Entrepreneurship, Creativity, & Innovation

Personal Entrepreneurial Assignment 1

Grading Criteria: Grading criteria for the assignment will consist of an evaluation of 1) neatness and readability of response; 2) spelling and language usage; 3) grammar and sentence structure; and 4) the completeness of the response. FOR ALL RESPONSES ELIMINATE THE USE OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS.

Submission Requirements: ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE A WORD PROCESSED VERSION SUBMITTED WITHIN THE BLACKBOARD ASSIGNMENT. ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR GRADING. NO HAND WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS OR SUBMISSIONS WHICH CONTAIN ANY PORTION THAT IS HAND WRITTEN WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR GRADING. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE AND PROPERLY ATTRIBUTE THE SOURCE OF ALL DATA USED IN THE ANALYSIS. PLEASE REVIEW THE GRADING RUBRIC BEFORE SUBMITTING THE ASSIGNMENT.

Margins:

Top margin: 1 inch

Bottom margin: 1 inch

Left margin: 1.5 inches

Right margin: 1 inch

Header (top left corner):

Line 1: Student name

Line 2: Assignment number

Line 3: Due Date

Question

1. What gets you excited, gives you energy, and motivates you to excel in solving some social problem of developing a business idea?

2. What do you like to do with your time that is related to a helping your community, the development of a business idea, or improving an existing operation?

3. In a problem solving context, what drains energy from you: a. In the work that you do? b. In professional relationships?

4. How do you measure success in: a. Your personal life? (be as specific as possible) b. In your interests/hobbies? (be as specific as possible) c. In your contributions to community/society? (be as specific as possible)