1. Revised Spring 20061 Want to control destiny Want to control destiny Desire to earn profit Desire to earn profit Are enthusiastic Are enthusiastic Have self- confidence Have self- confidence Are determined Are determined Recognize opportunities Recognize opportunities Desire achievement Desire achievement Take risks Take risks Have high energy Have high energy Successful Entrepreneurs EntrepreneursSuccessful Successful Entrepreneurs

2. MSNBC Top 10 of all time 1. King Croesus = first coin 2. Pope Sixtus IV = pay to forgive sins of the dead 3.Benjamin Franklin = author, printer, inventor 4.P.T. Barnum = Circus 5.Thomas Edison = more than 1,300 inventions 6.Henry Ford = assembly line 7.Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel = Las Vegas 8.Ray Kroc = McDonalds 9.H. Ross Perot = EDS, ran for President 10.Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak = Apple

3. 50 Greatest What makes them great? Note, most fail multiple times before succeeding. – Colonel Sanders failed over 1000 times before starting KFC Colonel Sanders – Even then, KFC was the side business to his gas station and hotel

4. Research and Present Pick one of the 50 entrepreneurs Complete research about them Create a visual Present it to the class