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 take creative ideas and turn them 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. Articulate and set personal learning goals, developing strategies leveraging technology to achieve them, and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes
b. Build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process
d. Understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies
2. Digital Citizen
a. Cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world
3. Knowledge Constructor
a. Plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or 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. Communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations
d. Publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences
Websites and Documents
Websites
Videos from Outside Sources
- How to Come Up with Innovative Business Ideas (2:24 min.)
- How to Start Your Own Business (3:07 min.)
- Start It Up: A Small Business Simulator overview (1:18 min.)
- What is an Entrepreneur? (3:49 min.)
21t4s Websites
21t4s Documents & Quizzes