U2+Entrepreneur





**Entrepreneurship- Starting Your Own Business** ||

1) Read text pg. 123- 124 profiling several small businesses. Create and Fill in the chart below for each entrepreneur:


 * || Characteristics || Interests || Skills || Values ||
 * Stefanie Konkin ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Kulminder Banga ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Dameion Royes ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

2) In your notes, make a list of at least 8 small businesses (ie. NOT big chain stores) in your community and what products and services they provide.

3) Read p. 127- 129. Based on these questions, in your notes create a list of 12 attributes that people who want to become entrepreneurs should have.

4) Do the “Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Do you think you would make a good entrepreneur? Why or why not? Answer in your notes.

=**Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?** =

**Answer the following questions with yes or no.** **If you answer A yes @ to all of these questions, entrepreneurship may be an option for you!**

 * Do you have a burning desire to be on your own? || Yes No ||
 * Are you confident that you can succeed? || Yes No ||
 * Are you willing to take calculated and moderate risks? || Yes No ||
 * Are you a self-starter? || Yes No ||
 * Are you able to set long-term goals? || Yes No ||
 * Can you stick with those goals, even if faced with a difficult problem? || Yes No ||
 * Do you believe that money is the best measure of success? || Yes No ||
 * Are you creative? Are you always looking for new approaches and ideas? || Yes No ||
 * Are you good at making decisions? || Yes No ||
 * Are you willing to market your product or service? || Yes No ||
 * Are you a good organizer? || Yes No ||
 * Do you pay attention to details? || Yes No ||
 * Are you flexible? Can you adapt to change? Can you handle surprises? || Yes No ||

= **Video: “The Dragon’s Den” (CBC TV)** = **Click the hyperlink to access video [|Dragon's den]** On this show, aspiring entrepreneurs “pitch” their ideas for new products and services to successful business people. As you watch a few of the “pitches,” answer the questions below on a separate sheet:


 * 1) List the ideas the entrepreneurs pitched.
 * 2) What did the entrepreneurs do that made some pitches more effective than others?
 * 3) Which entrepreneur had your “vote” and why?