B 479 - Entrepreneur Lecture Series 2:00-2:50 pm Wednesday

The Entrepreneur Lecture Series is a repeatable course offered to any student on campus who is interested in entrepreneurship.

The course consists of a weekly one-hour lecture by successful entrepreneurs and business persons on subjects significant to entrepreneur-type opportunities. These entrepreneurs frequently discuss the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship and give the students advice on getting started, being successful in business, and growing the business.

Free Lunch!
As part of the class, students will have the opportunity to eat and chat with a Guest Lecturer at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday at least once during the semester. This luncheon gives the students an opportunity to meet with the entrepreneur lecturer on a more personal basis. Come prepared with specific questions, or just listen to the entrepreneur's experiences and counsel. Get a more personal feel of what it is like to be an entrepreneur, and eat a salad, and sandwich along with it!

Fall Semester 2003 Schedule

September 3 Orientation

September 10 Rick Merril—Dale’s Jewlers

September 17 Steve Gibson—BYU Provo

September 24 No Lecture—Attend Executive Seminar on September 25

October 1 Larry Richards—JL Resource Group—BYU Provo

October 8 David Novak—Sunrise Solar

October 15 Shandon Gubler—Real Estate Development—BYU Provo

October 22 No Lecture—Attend Entrepreneur Conference on October 23

October 29 William Oldroyd—Hibernation Station

November 5 Eugene Freedman—Down East Outfitters—BYU Provo

November 12 Dan Harwood—Sun Development

November 19 Howard Johnston—Cal Ranch

November 26 No Lecture—Thanksgiving Break

December 3 Jerry Wright--INEEL

December 10 Todd Peterson—Apex Alarm

Entrepreneur Conference Essay Due – 1 page

Final Essay Due 3-4 pages

Entrepreneur Conference Essay

The Business Management Department is sponsoring an annual Entrepreneur Conference on October 23. Students should attend as many activities as possible during the day, and submit a one-page, single-spaced essay on meaningful lessons learned from the Summit.

Due December 10.

Reading and Writing Assignment

Students learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur by reading “The Effective Entrepreneur” by Gardner H. Russell. As part of the class, students are required to read the entire book and write a 3-4 page single-spaced paper relating content from both the book and the lecture series to their own lives and goals. Due December 10. Late papers 50% off.

Evaluation: Points

Class Attendance (10 points each)...............................…............ 100

Entrepreneur Conference Essay .……………….………………………………………..10

“The Effective Entrepreneur” Paper….….………………………….….……………….20

Total Possible..........................................................…........... 150

Grading: 125+ A 115-124 B 100-114 C 90-99 D less than 90 F