Aug 29-

DUE SEPT 6^th

·         Local Entrepreneur Interview

Locate and interview an entrepreneur in the business you are interested in, to find out how they got started, whether they drafted a business plan, and if they might have advice for a young entrepreneur interested in their field. You may need to state at the outset that you don’t intend to be competition for the entrepreneurs, but are looking for advice for a school assignment.

You will turn in on Tuesday:

Who:

Company Name:

Age of Company:

Industry/Field:

Years in Industry:

Interview Questions & Answers (typed, double-spaced)

A reflection paragraph on your interview (4-5 sentences, double-spaced)

August 24-26

DUE DATE:

Aug 26

Research quotes by successful entrepreneurs. Choose two quotes that you find particularly inspiring or interesting and copy them onto separate pages in Word (remember to include the author). Then, below each quote, add your interpretation of it and/or why you like the quote. These websites may be helpful:

o    http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/famousentrepreneurs/a/quotations.htm

o    http://www.growthink.com/content/secrets-their-success-25-quotes-famous-entrepreneurs

o    http://www.entrepreneur-support.com/famous-entrepreneur-quotes.shtml

Aug

22-23

DUE BEGINNING OF CLASS:

Aug

23

Read the article Seven Key Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs, which can be found at: http://ezinearticles.com/?Seven-Key-Qualities-of-Successful-Entrepreneurs&id=8795. Select TWO of the qualities and describe instance(s) in your own life where you have exhibited these qualities.