Become a Young Entrepreneur
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Suggested Levels: Intermediate and Senior Purpose
• To identify ways to use interests, skills and knowledge to contribute to the development of a business. • To promote an understanding of resources and programs that assist entrepreneurs. • To motivate students to pursue further exploration and consideration of entrepreneurship.
Time
90 minutes
Resources
• Become a Young Entrepreneur student handout • Additional Resources for Young Entrepreneurs student handout • Venture Plan Checklist student handout
Link to Ontario Curriculum
Introduction to Business Grades 9 and 10
• Entrepreneurship
Career Studies Grade 10
• Exploration of Opportunities • Preparation for Transitions and Change
Designing Your Future Grade 11
• Interpersonal Knowledge and Skills • Preparation for Transitions and Change
Introduction to Entrepreneurial Studies • Ideas and Opportunities Grade 11 • The Venture Plan The Enterprising Person Grade 11
• The Entrepreneurial Experience
Entrepreneurial Studies: Venture Planning Grade 12
• Challenges of a Venture Start-up • Venture Conception
In this activity, students explore the impact of mining on the economy of a community, identify entrepreneurial opportunities and develop a venture plan for a hypothetical business.
Method Intermediate and Senior Levels
1. The Become a Young Entrepreneur, Additional Resources for Young Entrepreneurs and Venture Plan Checklist student handouts provide each group with background information and instructions for developing a venture plan.
Mining New Opportunities
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The Mining New Opportunities video/DVD showcases some of the Aboriginal-owned businesses that currently supply goods and services to the mining industry. These include: airline services; janitorial services; housekeeping; catering; and the operation of various retail stores. Other spin-off businesses may include trucking, drilling, blasting, explosives manufacturing and the development of all-weather and winter roads. These businesses all began as entrepreneurial opportunities. Many young people today are considering entrepreneurship as a viable career option.
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