from the hat and must prepare an oral presentation about the entrepreneur. The teams will present their reports to the class. Three presentations each day will complete the entire project within a week. Presentations will be evaluated for content, creativity, and enthusiasm using the assigned rubric.

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