Title: Describe goals of being an entrepreneur.
Course: Entrepreneurship (12053-I) > Section: Understanding Entrepreneurship

Description should include goals such as

- making a positive contribution to the community, region, and/or world
- expressing creativity
- being one’s own boss
- being a leader in the community
- opportunity to make more money as an entrepreneur than as an employee of another's business
- identifying and meeting a customer problem or need
- creating a valuable asset
- experiencing personal satisfaction.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why can't entrepreneurs count on making a certain income?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of working for oneself vs. working for others?
- How do small businesses contribute to the community in ways besides offering products or services for sale?  Why do businesses contribute to the community in these ways?
- Does being an entrepreneur guarantee success? Why, or why not?
- Why is it important for entrepreneurs to be able to set their own goals?
- How do entrepreneurs serve the local economy?
- How can one strengthen entrepreneurial skills?
- Why is it important for entrepreneurs to give back to the community?