Q7. Entrepreneurship: Introduction
Introduction
Have you ever thought, “This could be a business!” Maybe you’ve set up a lemonade stand, walked neighborhood dogs, or made cool crafts to sell. If so, you’ve already started thinking like an entrepreneur!
Entrepreneurs are people who turn creative ideas into real things—like businesses, apps, or products. They often work for themselves and even create jobs for other people. That’s a little different from being an employee, where you work for someone else (which can be pretty great too!).
In this Quest, you’ll explore what it really means to be an entrepreneur, how it compares to having a regular job, and what kind of skills can help turn ideas into success. By the end, you might even be inspired to start a mini business of your own!
Learning Objectives
I can:
- Explain the difference between an entrepreneur and an employee.
- Describe the skills entrepreneurs use to turn ideas into businesses.
Come up with a business idea based on my own interests or experiences.
Discussion question to think about as you are playing the video below:
- What are three incentives for being an entrepreneur?
What are a few examples of successful entrepreneurs given in the video?
What Is an Entrepreneur? 
Direct link (3:49 min.)
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
1. Empowered Learner
a. Connect their learning needs, strengths and interests to their goals and use technology to help achieve them and reflect on their progress.
d. Understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use, and troubleshoot current technologies, and transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.
2. Digital Citizen
a. Manage their digital identity and understand the lasting impact of their online behaviors on themselves and others and make safe, legal and ethical decisions in the digital world.
b. Demonstrate empathetic, inclusive interactions online and use technology to responsibly contribute to their communities.
3. Knowledge Constructor
a. Use effective research strategies to find resources that support their learning needs, personal interests and creative pursuits.
c. Curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections or artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions
d. Build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions
6. Creative Communicator
a. Choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication
c. Use digital tools to visually communicate complex ideas to others.
d. Publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
Websites and Documents
Videos from Outside Sources