GCSE Business & Economics
Entrepreneurs Research Task
You are going to research a famous entrepreneur from the list of people below
and create a presentation to describe present your findings. The only catch, is
that you are expected to use two or more different sources of information.
Wikipedia is not allowed! Resources range from newspapers to journals,
teletext and the internet. You must quote all information sources!
Entrepreneur
Choose any notable figure from the world of business as the focus for your
presentation. This could be anyone from Richard Branson (Virgin Group) or Bill
Gates (of Microsoft fame) to the late Anita Roddick (Body Shop founder). It’s
your choice!
You have two minutes to give an informative presentation on one business
figurehead. It can be a factual profile of their career to date or else it could focus
on something they have achieved, perhaps.
Choose one of the people from the list below
 Lord Alan Sugar
 Sir Richard Branson
 Anita Roddick
 Sir James Dyson
 Any dragon from the TV programme Dragons Den
 Bill Gates
Your
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presentation must include
Your presentation should include
A profile of the person (age, place of birth etc)
How they got started in business
The businesses/products they are famous for
A conclusion that describes why you think they are successful
entrepreneurs
Business Induction