Students, as the school year comes to a close, let's take some time to reflect and think about the things you wish you knew and what you loved experiencing in your Senior or Junior year. This doesn't necessarily have to be in regards to Entrepreneurship class, but the school year as a whole. After you are done with reflecting, please create a Senior or Junior year "survival guide". Have at least 10 pieces of advice for students who are going to be in your shoes next year. Not all pieces of advice have to be related to Entrepreneurship class, but try to give at least 2 to 3 pieces of advice to incoming Entrepreneurship students. Credit will only be given for postings that are completed during the class period.
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The following article showcases a handful of very successful Entrepreneurs that started their business with very little business experience. Please choose one of the Entrepreneurs and further research their story using the Internet. Please answer the following questions when you complete your secondary research. You will only receive credit for this assignment today 4/26.
Questions: 1.) Where is the birthplace of your Entrepreneur? 2.) Where did your Entrepreneur attend college? 3.)What was your Entrepreneur's first career choice? Were they successful? 3.) What made your Entrepreneur decide to start their business? If you were in their shoes, would you have made the same choice? Why or why not? 4.) Do you agree with the statement, "You do not have to have business experience to start your own business?". Why or why not? 5.) Has your Entrepreneur expanded their empire? If so, how? Think about your business... if you were to open for business tomorrow, how could you expand your business? Examples: Extension products, additional services, new products, location etc. Please read the article below to estimate how much advertising on Facebook could cost you and your business.
After our class discussion, explain how effective business communication is a balance between qualities. For example, how does briefness need to be balanced with clarity? How does briefness need to be balanced with courtesy? In addition, explain how technology has effected how businesses communicate.
Currently, most of you are dealing with how are you going to create your product. Are you going to own production and rent a facility, can you make it yourself in your garage, are you going to outsource production or even offshore(have your product produced in another country) production. The article below covers some of the pros and cons of outsourcing. Please read the article below and answer the following questions. LATE BLOG POSTINGS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. MUST BE COMPLETED DURING CLASS. 1.) After reading the article, how do you feel about outsourcing? Explain
2.) If you outsource the production of your product, how will this personally effect your business?(Think about all the benefits of outsourcing) Explain and provide support. 3.) How do you feel about companies producing their product in countries that do not have the same labor regulations as the United States? Explain and support your answer. 4.) Think of a product that you have purchased. Research about that company and try find where their production facility is located. Now knowing where the company produces their product, has that changed the way you feel about the company/product? Why or why not? Please watch the TED Talk with Cameron Herold the founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK and answer the questions below. If you do not have have headphones, you may borrow some from me. Headphones are in the clear box with the red cover on the desk. Please return when you are done. If you do not answer the questions today during class, you will not receive credit. NO LATE BLOG POSTINGS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
1.) How did Cameron inspire you? Why? (please use evidence from the talk) 2.) During his talk, Cameron states that society views a handful of traits to be "bad" in students. a.) What are those traits? b.) Do you think those traits are "bad"? c.) Do you embodied any of those traits and have you been told they were bad? 3.) Do you feel becoming an entrepreneur is because of nature or nurture? Why? |
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