Welcome to IDC 3OIt’s Your Business

Summer Company Tradeshow - 2014

What is an Entrepreneur

Somone “who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit”. (Oxford Dictionaries)

Takes on the risk of starting their own enterprise or investing in other start-ups.

Finding innovation and market gaps for new products and services.

Characteristics of Entrepreneurs

• Risk Taker• Perceptive• Curious• Imaginative• Persistent• Goal-setting• Hardworking• Self-confident• Flexible• Independent

EntrepreneursRisk-taking individuals who take actions to pursue opportunities and situations others may fail to recognize or may view as problems or threats.

The Business Plan

Students picked a business idea they could potentially run in the future

Business Plan Components:

Business Overview

Marketing Plan

Resource and Operations Analysis

Financial Strategy

Create a logo, slogan and design promotional materials

Summer Company

Learn how to run your own student business

Be your own boss

Receive start-up money $3,000 and advice from local business leaders

You could be eligible, if you:

go to high school, college or university in Ontario

are between 15-29 years old are not already running a business

SHS Summer Companies

Young Skaters: Hockey Camp

K’s Day Care Centre: Day Care

Rachel’s Summer Camp

Sarah’s Hockey Camp

MG Massages

Katie’s Camps – Sport Camp

Best Start Tutoring – French Tutoring

Lawn care

Landon’s Drum Lessons

Elite Football Camp

DGA – Devin’s Golf Academy

Neil’s Ice – Ice

A.R.T – Art Distribution Website

Name Dave Thomas

Mark Zuckerberg

Jeff Bezos

Reed Hastings

Chip Wilson

Steve Jobs

Ray Kroc

Bill Gates

Larry Page

Business

Wendys

Facebook

Amazon

Netflix

Lulu Lemon

Apple

McDonalds

Microsoft

Google

Guess the Entrepreneur

7 signs you might be an entrepreneur…

1.You love creating things

2.You have an ego

3.You are a dreamer

4.You see opportunity everywhere

5.You are passionate

6.You are a control freak

7.You like strategy