Assignment: Entrepreneurship Poster

IB BUSINESS & MGMT HL A 2024
2024-08-16T18:51:04Z

Due: Sep 8, 2024 by 11:59pm

Investigate an entrepreneur of you choice and report back on the main achievements / accomplishments of the person. Include reference to how the entrepreneur impacts the nature of the business in question. Gather information such as:

Historical perspective – how did s/he get involved in business?

What makes them successful in business?

Net wealth at the time of writing

Fun facts - for example, Jack Ma (Founder of Alibaba) was once an English teacher, having failed his English proficiency three times as well as being the only applicant during a recruitment round not to be hired by KFC!

Present your findings in the form of an engaging and informative poster.

You can choose any entrepreneur you want, but here is a list to get you started if you don't know any:

Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, who showed the world that entrepreneurs can succeed in business at the same time as maintaining an ethical profile.

Bill Gates, co-founder and the face of Microsoft - which owns products and brands as Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and Skype.

Cher Wang co-founded the Taiwanese smartphone-maker High Tech Computer (HTC) with her husband Wen-Chi Wang in 1997. She is credited as being one of the world’s richest self-made billionaires.

Coco Chanel, the French designer and costume maker who revolutionised and defined feminine style and dress during the 20th Century.

Elon Musk, who was born and raised in South Africa, and later decided not to complete his Ph.D. at Stanford University in order to focus on his business career, later becoming co-founder of Tesla.

Henry Ford, the pioneer who never let his dyslexia hinder him and introduced assembly lines and mass production in the car manufacturing industry, making Ford motor cars affordable for the average consumer.

Ingvar Kamprad, who started business at the age of just five (by bulk buying matches and reselling them at a low price but with a profit margin), Ingvar Kamprad became the founder of IKEA as a teenager, aged 17. Despite being one of the wealthiest men in the world, Kamprad lived a relatively humble life, in a small home, eating at IKEA (where else?!) and taking the bus regularly.

Jack Ma, a self-made billionaire as founder of Alibaba Group, the world’s largest business-to-business (B2B) and consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce business. Almost everything made in China can be traded globally on Alibaba and Taobao. In September 2014 the company floated its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, raising a world record $25 billion at the time. Jack Ma's net worth as of May 2020 was $41.3 billion.

James Dyson, the British entrepreneur who invented the bag-less Dyson vacuum cleaner, revolutionising the industry with his company’s innovative designs.

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is a self-made billionaire (being the richest man in the world). He came up with his business idea in the back of a car whilst on a road trip.

Kylie Jenner – Founder of the highly successful Kylie Cosmetics, Kylie Jenner became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire at just 21 years old.

Li Ka-shing dropped out of school but succeeded in business through his sheer hard work and entrepreneurial spirit. From a humble background as a poor immigrant to a self-made multi billionaire and the status of Asia's richest entrepreneur, it is little wonder that the Chinese called him 'chiu-yan', or 'Superman'.

Lakshmi Mittal, India’s richest man, was born in a village without electricity but went on to establish one of the world’s largest steel companies (and founder of an IB World School in India!)

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook - the world’s largest social media network, with over 2 billion registered users.

Mary Kay Ash, who married at just 17 but this didn’t stop her from succeeding in life or business (later on in her life). At the age of 45 with just $5,000 she formed what became one of the USA’s largest cosmetics businesses, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.

Michelle Mone, founder of Ultimo, the UK’s largest bra and lingerie company. In 2010, aged only 38, Baroness Mone was awarded an OBE (by Her Majesty the Queen) for her outstanding contribution to business.

Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent Drinks, the British multinational company that produces fresh fruit smoothies and vegetable pots.

Richard Branson was a high-school drop-out, but went on to build over 400 companies as part of the Virgin Group. Hw owns his own island (but not The Virgin Islands!)

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple - which makes products such as MacBook computers, iPads, iPhones, Apple TV, and iTunes.

Walt Disney – The boy told by his teacher that he lacked imagination and creativity, who went on to build the largest entertainment company in the world.

