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== =Unit 1: THE ENTREPRENEUR and BUSINESS IDEAS=

**TEST: Friday, Sept. 13**
__Handouts__ __Notes:__
 * __ Date: Wed. Sept. 4 __ **
 * Course Outline
 * All About Me
 * Entrepreneurship Self-Assessement
 * Article and Q's: Sk8trboi Founds Skatepark

__**Date: Thurs. Sept. 5**__ __Notes:__
 * What is an Entrepreneur?
 * Why go into business for yourself?
 * Skills vs Traits
 * Characteristics of entrepreneurial ventures
 * Where do business ideas come from?

__Activity:__ Find a current event and think of a business idea that can be develped as a result of that current event. Share with the class.

__ **Date: Fri. Sept. 6** __ __Notes:__ __Film:__ Greatest Canadian Inventions with Handout to complete
 * Invention vs innovation
 * Fads vs trends
 * Industries doomed to fail
 * Needs vs Wants
 * Customer Profile

**__Date: Mon. Sept. 9__** Continue film - complete and submit activity for the film __Notes:__


 * Patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade names

Handout: Patents Activity - complete and hand hin __Notes:__ Assginment - Your Product - complete and hand in
 * __Date: Tues. Sept. 10__ **
 * Product names

__** Date: Wed. Sept. 11 **__ __Notes:__
 * Skills and character traits common to most entrepreneurs
 * Duties and delegation
 * Contriibutions to the community

__Handouts:__
 * Small Biz Owners Must Learn to Let Go - summarize/highlight key points
 * Can Entrepreneurship Be taught in Grad School? - complete Q on back and submit

__** Date: Thurs. Sept. 12 **__ Review for test
 * TEST TOMORROW ON ALL OF THE ABOVE**. [[image:605entrepreneurship/happy-face_happyface_smiley_800x800.gif width="89" height="79"]]

__** Date: Fri. Sept. 13 **__ Test Unit 1

Current Events to share - current event into a business idea

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