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A Passion for
Innovation
Session 1
Who what
or
is
entrepreneur?
an
n Entrepreneur Is
a person who organizes and
manages abusiness undertaking,
assuming the risk for the sake of
profit
An entrepreneur: Sees an
opportunity. Makes a plan. Starts
the business. Managesthe
business. Receives the profit.
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ntrepreneurs are
innovators: people who come
up with ideas and embody those
ideas in high-growth companies.
The
Economist
ntrepreneurs are
creative, intuitive risk
takers ready to challenge
conventional wisdom, recognizing
there is far more than profits to be
gained.
Independent Youth.org
planning
risk-taking
passi
on
one thing
There is
passion.
and that is
nst the advice of his friends, Hamdi took out a loan and bought the factor
ent five years perfecting his yogurt recipe and then started the company
bani.
Today, Chobani employs more than 2,000 workers.
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We Need Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in
the U.S.economy.
Bureau of Labor
Statistics
We Need
Entrepreneurs
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nnovation Means
What does it mean to be innovative?
new ideas
What does it introducing
mean to be innovative?
or
methods
having new ideas about how
something can be done
and food.
open a burrito restaurant to
He had an idea to
_______
raise money.
quitting his job and borrowing money to open
Steve Ells took a risk by _______
a restaurant.
change how people think about
He saw an opportunity to _______
fast food.
taught his employees
He showed leadership when he _______
to cook.
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PROBLEM
starting a
company
plastic waste
INNOVATION
OPPORTUNITY
using bamboo
the
environment
PLAN
Do you see an
opportunity?
IDEA
Entrepreneurs:
A Passion for
Innovation
Session 2
The Process
Every entrepreneur is unique.
However, they generally follow
a similar process.
See if you can put the steps
of the process
in order:
opportunity
evaluation
company
formation/launch
growth
idea generation
planning
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idea generation
opportunity
evaluation
planning
company
formation/launch
growth
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STEP 2
3
1
4:
growth
opportunity
idea
planning
company
generation
evaluation
formation/launch
How
will
you
let
people
know
What
recognize
is your
a need
strategy?
or a problem;
what
you
are
doing?
Is
there
an
opportunity
here?
think
What
of
will
you
innovative
call
yoursolution
How
will
you
go
about
making
company?
What
will your
you call
Can
you
Is
it worth
time,
your
ideaincrease
ainvesting
reality?
your products/services?
yourproduction?
Your profits?
energy,
andmoney?
Will you
Yourimpact?
have a team working for you?
Key Terms
Match the terms
with their
definitions.
ventu
re
target
marke
t
asset
capita
l
invest
or
reven
ue
strate
gy
Have a Plan
If you fail to plan, you are
planning to fail.
Benjamin
Entrepreneurs need moreFranklin
than passion to succeedthey need
aplan.This is often referred to as abusinessplan.
what you
plan to dofuture. It
A business plan is a detailed description
of a businesss
is taking your ideas atthe planning
stage
in
how
you andputting
plan to do them
it
writing.
It lets investors, future employees, and suppliers know:
Foryou
more
information,
out:a business?
Are
interested
in check
starting
CreateaYour
Business
Creating
business
planPlan.
is one of the
The U.S. Small Business Administration, n.d.
most
important
steps
you
will
take
http://www.sba.gov/writing-business-plan
because the plan serves as your road map
forand
the early years of your business.
How to Write a Business
U.S.Plan.
Small Video.
Business
The U.S. Small
Administration
Business Association, 8 Jan. 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMr_uLZVeM
Funding
The Launch
How does an entrepreneur launch a business?
Test your idea by talking to
Understand your
people who have similar
customers:
What do
businesses, and to potential
they like? What dont
customers.
they like? What do they
Analyze the market, or where
want?
your
product or service will be
How
sold. did Christina Ramirez launch her business, Plus
Ultra?
She got a job at Whole Foods, where she wanted to
sell her product.
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Growth
You may know what you are doing, but no one
else does.
Cyrus McCormick, early American
entrepreneur
image
hairdressing
business in Denver, CO, in 1905. Soon
after, she
began selling hair care products under
the name
Madam C.J. Walker. In 1910, she
* image courtesy of Library of
incorporated
Congress
the Madam
C.J. Walker Manufacturing
Meet
an Entrepreneur:
Madam C.J.
Company.
Walker
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dvantage or Disadvantage?
fresh ideas
advantage
lack of assets
lack of
experience
more time
tostartover
fewer
financial
obligations
many other
time
commitments
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disadvantage
Entrepreneurs:
A Passion for
Innovation
Session 3
re,
Giving Back
Entrepreneurs are passionate about their businesses.
Many are also passionate about giving.
Gift Fund
ocial Entrepreneurs
A social entrepreneur
is aperson who
establishes an
enterprise with the
aim of solving social
problems or
effecting social
change.
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Meet a Social
Entrepreneur
As a 12-year-old growing up in a suburb of St. Louis,
the help of her brother Jake, Simone founded St. Louis Volunteen in 200
Meet an EcoEntrepreneur
The reason I am in business is I want to protect
what I love.
erial Entrepreneurs
A serial entrepreneur is
someonewho:
starts a successful
company, thendoes it
againand again
is often active in many
industries
learns about and
understands avariety of
businesses
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Meet a Serial
Entrepreneur
By the time she was 21, Annie Ryu was on her
third company.
cofounded
Remindavax with her brother Alex while a sophomor
ard University.
text messages, Remindavax alerts patients in rural areas when
n they have medical appointments.
in2012.
Lifeguard Games creates health-related
educational mobile games.
Annies latest company is Global
Village Fruits.
ompany aims to make jackfruit, a nutritious tropical fruit, widely
able in the U.S., with the profits benefiting farmers who grow th
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Final
Exploration
Your teacher will divide the class
into four teams to reflect the
different types of entrepreneurs.
Each team will be given:
an assignment
handouts that explain the
assignment in detail
handouts that review key points
and questions toconsider
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u Are an Eco-Entrepreneur
Your task is to develop a product or service that
will either:
have a positive impact on the environment
eliminate or reduce a negative impact on the
environment
Review slide 52.
u Are an Inventor/Entrepreneur
You like to see how things work, take things apart, put
them back together. You like to invent, build, and
create. When you look at everyday objectslight
bulbs, pencils, appliancesyou think of ways to make
them better, or put them to new uses. Think of a product
a company
that
will
and
Review
slides 12
and
18.allow you to turn this passion
into a career.
Mark Twain