ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURS An entrepreneur is a person that

ENTREPRENEURS

ENTREPRENEURS • An entrepreneur is a person that takes a risk to start up a business. • They risk their own money and their own time because they believe their business ideas will make a profit. • Entrepreneurs bring together natural, human, and capital resources to produce goods. • The economies of Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom encourage private ownership and

Arthur Blank • He was a young entrepreneur that cofounded Home Depot. • Now owns the Atlanta Falcons. • As of 2008, he was worth about 1. 3 billion dollars.

Sam Walton • He was a businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. • He is best known for founding the retailers Wal-Mart and Sam's Club. • The first true Wal-Mart opened on July 2, 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas.

Mark Zuckerberg • He is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. • He is best known for co-creating the social networking site Facebook. • In 2010, Zuckerberg was named Time magazine's Person of the Year. • As of 2011, his personal wealth was estimated to be $17. 5 billion.

Young Entrepreneurs • Assignment: • Imagine you are an entrepreneur creating your own company in a mixed economy. On your own sheet of paper, write a one page summary explaining what type of business or product you would make, how is your product or service produced, and for whom you are selling your product and service.

Acrostic Create a brief phrase for each letter of the word ENTREPRENEUR. • • • E N T – Time – Taking a lot of time to get your idea going. R E P R E N E U R – Risking a lot of money.