Entrepreneur One who innovates and takes risks in developing a product or business.

Entrepreneurs in the Middle East Entrepreneurship in the Middle East is expanding the economy.

Bill Gates. As a billionaire dropout not finishing his education during his junior year at Harvard University, Gates is considered as one of the most famous individuals of our time. With a vision of personal computers emerging out of the mainstream, he teamed up with his colleague, Paul Allen who also studied at Harvard. Together, both of them left the university in exchange for a dream that led them both to their multibillion dollar business, Microsoft Corporation.

Oprah Winfrey. At a very young age of 19, Oprah started her anchoring career for a TV station in Nashville, Tennessee. From there, she pursued her dream and traveled to Chicago. Not more than a month later, The Oprah Winfrey Show was born and the talk show industry was never the same. Surpassing other local networks, it was tagged as one of the best talk shows that entered national television. Aside from being a host, Oprah founded Harpo Inc.; O, The Oprah Magazine; and OWN.

Walt Disney. Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, Fantasia…need I say more? The man behind the world's most famous mouse used to be a Red Cross volunteer during World War I. With his talent as a cartoonist, Disney made his 1st debut with Plane Crazy, introducing our beloved black and white mouse. Riding with the flow of Hollywood revolution, he advanced from a silent cartoon to a talking Mickey Mouse. Then everything followed. His enthusiasm made him sit on top of Disneyland gathering 26 Oscars.

Sam Walton. Does Wal-Mart and Sam's Club ring a bell Sam Walton. Does Wal-Mart and Sam's Club ring a bell? Thanks to the undying loyalty of Sam Walton to achieving a retail business not benefiting only himself but also his fellow Americans, everyone can live like everyone else. Born to one of the wealthiest families, Walton pioneered the retail business by putting up stores that reached the whole of America like a caravan. Thus, he was recognized as one of the most influential people chosen among many by Time Magazine.

Ray Kroc. Mr. Hamburger guy here who once made a living as a milk-shake man envisioned a fast food company that can deliver quality service in the name of chow time. Their was a rapid explosion of McDonald's franchises, which were of reasonable costs and generated massive income. Seeing this burger phenomena eat its way through, Kroc remained afloat with the priority of offering food and service perfection to customers worldwide. As evidence, these renowned entrepreneurs made everything possible just by living up to their dream of becoming someone everybody could appreciate and look up to. Starting from scratch, but reaching to this point of earning so much cash. You too could be an entrepreneur. Point is, when you dream, dream big.

What do they have in common? Which one do you think made the biggest risk?

Select one of the following businesses: Pizza Company A Hair Salon Sports Equipment Store Nail Salon Clothing Store Gas Station Fast Food Place

Entrepreneur Activity Company Name/Description Slogan/Logo Location What is innovative about your company? (what does your company do that is new) What are your future plans for your business/company? How would you becoming an entrepreneur impact the economy of the United States?