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Entrepreneurship Assignments & Activities

Desiree Sartin MHS Business Education 2012 - 2013. Entrepreneurship Assignments & Activities. Overview of Assignments/Activities. Complete a magazine style questionnaire to see whether the student has the qualities to be an entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurship Assignments & Activities

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  1. Desiree Sartin MHS Business Education 2012 - 2013 Entrepreneurship Assignments & Activities

  2. Overview of Assignments/Activities • Complete a magazine style questionnaire to see whether the student has the qualities to be an entrepreneur. • Using a questionnaire to evaluate the student's career anchor type. • Investigating other people's ideas for businesses using the Internet. • Comparing the characteristics of sole proprietorship and partnership. • Comparing small and large corporations using the Internet. • Using the phonebook to investigate three businesses in the locality and list the goods and services provided by those businesses according to category. • Assessing local competition for a PC repair firm using the Internet and paper-based documentation. • Exploring a range of businesses for sale using a simulation and assessing their viability • Investigating basic issues relating to the purchase of an existing business. • Monitoring the cash flow of a business, using a simulation. • http://www.ljcreate.com/products/factsheets/p4865.pdf

  3. Web Questionnaires Magazine Questionnaire Career Quiz Use a questionnaire to evaluate your career anchor type. http://www.channelone.com/life/school/career_quiz/ Studentwill: Complete a magazine style questionnaire to see whether the student has the qualities to be an entrepreneur. • Use Google to search for a quiz/questionnaire on the qualities of an entrepreneur to see if you have whatittakes to be a successful entrepreneur. • http://www.success.com/articles/581-entrepreneurship-quiz • Email the results to desireesartin@gmail.com

  4. Unique Businesses • Investigate other people's ideas for businesses using the Internet. • Find 5 Unique Businesses in the World • Tell why they are unique • Include their logo and a link to their website • Attach/Post to your http://sartinkids.wikispaces.com page

  5. Sole proprietor vs. Partnership • Comparing the characteristics of sole proprietorship and partnership. • Write a one page essay comparing a sole proprietorship and a partnership. • Define each • Include examples of each • Tell which one you would rather be a part of • Turn in at the end of class…

  6. Comparing Corporations • Compare small and large corporations using the Internet. • Define corporation • Pick 2 corporations that do similar things; one large and one small • Create a table in Microsoft Word to chart three similarities and three differences • Email as an attachment to desireesartin@gmail.com; subject corporations

  7. Yellowbook • Use the phonebook and the internet to investigate three businesses in the local area • List the goods and services provided by those businesses according to category. • Compose a document to list your findings. • Attach/Post to your http://sartinkids.wikispaces.compage

  8. Google: PC repair firm • Read 2 – 3 articles about starting a PC repair firm/service. Find out what is needed to start that type of business. • Make a list of at least 5 -10 things that are needed to start a PC repair business. • List 3 local PC repair firms in the surrounding areas/cities/counties. • Compare local competition for a PC repair firm using the Internet and paper-based documentation.

  9. Businesses for Sale • Explore a range of businesses (3 – 5) for sale, preferably in Mississippi) using the internet and assess their value. • Include pictures if available • Include a description of the business • List sources • Make a Spreadsheet to share the data include a chart. • Email results to desireesartin@gmail.com

  10. Purchasing an existing business • Use the Internet to investigate basic issues related to the purchase of an existing business. • Work with 1 person…Make a list of 20 issues that may be encountered when purchasing an existing business. • Cite any sources. • Submit written list with both of your names. • Add to both of your pages on Sartinkids.

  11. The Cashflow Game Objective: Monitor the cash flow of a business, using a simulation. • Define Cashflow: In the discussion section of Sartinkids post the definition of cashflowin your own words. • Create a PowerPoint Presentation with 6 – 10 slides about Cashflow • work with 1 – 2 people. • Use the Internet to find 3 free money games for kids and teens include as a slide in your PowerPoint • Divide into 5 groups. Name the groups, register @ the following website, and play the cashflow game. • http://www.richdad.com/CASHFLOW-the-web-game.aspx

  12. Enrichment activities • Monopoly • http://www.hasbro.com/monopoly/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=28D02B75-D5C6-4A10-9978-61BE8F204466:en_US • Hot Shot Business • http://disney.go.com/hotshot/hsb2/ • Virtual Startup Experience • http://converter.tipodean.com/virtual-startup-experience/startup.html • Kids Money Games Online • http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/money.html

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