Homework
Interview a small Business owner in your area or someone you know that owns a small business. It could be a dry cleaners, a restaurant, a barbershop, a nail salon, etc...
Task
o What type of business ownership does the business use?
o Did you ever work for someone else? If so, why did you stop?
o Why did you go into business for yourself?
o What expectations did you have when you started the business?
o Which of these expectations were fulfilled?
o Which of these expectations were not fulfilled?
o If the owner could change one thing in building his or her business, what would that be?
Entrepreneurship is risky business. Thousands of new businesses are started and thousands of others fail each year. Why would someone give up the security of working for others to assume the risk of business ownership? Find out by interviewing two or three small-business owners in your area. Ask them the questions listed below.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.