Is Entrepreneurship Right For Me?

EQ - Is entrepreneurship right for me?

1. Activator - What do you think it takes to be a successful entrepreneur?
1. CP Activity (10-11)
2. Update your list
2. Discussion - Which of the characteristics from your reading do you most possess?
3. Self-assessment - What personality traits do you express that match the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs?  How do you know? *handout* 
4. Homework/Study Help - Quizlet
5. Meet a young entrepreneur
6. Teamwork - As a class, list Adora's personal traits that have contributed to her success as an entrepreneur.
7. Self Assessment - Is entrepreneurship right for you? Why or why not?
8. Partnership Activity
1. Choose a successful entrepreneur.
2. List the traits and aptitudes that have contributed to his/her success.
3. Create a brief overview of this Trep to present to the class.

 EQ - What are the advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship?

1. Activator - The Downside*
2. Class Discussion
3. Sim-Card Foldable - Advantages and Disadvantages of Entrepreneurship
4. Advantages & Disadvantages of Entrepreneurship
5. TPS - What Went Wrong? (p.13)  
6. Today's Meet Questionnaire - Do the adv. outweigh the disadv.? Why or why not?
7. Class Brainstorm - Names of Local Businesses
1. List on Board
2. Can we categorize these in any way? How?
8. Sim-Card Foldable - Introduction to 4 Types of Business
9. Can we categorize our list in a different way?
10. Today's Meet Questionnaire - Based upon your personal characteristics, which type of business do you think you'd be most successful operating?

Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs

 EQ - How do my character traits compare to those of a successful entrepreneur?

1. Activator:  Soul Pancake "Success"
• Read the quotes
• Compose your thoughts on your reading.
2. Key Terminology AO
3. Ideas In Action - Making Job Connections (p. 3)
1. Actively Read (Intro & Demo)
2. Complete "What do you know?"
3. Prepare for a class discussion
4. Card Group Activity - Understanding Entrepreneurship
1. Actively Read p 4-8 (skip "Types of Entrepreneurial Businesses)
2. Checkpoint Question
3. Class Discussion
5. Collaborative Pairs Splashdown- What do you think it takes to be a successful entrepreneur?
1. CP Activity (10-11)
2. Update your list
6. Discussion - Which of the characteristics from your reading do you most possess?
7. Homework - Self-assessment - What personality traits do you express that match the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs?  How do you know?

 Homework/Study Help - Quizlet

Entrepreneurial Ideas

EQ - How can identifying a problem lead us to develop an entrepreneurial idea?

1. Activator - What is entrepreneurship?
1. Commenting on the class website
2. Gyrate Your Genius *Credit to Soul Pancake*
1. Think of a problem that irritates you.
2. Channel your inner inventor
3. Create a solution.  No matter how far-fetched it seems, sketch it out and name it.
3. TPS Discussion - What makes an idea a good idea?
4. Steven Johnson suggests how good ideas are created.  After watching the video we will share our inner genius with others and see if our ideas can grow together.
     
5. Museum Walk & Handout- Place your images around the room. Complete the handout. 
• Handout
6. Class Discussion
• Collaboration Opportunities?
• Favorite Idea?
• Most Likely To Succeed?
7. How does this relate to that big "E" Word...What is an Entrepreneur?
8. Collaborative Pairs - How could you turn your idea into a business?
9. TOD - Answer the EQ

Welcome to Entrepreneurship

EQ - What is entrepreneurship?

1. Activator - I Want To Draw A Cat For You
2. Splashdown *Discovery Questionnaire
3. Class Discussion
4. The Key to defining Entrepreneurship
• Light bulbs vs. Money bags
5. Class Discussion - What have you learned so far?
6. *Revisiting "I Want To Draw A Cat For You" * Copyright You and Me This Morning
7.  TOD
• What are your thoughts regarding becoming an entrepreneur?  Explain using what you have learned about entrepreneurship today.

**Homework** Visit the class website and comment on this post with your definition of entrepreneurship

Business Plan Generation

EQ - How can I effectively write a business plan?

1. Activator - 3 Keys Conversation
2. Business Plan Rubric Highlighting
3. A closer look at Operations
4. Project Work Time
5. TOD - Comment on your Operations Section of the paper