Entrepreneur Study Search
Intro - Together, we will take 10-15 minutes to read over the list 30 under 30 from Forbes
Discuss - What does it take to make dreams come true? By that we mean - what are the attributes that successful entrepreneurs tend to display ?
List - other entrepreneurs students know of
Study Search Objectives
1) To search the Internet to find famous entrepreneurs and determine their road to success.
2) To predict what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
Study Search Requirements
1) You are to pick three different entrepreneurs - they can all be from the list of 30 under 30 - or you can use one that we talked about in class or you can do one that you know of specifically from your own knowledge.
2) Investigate his/her backgrounds to determine the factors that leads to business success.
3) Think in terms of the 5 W's & H- Who - What - Where - When - Why - How
4)
You will present your information in a Powerpoint presentation
5) Your slide show will have a cover slide with a title and the names and images of each of the entrepreneurs
6) You will have 3 slides for each of the entrepreneurs -
- First Slide - Intro the Entrepreneur - Another picture and give the Who - What - Where (consider including what they have created, how much they are worth, their schooling, and other other key info about the person)
- Second Slide - Tell us more - this would be the When, Why and How - go into greater detail (consider including an image of their product/service or what it was that brought them to success
- Third Slide - This is a slide where you will list your thoughts about who the person is and what you think of them in your own words. You must include a bulleted list of the attributes that made them successful
7) After you have completed all three entrepreneurs, you will have a closing slide that will predict what will happen in the future with each of the listed entrepreneurs.
Due date: Friday, April 10 at the end of class (we will provide some class time each day)
Save your Powerpoint document at 3entreps in your Introduction to Business/Marketing folder - link up on your worklinks
