NAME: PERIOD:

Entrepreneur Research Project

Entrepreneur: An individual who starts and operates a business

Project Objectives
To search the Internet to find information on a famous entrepreneur of your
choice and determine their road to success

Evaluation
1. Create a PowerPoint
One slide per topic listed below- do them in order
Include pictures and a background

*You will be graded on the quality and information reported (You should use
peer reviewed sites)

Research Help
Google.com
Yahoo.com
Biography.com
Entrepreneur.com
Google Scholar
School Library

Research Topics:
This is the exact order your slides should be in
1) Your name, period, Name of entrepreneur
2) General biography of entrepreneur (date and place born, education, family, etc.)
3) Background information of work/jobs the person has done/did
4) Company/business that he/she started/works for
5) How the company/business came to be and all info about it- background of company
(3 facts) or significant changes he/she made to business
5) Pictures of entrepreneur (can also be added throughout the slides)
6) What holes in the market did their products/services fill
7) Characteristics of your entrepreneur and examples of those characteristics in the
company (ie: marketing, products, management style, philanthropy, company perks)
8) How do you compare to your entrepreneur? Why did you choose her/him?

Entrepreneur Research Project

 NAME: PERIOD:
Assessment Rubric

Student:_____________________ Entrepreneur:___________________

You will receive an individual grade on this assignment. Total score is computed by
multiplying the total points received below by 5, for a total score of 100 possible points.

Assessed Activity Thorough Good Satisfactor Needs

(4) (3) y Improvement
(2) (1)

Communicates thoughts, ideas,

information, and messages appropriately.

PowerPoint organizes ideas and

communicates visually in an appealing
manner and covers all material.

Project is summarized in your own words

and from your point of view.

Project shows understanding of the subject

matter.

Total Points Received ________ X 5 = __________ Score for project____________

4 - Thorough Understanding 3 - Good Understanding

Consistently and actively works toward project goals.
Is sensitive to the feelings and learning needs of all
class members.
Willingly accepts and fulfills individual role.
Consistently and actively contributes knowledge,
opinions, and skills.
Values the knowledge, opinion and skills of all class
members and encourages their contribution.
Helps others identify necessary changes and
encourages individual action for change.
Works toward project goals without prompting.
Accepts and fulfills individual role
Contributes knowledge, opinions, and skills without
prompting.
Shows sensitivity to the feelings of others.
Willingly participates in needed changes.

2 - Satisfactory Understanding 1 - Needs Improvement

Works toward project goals with occasional prompting.
Contributes to the project with occasional prompting.
Shows sensitivity to the feelings of others.
Participates in needed changes, with occasional
prompting.
Works toward project goals only when prompted.
Contributes to the project only when prompted.
Needs occasional reminders to be sensitive to the
feelings of others.
Participates in needed changes only when prompted and
encouraged.