What is an ENTREPRENEUR?
Entrepreneurs are people who start businesses, just like you want to do. They have a different way of thinking and looking at the world than employees – people who get a job and go to work for someone else. One isn’t better than the other. It’s just a different way to earn money.
Go through all of the videos and activities below. They’ll help you understand entrepreneurs better and how their way of thinking is different than most people’s.
5 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURS AND EMPLOYEES
Pay attention to the differences in this video (and don’t get distracted by the narrator’s accent. 😉)
Pro’s and Con’s
Can you figure out what’s good about being an entrepreneur and what might not be so great?
Entrepreneur Qualities
Inventors and Entrepreneurs have a lot in common. Watch these excerpts from Meet the Robinsons on EdPuzzle and see if you can identify the qualities of an entrepreneur that the characters have.
the real world
ANGEL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
Want to beef up your business account? Your Angel Investors will reward you with $10 for reading 2 chapters of any of the following books:
- I Want More Pizza
- Why Didn’t They Teach Me This in School?
- Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens
- The Young Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting and Running a Business (1 chapter of this book counts)