What is an entrepreneur? - Final Project -Your Name HereClass Period Here

Entrepreneur

What is the definition/description of an entrepreneur?

Entrepreneur Roles

Describe and explain 3 roles that an entrepreneur might have in starting their own business

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Employer vs. Employee

Explain the difference between being an employer and being an employee

Employer Employee

Describe: Describe:

Pros and Cons

ProsIdentify 3 benefits to

being an entrepreneur

ConsIdentify 3 negatives or

risks of being an entrepreneur

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Famous Entrepreneurs

The three entrepreneurs that I chose to research

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Entrepreneur #1Entrepreneurs Name:

Brief history of this entrepreneur

1. What business or product are they responsible for starting?

2. Where and when was the company/product was established?

3. List 2 reasons the company is successful

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4. List one interesting fact about the entrepreneur or the product/company

(Examples: 1. Mark Zuckerburg, founder of Facebook, cannot see the colors red and green, this is why they chose blue for the Facebook logo. 2. Michael Dell, the founder of Dell

computers started the company with a $1,000 dollar investment, the company is now worth billions)

Company or

Product Logo

Entrepreneur #2NAME:

Brief history of this entrepreneur

1. What business or product are they responsible for starting?

2. Where and when was the company/product wasestablished?

3. List 2 reasons the company is successful

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4. List one interesting fact about the entrepreneur or the product/company

Company or

Product Logo

Entrepreneur #3NAME:

Brief history of this entrepreneur

1. What business or product are they responsible for starting?

2. Where and when was the company/product was established?

3. List 2 reasons the company is successful

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4. List one interesting fact about the entrepreneur or the product/company

Company or

Product Logo

Common Characteristics

List 3 – 5 common characteristics that the three entrepreneurs that you chose to research have in common.

Think about the skills and habits that entrepreneurs need to have in order to be successful.

Unsuccessful Entrepreneur

Identify a firm/entrepreneur that went out of business

Give 3-5 reasons why this may have occurred

Credits/Sites

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