Entrepreneur Research Project



Entrepreneur Research Project

Entrepreneur: An individual who starts and operates a business

Project Objectives

To search the Internet to find information on a famous entrepreneur of your choice and determine their road to success

Evaluation

1. Create a PowerPoint

One slide per topic listed below- do them in order

Include pictures and a background

2. Presentation- will begin on _________________

3. Create a Tri-fold brochure on the company/business/product that your entrepreneur started. Make sure to include pictures, facts, and lots of information about your person and their company.

*You will be graded on the quality and information reported

Research Help







Research Topics:

This is the exact order your slides should be in…

1) Your name, period, Name of entrepreneur

2) General biography of entrepreneur (date and place born, education, family, etc.)

3) Background information of work/jobs the person has done/did

4) Company/business that he/she started

5) How the company/business came to be and all info about it- background of company (3 facts).

5) Pictures of entrepreneur (can also be added throughout the slides)

6) Other interesting facts (3 facts)

7) One question you would ask him/her if you could get the chance?

Entrepreneur Research Project

Assessment Rubric

Student:_____________________ Entrepreneur:___________________

You will receive an individual grade on this assignment. Total score is computed by multiplying the total points received below by 5, for a total score of 100 possible points.

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|Assessed Activity |Thorough |Good |Satisfactory |Needs Improvement |

| |(4) |(3) |(2) |(1) |

|Communicates thoughts, ideas, information, and messages | | | | |

|appropriately. | | | | |

|PowerPoint organizes ideas and communicates visually in an | | | | |

|appealing manner and covers all material. | | | | |

|Project shows understanding of the subject matter. | | | | |

|Presentation was thorough and interesting. Good presentation | | | | |

|(posture, voice, etc.) | | | | |

|Brochure | | | | |

Total Points Received ________ X 5 = __________ Score for project____________

|4 - Thorough Understanding |3 - Good Understanding |

| | |

|Consistently and actively works toward project goals. |Works toward project goals without prompting. |

|Is sensitive to the feelings and learning needs of all class members. |Accepts and fulfills individual role |

|Willingly accepts and fulfills individual role. |Contributes knowledge, opinions, and skills without prompting. |

|Consistently and actively contributes knowledge, opinions, and skills. |Shows sensitivity to the feelings of others. |

|Values the knowledge, opinion and skills of all class members and encourages|Willingly participates in needed changes. |

|their contribution. | |

|Helps others identify necessary changes and encourages individual action for| |

|change. | |

|2 - Satisfactory Understanding |1 - Needs Improvement |

| | |

|Works toward project goals with occasional prompting. |Works toward project goals only when prompted. |

|Contributes to the project with occasional prompting. |Contributes to the project only when prompted. |

|Shows sensitivity to the feelings of others. |Needs occasional reminders to be sensitive to the feelings of others. |

|Participates in needed changes, with occasional prompting. |Participates in needed changes only when prompted and encouraged. |

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