what is entrepreneurship?
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What is Entrepreneurship?. Entrepreneurs can change the world…. Video. What do we know?. Student Task: In your notes, brainstorm the following: What is an Entrepreneur? What do Entrepreneurs do? Why do people become Entrepreneurs?. An Entrepreneur. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What is Entrepreneurship?
Entrepreneurs can change the world…
Video
What do we know?Student Task:In your notes, brainstorm the
following:
What is an Entrepreneur?What do Entrepreneurs do?Why do people become
Entrepreneurs?
An Entrepreneur
Someone who perceives an opportunity and creates an organization to pursue it.
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NotesThe word "entrepreneur" is derived from
the French word "entreprendre," meaning “to undertake.”
Entrepreneur – a person who undertakes and operates a new venture in order to satisfy needs and/or wants that exist in society.
Venture – what the entrepreneur does. In many cases, the venture is a business carried out to make a profit.
Needs -essential for human survival/health. Can be classified into:
Real (basic) or Physical needs (such as water, food, sleep, etc.)
ANDPsychological needs (emotional ones, such as
love, companionship, security, etc.)
Wants -human desires that are not essential for human survival or health
they make people feel happyex. getting highlights in your hair, or
buying an iPod
“Famous” Entrepreneurs Let’s take a moment to
study some successful Entrepreneurs.
As you view each of the following Entrepreneurs answer the following:
a) Who is the Entrepreneur?b) What was each
Entrepreneur’s venture?
1. Name:________________
Venture:_______________
1. Bill Gates
Microsoft
2. Ray Kroc
3. Oprah Winfrey
4. Sam Walton
5. Thomas Edison
6. Lawrence Page and Sergei Brin
7. George de Mestral
Velcro
8. Tim Berners-Lee
The Internet
9. Mark Zuckerberg
10. Howard Shultz – $ 1.1 Billion
11. Jeff Bezos - $4.4 Billion
Assignment
In your binders, list the Entrepreneurs from “most” to “least” important with regard to what each has “given” to society.
Be prepared to defend your decision with the class.