The Future Entrepreneurs

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The FutureEntrepreneurs

• DSU TIE08
• Gabe Mydland, Vicki Sterling,
• Don Wiken, Jennifer GrossMark.Geary_at_dsu.edu

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What can we do?

• Teach valuing communities
• Teach saving money and generating income
• Teach building businesses by highlighting models
• Spiral the curriculum from early to graduation

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Ideas What does a family buy?

• What does your family buy in a month?
• Does your family sell anything?
• Does your family buy anything over the Internet?
• Does your family sell anything over the Internet?
  (Ebay?)

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What Prepares Entrepreneurs the Most?

• Life experiences 27
• Education and Skills 23
• Education in school
• Talking with other entrepreneurs
• Ability to spot an opportunity
• Family 21
• Working at another business 16

Source 2005 Gallup Poll of Nebraska business
owners and the general public
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Entrepreneurship Education is Important

• Percentage polled who said its important/very
  important for schools to teach entrepreneurship
• General public 81
• 51 very important 30 important
• Business owners 86
• 49 very important 37 important
• 73 of business owners agree/strongly agree that
  if schools focused more on entrepreneurship
  education, more people would start their own
  businesses

Source 2005 Gallup Poll of Nebraska business
owners and the general public
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Start new game Select 1 million
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Select game level Choose Tutorial

• Tutorial is a level in
• Gazillionaire

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Select number of Players 3-4
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Choosing a ship Stinger XII
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Choosing a ship The Fly Catcher
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Choosing a ship Le Rock
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Choosing the ship - Whaler
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Choosing the ship - Retina
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Choosing the ship - Cerebralis
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Choosing the ship - Globulizer
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Choosing the ship - Locomotis
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Choosing the ship - Mantagon
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Choosing the ship - Kegger
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Choosing the ship Worm Shuttle
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Choosing the ship - Squidocity
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Reduce the intelligence of your competition
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1st Round
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1st round, pt2
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1st round pt3
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1st round pt4
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File Options
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Getting Started
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Markets will vary Buy first
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Try to buy low, sell high
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First Round does not show destination market
later rounds will
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Round 2 starts w you on a new planet
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Computer competitors actions are introduced
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Ship variables are initially suppressed
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Round 2 does not note round
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Xeen needs what I have !
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Lava Lamps Exotic bring Profit
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Reload
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Ending rd 2
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Begin Rd3
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3rd Round Introduces loan repayment
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You can choose how much to pay back
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3rd Round on Bass
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Buy low
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Rd4
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Rd 4 introduces supply
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Supply lets you see who needs what