Social Studies Producing Goods & Services

Social Studies Producing Goods & Services

OBJECITVE:

• Explain the role of an entrepreneur in certain industries.

• Differentiate between businesses and consumers and explain how they rely on each other.

The Entrepreneur

Do you have an idea for a business?  

Do you dream about having your own business?

Are you ready to start that business?

If you answered yes to any of these 

questions, you could become an 

entrepreneur!

Multiple Choice

What is an entrepreneur

• Someone who has an idea for a business.

• Someone who dreams of and is ready to start their own business.

• All of the above

Small business turning into large business

Started out on family’s egg business. Expanded into selling the chickens Started selling his chickens and other farmers’ chickens Started advertising - used his sense of humor Passed business to his son Now - who doesn’t know Perdue Chickens?

Maryland Business

Before 1830’s:  farmers would plant seeds mostly by hand.

BUT THEN…. Henry Blair (farmer) designed and built 2 

planting machines

Multiple Choice

Frank perdue started on his family ______________ business. He expanded into selling_______

• chickens, egg

• egg, chickens

• egg, bacon

• egg sausage