Entrepreneurship+Week

=2011 Entrepreneurship Week - Feb. 21-25=

Choose a famous entrepreneur and research their life. See attached list.



Conduct research using Internet resources. Create a presentation using the Facebook Template below.

Identify your entrepreneur. Access information from various resources. Evaluate sources and analyze your information
 * historically significant entrepreneur
 * summarize their insight or inspiration
 * describe their solution
 * discuss the steps this entrepreneur took to implement his/her idea
 * describe the success of the entrepreneur in terms of the number of people they have helped and the positive outcomes all of us have experienced as a result of their idea.
 * discuss how this person embodies the idea of being a "changemaker"
 * select a quote from this entrepreneur that reflects their ideas about entrepreneurship
 * include any other information you believe is relevant to this person's role as an entrepreneur.

Presentation should include:
 * picture of the entrepreneur
 * timeline and importance of entrepreneur's contribution
 * copy of quote
 * information on entrepreneur
 * photos of entrepreneur and service/products, etc.



== = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Entrepreneurship Project=

Choose a business person to create some type of presentation (using 21st century tools). Research your person finding information about their life and the characteristics he or she used to become successful. Think about: 1. product or service 2. costs and method of production 3. market served

Some suggested websites: http://entrepreneurs.miningco.com/od/famousentrepreneurs/ http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl1_1.htm http://www.dwc.edu/library/entrepreneurs.shtml http://www.biography.com/search/index.jsp

Loren Richardson - Jean Nidetch (Weight Watchers) media type="custom" key="539997"

Jenni Mizzell- The Fabulous Walt Disney

media type="custom" key="541175"

John Piper- Dale Earnhardt media type="custom" key="543485"

Heather Ricks-Walt Disney media type="custom" key="544653"

Brant Vickers - Fred DeLuca media type="custom" key="544969"

Chelsea Alt-Howard Schultz media type="custom" key="544985"

Jerit Owens- P.T. Barnum media type="custom" key="547493"

Kane Richardson- Ray Kroc media type="custom" key="547677"

Kayla Wilkinson-Milton Hershey media type="custom" key="547615"

Brittany Brown- Walt Disney media type="custom" key="547635"

Aaron Williams - Sam Walton

media type="custom" key="547691"

Trey McDaniel-Fred DeLuca media type="custom" key="547857"

Ashley Machen-sam walton media type="custom" key="547865"

Cole Hayes - Donald Trump

media type="custom" key="548605"

Anthony Ricks - Berry Gordy

media type="custom" key="548621"

Anna Burks- Estee Lauder

media type="custom" key="548649"

Ansley Peters - Glen Bell

media type="custom" key="548693"

Jessica Harbin- Jean Nidetch media type="custom" key="548997"

Cayla Whitehead- Mary Kay media type="custom" key="549085"

Cody Butler - Berry Gordy media type="custom" key="549097"

Nicholas Lewis - Paul Allen media type="custom" key="549123"

Kevin Peters- Bill Gates

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Jacob Barrand- Sam Walton media type="custom" key="552007"