Directions


 * Entrepreneurial Profile Project **
 * Introduction to Business **

In this assignment, you will research the life and accomplishments of a successful entrepreneur and write a two page report explaining your findings.

**Time to Complete**:  You will have one week to complete the research, write your report, and prepare for your presentation.

 **Getting Started:**  To get started choose an entrepreneur from the list at the end of this packet. All research topics must come from this list. Only one student can do a project on an entrepreneur so it will be a first come first serve basis.

 **Research:**  Once you have selected an entrepreneur you are ready to conduct your research. __You will need at least three sources.__These will need to be cited at the end of your project. In conducting your research you will need to find __at least__ the following items:
 * Entrepreneur’s name
 * Date of birth and death (if applicable)
 * Where did they grow up?
 * Current residence
 * Education/business experience
 * __At least__ 3 interesting facts about their background
 * A timeline of 5 important events in the entrepreneurs career
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">**Writing your Report:** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> Your report should be typed in MS Word or "Pages" (Mac version) using double line spacing, size 12 Times New Roman Font, and one inch margins. It should be written in paragraph form and should contain all of the content listed in the research section of this instruction packet. In addition, you should list your three resources at the end of your report. Finally, you should create a cover page with the name of the entrepreneur you selected, the name of our class, the date, and your name.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> **Grading:** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> This assignment is worth 100 Points. The point breakdown is as follows.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> __Content:__ (40) Your report must contain __at least__ all 8 items listed in the research section of this instruction packet. In addition, you must use three references. The more content you can come up with the better...maybe look to see what other jobs they had before their main one that made them famous.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> __Formatting:__ (10 Points) Your report must be typed in MS Word and meet all document formatting instructions described in the “Writing your Report” section of this instruction packet.

__<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Presenting: __ (50 Points) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Presentations should be at least 5 minutes long...don't worry this will be easy. You may present using any of the following ways (remember the more creative you are the better your audience will listen to you)


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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Poster Board (must look good...not a last minute thing)
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 * Upload your Presentation and Paper as a file to your Wiki sites**