Section 1:

Section 1: 

However, for this specific assignment, you will just need to schedule a meeting with an entrepreneur and conduct an interview with him/her. 

For this interview, you will need to request that the entrepreneur interviewed address the following questions/issues:

• Why did you decide to start your own business?

• How did it feel to actually get your new venture up and running?

• What were some of the challenges you faced in launching your new business venture?

• What are some of the rewards you have experienced as a result of starting your own business?

• If you had to do it all over again, what, if anything, would you do differently?

• In your opinion, what is the single most important key to success when launching your own business venture?

• What advice would you give to a young, aspiring entrepreneur like me?

• Can you add anything else that might help me as I examine the opportunity to become and entrepreneur? 

In addition to these questions, you may (and I would encourage you to) add any other questions that you feel are relevant to your interview with your entrepreneur. For example, as follow-up (or probing) questions....such as "Why do you feel that is so important to starting a new business?" Try to get as much information from your entrepreneur as you can. 

Section 2:

This section of your report should demonstrate how the answers you received from your interviewee connects to this introductory course. 

• What connections to the concepts outlined in the text, can you make? 

• How do the interviewee's answers connect....to the in-class discussions we have had? 

• Do the answers your interviewee gave - confirm what you have been learning, or are they the opposite of what you have been learning, in the course so far? 

Section 3:

The final section of the assignment would be for your reflection on what you learned from conducting the interview. You should reflect on such questions as:

• What did I learn form this interview? 

• What really stood out for me from my interview with the entrepreneur?

• What is the most important piece of advice that my interviewee gave me that I will take forward with me as I develop my own idea for a new business venture? 

Summary:

This assignment must be treated as a formal report. It must include:

• A title page which includes:

o The course number and name

o The name of the assignment

o The name of the entrepreneur you interviewed, along with his/her company

o Your name and student number

o The date you are submitting the assignment

• Headings and subheadings are encouraged. Sectioning suggestions would include:

o Introduction

o Interview:

▪ Present the interview just as it took place. You should create a subsection for each question. In each subsection, write out the question that you asked (and do this in boldtypeface), and then write out the answer that your entrepreneur gave you. 

o Analysis: Connection to the Course Concepts

o Reflection: Discussion of the Learning That Took Place

o Summary