Taking an internship or apprenticeship allows one to gain experience in a particular business or trade and learn technical skills. Both are usually short-term opportunities that may or may not provide pay. An internship provides insight into what a specific business is like, while an apprenticeship teaches technical skills or a trade such as plumbing, electrical work, or carpentry.

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One way you can gain the sense of what a
particular business is like is by taking an
internship.
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Similar to an internship, an apprenticeship is
where technical skills or a trade is taught
(plumbing, electrical, carpentry)
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Both are usually short-term and may or may
not be paying positions.

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Make Your Own Rules
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Do What You Enjoy
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The majority of your life you work, why not do what
you enjoy?
Creating Greater Wealth
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Schedule, where you work, and how you get paid
Employees only make what employer is willing to pay.
As an entrepreneur, you can work for what you want.
Helping Your Community
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Being an entrepreneur allows you to create jobs,
provide services, and personal satisfaction from helping
the community.

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Potential Business Failure
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Unexpected Obstacles
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Unstable Economy, Decreased Demand, Employees.
Financial Insecurity
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Time and money that you invest may not ever pay
off.
Many new business may not make money in the
beginning and you may not be able to pay yourself.
Income is always variable.
Long Hours & Hard Work
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A successful business may lead you away from
your friends and family.

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Thomas Edison
Began the Weekly Herald.
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Owned over 1000 patents.
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PT Barnum
Was 60 years old when his
circus staged its first show.
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The circus generated over
$400,000 in the first year.
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Became known as the
“Greatest Show On Earth”
Invented the Phonograph

5. William Harley & Arthur
Davidson
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Developed Harley
Davidson motorcycles.
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One of only two
businesses to survive the
great depression.
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World’s largest producer
of motorcycles grossing
$41 million annually.
Maggie Lena Walker
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Was a staunch advocate of
human rights, selfsufficiency, and improving
race relations.
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First woman to charter a
bank in the United States.
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St. Luke's Penny Savings
Bank (Consolidated Bank &
Trust Company) began in
1903

6. Ingvar Kamprad
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From Sweden
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Stephen Wozniak & Steve Jobs
Founder of IKEA furniture
company.
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One of the ten wealthiest
people in the world.
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In 1976 began a company
with a goal of bringing
personal computers to
people’s homes.
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Total investment of Apple
at the beginning was only
$1,300.

7. Russell Simmons
Today’s Entrepreneurs
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Turned his passion for
hip-hop into a venture that
is now worth millions.
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Most companies today use
the internet in some form
of business.
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Def Jam Records launched
a cultural revolution in our
country in terms of music,
fashion, film, television,
and social attraction.
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Green Companies – a
company that adopts
business practices aimed
at protecting and
improving the
environment.