This website is a valuable resource in finding out more about being an entrepreneur. It contains a comprehensive lesson plan detailing what it takes to be an entrepreneur.

In this lesson, students research the three basic types of business organization: sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. Considering the advantages and disadvantages of each, they function as consultants offering advice on...

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Through a video and primary source activities, students will learn about Edison's remarkable business of innovation and some of his 1,093 patented devices.

This lesson on entrepreneurship can be used to help students understand what innovations are, and what it takes to get an idea off the ground. This lesson will take students through the process of calculating risks associated with...

The advantages and disadvantages of owning your own business are listed. Includes the pros and cons of a home-based business as well.

In this Wide Angle video, meet the widowed women of a village in the Galilee who overcame societal expectations and started their own business.

Investigate the biography of entrepreneur Levi Strauss including his early life, starting a business in San Francisco, making blue jeans, and fun facts on this site.

Kids learn about the biography of entrepreneur Andrew Carnegie including his early life, building his steel empire, business philosophy, libraries, fun facts, and charitable giving on this site.

In this student-written article, read about Madam C.J. Walker, the pioneering entrepreneur who started the first hair-care products line for African-American women.

In this encyclopedia entry, you read about Madam C.J. Walker, once known as Sarah Breedlove, who made a fortune in hair products for African Americans.

Analyze the rewards and challenges of self-employment.