Work in a group of 3-4 students. Discuss the following warm-up questions / activities:
- What does "entrepreneur" mean? Can you use it in a sentence? Can you give examples?
- Brainstorm words and ideas associated with "entrepreneur" for 2 minutes in Exercise 1. Spend another 5 minutes or less discussing the words and ideas together.
- Do you agree or disagree? Why?
- I would like to start my own business someday.
- I have had ideas for new products and/or services.
- Most people who start businesses fail.
- I would like to invest in a new business someday.
- Only young people have the time and the energy to start businesses.
- A friend comes to you with a very good business idea. With a lot of hard work, the business could be successful and make you very rich. What would you do? Agree and divide the business in half?
- Agree, but demand to own more of the company because of your money and experience?
- Wait to see how successful the business becomes in a few months, and then join?
- Pass on the idea because you really don't want to start a business.
- Steal the idea and bring the business to market before your friend.
Exercise
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