Entrepreneurship Assignment Brief and Guidance

Guideline for Final Submission

Guideline for Final Submission
The submission must be in the specific format(s) as specified in the assignment brief instructions.

The assignment should be submitted in a MS Word© format, or equivalent.

The assignment has TWO parts. Please read both parts carefully.

Ideally you should complete Part1 before Week 5 and make sure you get formative feedback from your Assessor during teaching week 4 and 5. 
It is also recommended, you complete Part 2 before Week 9 and get formative feedback from your lecturer during teaching week 9 and 10. 
There will be only one submission link in Turnitin. You are quired to compile Part 1 and Part 2 into one Microsoft Word file for submission. 
Please access HN Global for additional resources to support and reading for this unit.

Submission Format: Part 1
The submission could be in the form of a PDF brochure guide to small businesses. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs, sub-sections and illustrations as appropriate and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a reference list using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is 1,000–1,500 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.

Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1 Explore and illustrate the range of venture types that might be considered entrepreneurial
LO2 Assess the impact of small businesses on the economy

Assignment Brief and Guidance
Scenario and activity:
You currently work as intern for a consultancy firm [an organisation of your choice or your own place of work if appropriate], that provides advice and market intelligence to small businesses and entrepreneurs. As part of updating the new website you have been tasked with investigating different types of ventures and their impact upon the economy to put on a webpage. This is a mini project to be completed individually, and is based on a range of different examples, one of which should be a local business.

You should choose one example of each type of entrepreneurship, at least one of which should be a local business. You must explore and compare different environments for each of your examples and evaluate their impact and importance on the economy at different levels. You should include data and statistics to support your findings.

Primary research could be conducted for your choice of local business. Primary research may include the use of interviews, existing videos or questionnaires completed by practicing entrepreneurs.

Submission Format: Part 2
The submission is in the form of a 10-minute individual PowerPoint presentation. The presentation slides and speaker notes should be submitted as one copy. You are required to make effective use of PowerPoint headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate. Your research should be referenced using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a reference list using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is 1,000–1,500 words, including speaker notes, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.

Unit Learning Outcomes
LO3 Determine and assess the key aspects of an entrepreneurial mindset.
LO4 Examine the different environments that foster or hinder entrepreneurship

Assignment Brief and Guidance
Continuing from Assignment 1, in your role as an intern at the consultancy firm [an organisation of your choice or your own place of work, if appropriate] you have been asked to present as a keynote speaker at the annual Business Start-up Show in London.

You are to present on ‘The Mindset of the Entrepreneur’. Your presentation will be 10 minutes and will include the following:

1. Specific examples of entrepreneurs to illustrate the scope of entrepreneurship covering one local entrepreneur, one global entrepreneur and one social enterprise.

2. Exploration of their situational factors, similarities and differences.

3. Discussion on their shared entrepreneurial traits and characteristics.

4. Analysis of how background and experiences can either hinder or foster entrepreneurship, providing specific examples to support your line of argument. 

5. Conclusions that are drawn from comparing and contrasting the different entrepreneurs, their backgrounds and experience and the extent to which it has influenced them.