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Pbs: American Experience: George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography
American Experience offers a comprehensive look at George Eastman and his development of photography. Included are a timeline, biographies of important people in Eastman's personal and professional life, discussions in the history of...
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Babson College: Define Entrepreneurship
A large collection of informal definitions of entrepreneurship gathered from present and past students and affiliates of this business college. Excellent material to stimulate discussion.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Jeffrey P. Bezos
A biography of Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon.com. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: The Hall of Business
Learn about the lives of exemplary people in the world of business who discuss how they were able to succeed and achieve their goals.
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National Council for the Social Studies: The Founding Entrepreneurs
Our nation was built on the ingenuity and drive of entrepreneurs. From colonial times until today, entrepreneurs have innovated and developed new products and services which resulted in our economy having the fastest development of all...
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Foundation for Teaching Economics: Homepage
The Foundation for Teaching Economics is committed to excellence in economic education. The Foundation offers free workshops for high school educators and students. This site includes workshop dates, locations, and registration...
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Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
NFTE's goal is to empower youth from low income areas to develop entrepreneurial skills through its many programs and initiatives. In addition, NFTE offers training programs for teachers, as well as curriculum materials that can be...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Entrepreneur in You
This website is a valuable resource in finding out more about being an entrepreneur. It contains a comprehensive lesson plan detailing what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
Auburn University
Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy: Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship
Provides a definitive overview of entrepreneur and entrepreneurship from the point of view of an economist.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Serving Up Economics
This lesson plan describes how students can use a restaurant setting to study the basic concepts of economics, while they learn business, math, and even get to eat.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Marketplace: Doing Business in Afghanistan
In May 2002, delegates from governments, international companies, and financial institutions met at a United Nations conference in Tehran to discuss the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Afghanistan's officials say that to create a viable...
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Estee Lauder
One-page profile of influential innovator, Estee Lauder, a marketing genius whose vision and ideas created a world famous cosmetics dynasty.
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Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Ray Kroc
One-page profile of influential innovator, Ray Kroc, "fast food's founding father", whose vision and ideas launched the successful McDonald's franchise.
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Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Ida Rosenthal
An outspoken Russian Jewish immigrant sold American women on the first undergarment that uplifted and conformed to their shape -- the brassiere.
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Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Sarah Breedlove Walker
An illiterate, impoverished daughter of freed slaves built the largest black-owned business in America, made a fortune, and touched thousands with her philanthropy.
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Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Martha Matilda Harper
A former servant developed an influential beauty regimen -- and innovated business practices when she created the first franchise system of independently owned salons in the U.S. and Europe.
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Small Business Advisor: Homepage
The qualities of an entrepreneur are discussed in detail. This site from the Small Business Advisor guides you through a series of questions for a self-evaluation. Link to The Advisor under Contents followed by Starting a Business.
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Elijah Embree and the Embreeville Ironworks
This site gives a biography of Elijah Embree, one of East Tennessee?s leading industrialists of the early 19th century and in the iron industry around the world.
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U.s. Scouting Service Project: Merit Badge: Entrepreneurship
This site provides an outline for the entrepreneur to follow when thinking about starting a business.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Do I Have What It Takes Entrepreneur? [Pdf]
A series of lessons which introduces the concept of entrepreneurship and its importance in today's global economy.
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Dell: Michael S. Dell
Read about Michael Dell, the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Dell, the company he founded with $1000 in 1984 at the age of 19.
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Help for Growing and Starting Your Small Business
"From 200+ ways to be your own boss and how to calculate your start-up costs to sample business plans and more all from Business Know-How."
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Building a Dream
This site talks about a young man who has started his own business and tells the story of how he started the company "2nd Gear Bicycles." Gives young entrepreneurs a great way to learn about starting your own business.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Lydia Moss Bradley
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers biographical information on Lydia Moss Bradley, entrepreneur and founder of Bradley University.