Warren Buffett came from humble beginnings and went on to be an extraordinary and successful entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. In 2008 he claimed the status of being the world's richest man. He has donated billions of dollars to charity.

Investigate an entrepreneur of you choice and report back on the main achievements / accomplishments of the person. Include reference to how the entrepreneur impacts the nature of the business in question. Gather information such as:

Historical perspective – how did s/he get involved in business?

What makes them successful in business?

Net wealth at the time of writing

Fun facts - for example, Jack Ma (Founder of Alibaba) was once an English teacher, having failed his English proficiency three times as well as being the only applicant during a recruitment round not to be hired by KFC!

Present your findings in the form of an engaging and informative poster.

You can choose any entrepreneur you want, but here is a list to get you started if you don't know any:

Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, who showed the world that entrepreneurs can succeed in business at the same time as maintaining an ethical profile.

Bill Gates, co-founder and the face of Microsoft - which owns products and brands as Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and Skype.

Cher Wang co-founded the Taiwanese smartphone-maker High Tech Computer (HTC) with her husband Wen-Chi Wang in 1997. She is credited as being one of the world’s richest self-made billionaires.

Coco Chanel, the French designer and costume maker who revolutionised and defined feminine style and dress during the 20th Century.

Elon Musk, who was born and raised in South Africa, and later decided not to complete his Ph.D. at Stanford University in order to focus on his business career, later becoming co-founder of Tesla.

Henry Ford, the pioneer who never let his dyslexia hinder him and introduced assembly lines and mass production in the car manufacturing industry, making Ford motor cars affordable for the average consumer.

Ingvar Kamprad, who started business at the age of just five (by bulk buying matches and reselling them at a low price but with a profit margin), Ingvar Kamprad became the founder of IKEA as a teenager, aged 17. Despite being one of the wealthiest men in the world, Kamprad lived a relatively humble life, in a small home, eating at IKEA (where else?!) and taking the bus regularly.

Jack Ma, a self-made billionaire as founder of Alibaba Group, the world’s largest business-to-business (B2B) and consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce business. Almost everything made in China can be traded globally on Alibaba and Taobao. In September 2014 the company floated its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, raising a world record $25 billion at the time. Jack Ma's net worth as of May 2020 was $41.3 billion.

James Dyson, the British entrepreneur who invented the bag-less Dyson vacuum cleaner, revolutionising the industry with his company’s innovative designs.

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is a self-made billionaire (being the richest man in the world). He came up with his business idea in the back of a car whilst on a road trip.

Kylie Jenner – Founder of the highly successful Kylie Cosmetics, Kylie Jenner became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire at just 21 years old.

Li Ka-shing dropped out of school but succeeded in business through his sheer hard work and entrepreneurial spirit. From a humble background as a poor immigrant to a self-made multi billionaire and the status of Asia's richest entrepreneur, it is little wonder that the Chinese called him 'chiu-yan', or 'Superman'.

Lakshmi Mittal, India’s richest man, was born in a village without electricity but went on to establish one of the world’s largest steel companies (and founder of an IB World School in India!)

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook - the world’s largest social media network, with over 2 billion registered users.

Mary Kay Ash, who married at just 17 but this didn’t stop her from succeeding in life or business (later on in her life). At the age of 45 with just $5,000 she formed what became one of the USA’s largest cosmetics businesses, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.

Michelle Mone, founder of Ultimo, the UK’s largest bra and lingerie company. In 2010, aged only 38, Baroness Mone was awarded an OBE (by Her Majesty the Queen) for her outstanding contribution to business.

Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent Drinks, the British multinational company that produces fresh fruit smoothies and vegetable pots.

Richard Branson was a high-school drop-out, but went on to build over 400 companies as part of the Virgin Group. Hw owns his own island (but not The Virgin Islands!)

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple - which makes products such as MacBook computers, iPads, iPhones, Apple TV, and iTunes.

Walt Disney – The boy told by his teacher that he lacked imagination and creativity, who went on to build the largest entertainment company in the world.

Warren Buffett came from humble beginnings and went on to be an extraordinary and successful entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. In 2008 he claimed the status of being the world's richest man. He has donated billions of dollars to charity.