1. Entrepreneurship
Week 1 – Class 2

2. The Business Plan
Part 1- Find a business idea Part 2 – Talk with customers and make a marketing plan Part 3 – Describe how the business will operate Part 4 – Explain the finances of the business

3. Where do you find a business idea?
Your hobbies (what you do for fun)
Your needs
Needs you see around you
Opportunities created by change

4. What new ideas are being tried?
Post a product idea Ask for support Give a “gift” to supporters Great way to test support for a product.

5. Kickstarter Format
Game Idea

6. Kickstarter Format
840 backers – (number of people who pledged money for the project)
$64,365 pledged of $10,000 goal (money pledged so far)
11 days to go (when the project offering ends)
This project will be funded on Fri, Jan :00 AM +04:00.
Marshlands is the 3rd exciting expansion, after Nomads and Crossroads for the award winning game Kingdom Builder by Donald X.Vaccarino. (description of the authors)

7. Kickstarter Examples Book 30 backers $1,897 pledged of $4,500 goal
18 days to go
This project will only be funded if at least $4,500 is pledged by Fri, Jan :31
An art book, containing the photographs of Daniel Southard, transcendent images bringing together plants and humanity.

8. Kickstarter Examples Crafts 1 backer $46.00 pledged of $2,500 goal
9 days to go
This project will only be funded if at least $2,500 is pledged by Wed, Jan :03 AM +04:00.
Here you will find organic nursery wall art. I made all my arts from start to finish using only my 2 hands :)

9. Kickstarter Examples Game 375 backers €14,382 pledged of €10,000 goal
24 days to go
 Berlin, Germany  Tabletop Games
One of the greatest card games in a way you have never seen it before!

10. Kickstarter Examples Game 1,658 backers $29,319 pledged of $5,000 goal
6 days to go
Layton, UT  Tabletop Games
3-5 Player Bluffing Game that plays in minutes. Dungeon Busters is a quick, light, family filler game for ages 7+.

11. Kickstarter Examples Clothing 7 backers
Fr 1,270 pledged of Fr 7,500 goal
4 days to go
Basel, Switzerland  Accessories
Is your favorite jeans too damaged to wear? Don't throw them away! Send them to us and we will sew them into your own personal bag.

12. Kickstarter Examples Photo book 51 backers
$3,553 pledged of $3,000 goal
21 days to go
Brooklyn, NY  Photobooks
My second photobook; a richly colorful visual story about our common humanity, shot on travels through India.

13. Kickstarter Examples Photo book 159 backers
$8,466 pledged of $3,500 goal
3 days to go
Antarctica  Photobooks
The White Desert is a photo project, documenting the fragility and beauty of the planet, from the Arctic to Antarctic regions!

14. Kickstarter Examples Jewelry 0 backers $0.00 pledged of $1,500 goal
12 days to go
Monroe, WI  Letterpress
Hi I fell in love with Stamped Jewelry after my Dad passed away. I want to share the uniqueness of it with everyone! Beautiful jewelry!

15. Kickstarter Examples Jewelry 8 backers $814 pledged of $4,000 goal
20 days to go
Hamilton, Canada  Crafts
Bringing Laser Cut Jewelry and other crafts to BuBuBijou

16. Kickstarter Examples Technology 893 backers
Fr 151,697  pledged of Fr 125,000 goal
13 days to go
Zurich, Switzerland  Technology
A credit card sized microscope that connects wirelessly to your smartphone - Discover the microcosm in all its facets wherever you are.

17. Kickstarter Examples Technology 310 backers
$35,086 pledged of $20,000 goal
33 days to go
Columbia, MD  Gadgets
mojoe™ is a travel mug-sized portable coffee maker that brews fresh coffee and tea on the go via car, wall, or rechargeable battery.

18. Kickstarter Assignment
Review KickStarter products that look interesting. Pick one that is well funded. If people want to fund the product, it must be an interesting product. After you understand the product, answer these 4 questions:
What is the business idea? What are they selling? How much are they charging for the product?
What do you think is good about the business idea? Most Kickstarter products never get any money. Why is this one successful?
How could you make the product better? If you could talk to the people selling this product, what advice would you give them?
Now that you have seen this Kickstarter product, can you think of a product you could make that would be successful on KickStarter?

19. We will review the main parts of a business plan
Next Class
We will review the main parts of a business plan