Section outline

  • Entrepreneurs

    Learning Intentions
    • Study case studies of entrepreneurial people
    • Investigate the nature of entrepreneurs. 
    • Explore business purpose/goals/types/examples
    • Research pros & cons of business activities (eg multi-national, limited liability)

    Success Criteria
    • We can define an entrepreneur and describe the attributes of an entrepreneur
    • We can identify people with entrepreneurial attributes and name examples of entrepreneurial people
    • We have identified our own entrepreneurial strengths and areas to develop
    • We have started a glossary of business terms
    • We can explain the nature of business and its pros & cons.


    Kia ora whānau, 

    I hope you are all doing well in Alert Level 3. This week we should be looking at entrepreneurs: What is an entrepreneur? What are the characteristics or attributes of successful entrepreneurs? In year 9 you may have researched and profiled an entrepreneur. 

    This week you should research another well known entrepreneur. Read the notes below and then complete the task.

    Entrepreneurs are innovative. 

    They:

    1. Have ideas AND can put them into action
    2. Are creative problem solvers (think outside the box)
    3. Work long hours
    4. Can sell and / or build
    5. Can simplify processes and data - identify what's important
    6. Are effective with people

    Task:
    An entrepreneur has an idea and risks time, money and reputation putting the idea into action as a business.  Read the article below and then complete the tasks below:

    1. In 1-2 sentences, describe what entrepreneurs do.

    2. Choose ONE of the examples of entrepreneurs from the article and explain how the meet the definition of an entrepreneur.

    3. Write a simple definition for each of the motivators listed in the article.

    4. List the attributes suggested by the article that make a successful entrepreneur.

    5. Many of these attributes are not limited to successful entrepreneurs but also apply to any person in any arena that is successful.

       a) Which attributes do you consider to be the most important to success. List your top 3.

       b) Justify your Top 3 by choosing a successful NZ'er (sports person, musician, politician, tv/movie star etc.) and explain how these chosen attributes have led to their success.


    Other Activities
    Read:
    https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/252049


    Small Group Activity
    • As a whole class, we'll watch the video "Stupid ideas - Dragon's Den"
    • In your small group, discuss whether you think Rupert Evans is an entrepreneur and in which of the 6 attributes he is weakest.