Entrepreneurship

1) Where did Robert Kearns get the idea of intermittent windshield wipers? Robert got the idea of the intermittent windshield wiper from his eyelid. He thought why can't a windshield wiper blink like an eye. 2) Why did Kearns feel that ethics was important in engineering? What do you think? Kerns thought ethics was important because he was a teacher and he believed right and wrong. 3) Why was Kearns wary of showing his invention to the engineers at Ford? He was wary of showing his invention because the people he might show it to might steal it from him. 4) list what you think the 5 biggest sacrifices Robert Kearns made to pursue his dream. 1.he lost 13 years of his life 2.he lost his wife (divorce) 3.his relationship with his kids got bad, especially with his eldest son. 4. 5. 5)What was initially motivating Kearns to pursue his dream and invent his wiper blades? He thought that he was put on the earth to make a difference and he thought that was it. 6)...

1)Current Situation Who? what? when? where? why? Liz Robitaille is a full time working Mom with 2 kids. Her husband also works full time so her ability to plan, shop for and prepare fresh, home cooked meals and difficult. Just before Christmas she over here some girls from her work talking about a new meal planning company in Hamilton called Dinnerlicious. She signed up right away, she loves the idea of meals being planned for her but she can still injury cooking for her family now there eating dinner by 6:30 every night. 2)Identify the problem What needs improvement? 3) Environment and Trends Dinnerlicious is not really easy to find, they don't have advertisements that go on TVs and they don’t put up billboards unless you hear it from someone you don't know what it is. Most of the people that get food from Dinnerlicious. They also don't have a lot of information about them online other than their website to buy the food and some good comments about other there food by oth...

                Ch. 4 Challenges and Changes Agricultural Age : to gather seeds and plant them in cleared land. Merchants : people that are involved in trades. Some merchants brought there good or service directly to their customer. Industrial Age : A period when people began to build equipment they could use to produce standardized good in large quantities. Laborer : someone who was hired by few people who could afford to be business owners. Intangible asset : its and asset. Goodwill : friendship, like allies Command and control: the laborers were expected to follow the exact instructions of the manager. Trade union : a group of workers in the late 18 th and early 19 th centuries bargaining with their employers for better working conditions. Strike : when the workers refuse to work until they had achieved their objective. New economy: new industries, such as biotechnology or the Internet...