ENTREPRENEUR REPORT
An entrepreneur is defined as a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk
for a business venture. Many entrepreneurs are inventors or pioneers in their industry.
Directions
For this project, you will select an entrepreneur and create a research report on this
person. This report will count as a test grade, so take your time and do your best. You
will have three days in class to complete your report. Your report should include the
following sections and be three pages in length. Please label each section and make
sure to answer each question completely. Your report must be typed, double-spaced with Arial
or Times New Roman 12-point font.
Introduction of Entrepreneur
Include name, date of birth, and hometown.
Describe the major accomplishments of this person.
What field did or is this person currently working in?
Background Information
Describe the person’s educational background.
Explain how this person evolved into an entrepreneur.
Did this person’s entrepreneurship result in him/her becoming wealthy? Explain.
Entrepreneurship Qualities
Describe the qualities this person has that make him/her a good entrepreneur.
Is this person a leader? Explain.
Why I Chose This Entrepreneur
Explain why you chose to write a report about this particular person.
Do you possess any of the qualities of this person?
Would you like to become an entrepreneur? If so, doing what?
After you have completed the report – you will take the main topics from your report
and create a PowerPoint about your Entrepreneur.
You may select from the list below or chose another entrepreneur:
Bill Gates (Microsoft)
Mary Anderson (Windshield Wipers)
Chun Atong (1st Chinese Millionaire)
Elizabeth Arden (Cosmetics)
Oprah Winfrey (TV, books)
Charles Babbage (Early computers)
P.T. Barnum (Circus)
Amar Gopal Bose (Stereo Equipment)
Ted Turner (TV network, sports teams)
James Spangler (Hoover Vacuums)
Andrew Carnegie (Steel Industry)
Steve Case (America Online)
Eli Whitney (cotton gin)
Levi Strauss (jeans)
Walt Disney (Amusement Parks, Movies)
George Eastman (Photography, Kodak)
Emeril Lagasse (Chef, Restaurants, TV)
Henry Ford (Ford Motor Co.)
Shawn Fanning (Napster)
Chin Ho (Chinese American Investor)
Michael Jordan (Restaurants)
Alexander Graham Bell (Telephone)
Donna Karen (Fashion Designer)
Dean Kamen (Inventor)
Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield (Ice Cream)
Thomas Edison (light bulb)
Raymond Kroc (McDonald's)
Sam Walton (Wal-Mart Founder)