The purpose of the Entrepreneurship Participating Event (Creating an Independent or Franchising Business) is to provide an opportunity for the participant to develop and present a proposal to form a business. The Entrepreneurship Participating Event includes the development and presentation of various aspects of a plan to form a business. The event provides an opportunity for a participant to develop and demonstrate mastery of essential skills as they apply to the analysis of a business opportunity, the development of a marketing/promotion plan and the development of a financial plan.

Careers and Salary Ranges Vary from Business to Business

Sample Role Play

Colleges and Universities with Entrepreneurship Programs

- Northwood University , http://www.northwood.edu/mi/academics/degreesanddepartments/entrepreneurship/default.asp

-Eastern Michigan University , http://www.emich.edu/public/cob/entrepreneur/

- University of Michigan , http://www.zli.bus.umich.edu

-Northern Michigan University , http://www.nmu.edu/departments/colleges/business/

- Michigan State University , http://www.bus.msu.edu/

- Central Michigan University , http://www.cmich.edu/subject_programs.asp?sid=520701&yr=2005&locid=onc&level=ug&sub=Entrepreneurship

Work Place Examples

-Wherever You Choose To Have Your Business

Skills Needed to Succeed in Entrepreneurship

-Ability to Think Long and Short Term About Your Business

-Perform Market Research to Identify the Market for Your Product/Services

-Drive and Determination

-Need to Have Ideas for How to Promote and Advertise Your Business

-Establish your Own Principal Business Guidelines to Fit Your Business and Your Day-To-Day Activities

Trade Groups and Industry Associations

-Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council

-National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers

-International Entrepreneurship