Building Your Dream, A Canadian Guide to Starting Your Own Business, 10e
Walter Good Wendy Mayhew (Instructor's Manual All Chapters, 100%
Original Verified, A+ Grade) All Chapters Solutions Manual Supplement files
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STAGE ONE
Assessing Your Potential
for an Entrepreneurial
Career
Learning Objectives
LO1 Evaluate your potential for becoming an entrepreneur through self-assessment quizzes
LO2 Identify the attitudes and behaviours that will help turn your business dream into a
reality
LO3 Analyze the three different types of entrepreneurs
LO4 Describe the skills needed by small-business owners
LO5 Explain the importance of social entrepreneurship, ethics, and being socially responsible
in business
Chapter Walkthrough
Headings Assets
Opening Profile: Good Earth
The Entrepreneurial Personality [LO1, LO2, LO3]
o Entrepreneurial Quiz - Entrepreneurial Quiz (available online in
Connect)
- Figure 1.1 What is your Entrepreneurial
Potential?
o Attitudes and Behaviours - What do you like about being an
Entrepreneur? Marnie Walker, 401 Bay
Centre
- Other Considerations, Top 10
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Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
- Other Considerations, An Entrepreneur’s
Creed
o The Not-So-Learnable Characteristics
o A Different Approach - Entrepreneur Attitude Orientation Survey
(available online in Connect)
o Personal Self-Assessment - Personal Self-Assessment Questionnaire
(available online in Connect)
o Managerial Skills Inventory - Managerial Skills Inventory (available
online in Connect)
o What Kind of Entrepreneur Are You Likely - Entrepreneurs in Action, The Entrepreneur
to Be? Exposed, Sepp’s Gourmet Foods Inc.
- Other Considerations, Six Lessons Learned
in my First Year as a Young Canadian
Entrepreneur
Evaluating Your Business Skills [LO4]
o What Skills are Needed by Small-Business - Table 1.1, Breakdown of Entrepreneurial
Owners? Business Skills
Inventory of Your Managerial and Administrative
Skills
Where Can you Acquire the Necessary Skills?
Assessing Your Personal Financial Situation
o Your Personal Balance Sheet - Sample Balance Sheet Form (available
online in Connect)
o Developing a Personal Budget - Personal Living Expenses Worksheet
(available online in Connect_
o Check Your Credit Rating
Are You Ready for an Entrepreneurial Career?
o External Role Demands
The Concept of Social Entrepreneurship [LO5] - Entrepreneurs in Action, Shannon Tessier
and Zach Patterson: Chance Foundation
Dealing with the Ethical Challenge - Other Considerations, The Access Code of
Ethics and Standards
Other Considerations, Outline for a Code
of Ethics
Being Socially Responsible - Other Considerations, Bridgehead Coffee’s
Social Responsibility Scorecard
- Other Considerations, The Truth, The Ugly
Truth and Why You Should Do It Anyway
o A Final Analysis - FYI, Untitled
Critical Thinking Questions
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The following are critical thinking question, not included in the text. They can be assigned individually,
or used for group/classroom discussion.
1. Why do you think you have the potential to be an entrepreneur?
2. What type of entrepreneur will you be and why?
3. Will you incorporate social responsibility into your business and if so, why?
Interactive Online Worksheets
The following worksheets and self-assessments are now available online in Connect in the Student
Resources site. Students can also click on the provided link within the ebook in instantly launch these
supplements.
Worksheet/Self-Assessment Format
Entrepreneurial Quiz Interactive Quiz
Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation Survey Interactive Quiz
Personal Self-Assessment Questionnaire Interactive Questionnaire
Managerial Skills Inventory Interactive Worksheet
Sample Balance Sheet Interactive Excel Spreadsheet
Personal Living Expenses Worksheet Interactive Excel Spreadsheet
Additional Resources
Nate Waters, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University talks
about "Dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty". He presents ambiguity as doubtful, uncertain situations
and circumstances, capable of being understood in two or more possible senses.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8RZCNwQPug)
Supplements and Resources
The following supplements have been developed for Instructors using Good, Building Your Dream, 10th
edition.
Instructor’s Manual The Instructor’s Manual, prepared by the author, Wendy Mayhew, includes a wealth of
information to assist instructors in presenting this text and their course to its best advantage.
Computerized Test Bank Created by Sandra Wellman, Seneca College, this flexible and easy-to-use electronic
testing program allows instructors to create tests from book-specific items. The Test Bank contains a broad
selection of multiple choice and true/false questions. Instructors may add their own questions as well as edit
existing questions. Each question identifies the learning objective, eBook reference, difficulty level, and feedback,
and is tagged for Connect Insight data analysis. Multiple versions of the test can be created and printed.
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Microsoft Powerpoint Presentations Prepared by Sandra Wellman, Seneca College, this complete set of
PowerPoint Presentation slides is provided for each chapter. The presentations are based around course learning
objectives and include many of the figures and tables from the tenth edition textbook as well as some additional
slides that support and expand the text discussions. Slides can be modified by instructors.
Interactive Worksheets and Activities These interactive worksheets and activities help students analyze the
financial aspects of their new business ideas and assess their potential as an entrepreneur. Templates are provided
to facilitate preparation of financial statements required for their feasibility study and their overall business plan
preparation.
Entrepreneurship Videos Real World Entrepreneurship Training videos (with closed captioning) are available at the
end of select stages, as well as online through Connect. McGraw-Hill Education’s Entrepreneurship video series
(with closed captioning, including programs) is available for online viewing through Connect, or on DVD for viewing
in class. Please contact your Learning Solutions Consultant for more information. Both sets of video assets are
available with teaching notes.
The Manager’s HotSeat This online resource, which includes eight new segments, allows students to watch real
managers apply their years of experience to confront daily issues such as ethics, diversity, teamwork, and the
virtual workplace. Students are prompted for their feedback throughout each scenario and then submit a report
critiquing the manager’s choices while defending their own. The Manager’s HotSeat is ideal for group or classroom
discussions.
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