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All About Entrepreneurship. Do you have what it takes?. Define entrepreneurship. Recognize the role entrepreneurs play in the U.S. economy. Examine the reasons that businesses succeed or fail. Goals. entrepreneurs people who own, operate, and take the risk of a business venture
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All About Entrepreneurship Do you have what it takes?
Define entrepreneurship. • Recognize the role entrepreneurs play in the U.S. economy. • Examine the reasons that businesses succeed or fail. Goals
entrepreneurs • people who own, operate, and take the risk of a business venture • entrepreneurship • running a business of one’s own What is an Entrepreneur?
Entrepreneurs identify unmet needs in the marketplace. • They provide a service or product to meet those needs. What is an Entrepreneur?
people who work for someone else • are subjected to neither the risks nor benefits of business ownership Employees
the desire to set your own schedule • the need to work out of your home • the wish to pursue a personal dream Reasons for becoming an entrepreneur include:
manufacturing • wholesaling • retailing • service Types of Entrepreneurial Businesses
In MS Word, Create a document that answers the following questions: • Define the entrepreneur business that was assigned to you. • Find an example of that type of entrepreneur business. • Describe the business (what do they make, do, or service)? • Who started the business? • When was it started? • Where is it’s headquarters? • Provide a picture of the business’s logo Today’s Task