Profile of an Entrepreneur Project

·   Entrepreneur’s Company Name

·   Entrepreneur’s name

·   Include Your Name

·   Introduce us to the entrepreneur

·     Where did they grow up?

·     What natural talents did they have as a child?

·     Family life

·     Education

·     Personal Values

·   Identify work experiences that contributed to the entrepreneur’s learning and successes: Early job experiences or business ventures

·     Describe the company they created

·   What legal form of business is it?

·   Where was it established?

·   What types of products/services are being sold?

·   Why did they start this business?

·   What problem did they solve?

·     Have there been any changes to the business over the years?

·   Who runs the company?

·   What role does the entrepreneur have in the company?

·   Describe what the entrepreneur is doing to continue their work in the business world

·   Identify their current projects

·   New products coming soon?

·   Ways technology is being used to improve their business

·   How did you finance your business start-up and/or expansions?

·   Looking back, would you do things differently?

·   What were the biggest challenges you faced at the time of starting your business and what are the present challenges you face in running it?

·   What local or global economic conditions affect your business?

·   How many employees do you have?

·   What skills do you look for in employees?

·   Do you have any incentive programs to promote employee retention?

·   What should students learn in school if they plan to be an entrepreneur?

·   Do you buy products from or sell to other countries? If so, which ones?

·   Describe in detail their leadership/management style and give examples, e.g.:

·   Autocratic: when you run everything yourself

·   Democratic: managers & employees work together to make decisions

·   Free-Rein: the leader sets goals for your managers/employee and then leave them to do the work

·   Who is your target market?

·   Who are your competitors?

·   Does the company do anything special to get ahead of their competition?

·   How do you advertise your product?

·   What type of advertising has proven the most effective?

·   Have you tried any electronic/social media advertising techniques? If so, how successful have they been?

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·   Do they give back to the community: organizations they support, sport teams, etc.

·   Does the business owner have a charity they have created or support?

·   Do they provide money, products or services to their community? Provide examples.

·   Are there any annual events hosted by the company?

·   What do they define as their success?

·   Identify and explain a minimum of 3 personal characteristics that have contributed to their entrepreneurial success

·   How are their successes benefiting others?

·   Discuss the costs (things you give up) and benefits (things you gain) of business ownership

·   What advice do they have for business students or those interested in starting a business?

·   Identify a minimum of 3 things that you learned about being an entrepreneur from this project

·   Do you see yourself owning a business in the future and why?