ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Retail Site Selection – DE 102 Discusses the important considerations for entrepreneurs in selecting retail locations. Covers freestanding sites, business-associated sites, renovated CBDs, and planned shopping centers. Special topics include the principle of cumulative attraction, vacant stores, parking, visibility, negotiating leases, & lease restrictive covenants. A new section shows how to use the Internet for site-selection data such as Census Bureau demographics, state transportation department traffic counts, and computer-modeling location consulting firms. Examples include a clothing-store chain, a home- furnishing store chain, two fast-food chains, an equipment-rental chain, and specialty stores. 2009 ed. 23 min. DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$135

Spotlight on Careers in Entrepreneurship – FH 1040 Kinko’s has grown to more than 1,500 stores and 23,000 employees worldwide. Pleasant Rowland’s American Girl dolls made her $700 million when she sold her company to Mattel. How did these incredible entrepreneurs do it? Section one profiles Orfalea, who talks about overcoming dyslexia while growing up and his business philosophy, which is based on his freethinking, creative style. In section two, Rowland describes her motivation in creating the American Girls and how her special approach to marketing and distribution has helped make them so popular. 2007 ed. 20 min. DVD . . . . .$110

Entrepreneurship – FH 1046 Introduces three women who have found success and satisfaction by helming their own businesses; a maple syrup producer whose company started as a side business to her dairy farm; an optician who runs Glasses to Go, a mobile optical dispensary; and a pest control producer who breeds and sells crop-friendly insects. 2006 ed. 30 min. DVD . . . . . . . . .$110

Faith-Based Entrepreneurship: The Anita Conner Story – TAS 1204 An inspirational story about a woman who was destined to live out her Father’s dream of becoming an entrepreneur who would empower the Black community. The road to success was bumpy and lonely despite being a child with two loving parents growing up in suburbia. Tragedy struck when Anita became pregnant as a teenager and her father passed away. Ms. Conner was determined to overcome both subtle corporate racism and lack of preparation for business ownership. After achieving a level of success, Anita was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer and had to undergo chemotherapy, radiation and a cell transplant. Anita’s recovery strengthened her faith and she shares her life miracles to help empower the Black community and the nation at large. (No preview) 2006 ed. 25 min. DVD..$100

Tool Set: How Much Money do You Really Need? – ETP 641 Introduces the blind tour, a technique for mapping out a business’s financial requirements. Compares the conventional, commercial bankers’ approach to money with the entrepreneurial approach. Discusses how entrepreneurs can minimize their capital needs. 1998 ed. 60 min. DVD ....... $160

Making It Work – VTV 547 Once the start-up becomes successful, some restructuring is usually necessary. Discusses how several entrepreneurs reconfigured their internal organization to facilitate effective employee relationship and enhance productivity. 1999 ed.30 min. VHS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30

First Movers – VTV 548 When a product breakthrough puts a company of the fast track to success, new challenges and opportunities arise. Discusses several examples of product pioneers and how they exploited their “first- mover” advantage. 1999 ed. 30 min. VHS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30

From Zero to Sixty in Thirty Days - AI 510B See how small businesses are getting more done and gain more sales thanks to the fast and easy installation of new technology. Shows how small businesses can benefit from everything from word database marketing, Internet & contact management software, to powerful client/server networking. Shot on location at a realty business and paper- product wholesaler. 1997 ed. 30 min. VHS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30

Entrepreneurship for the New Millennium – DE 545 Provides the student with an understanding of the critical elements for new venture creation. Sample topics include: “common characteristics of entrepreneurs”, “developing an effective business plan”, “borrowing, Private Placements, IPO’s and other sources of funding”, “opportunities for starting and growing your business on the Internet”, and “women entrepreneurs.” Special emphasis is placed on the changing world of entrepreneurship in the 2lst century. 1999 ed. 26 min. VHS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30 DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$135

Insurance for Business (PowerPoint CD) – CE 1027 Have you ever wondered what is involved insuring a business? Teaches students the knowledge and skills associated with planning an insurance program for a business. Additionally, students will understand the various types of insurance needed for businesses and also the consequences of committing insurance fraud. 2007 ed. 68 SLIDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$95

Risk Management (PowerPoint® CD) – CE 1124 This presentation examines risk, risk management, and that there are many ways to deal with risk. Risk cannot be eliminated entirely, but keeping risk manageable can lead to a more successful business in the long term. Furthermore, the presentation will analyze different risk management techniques and describe different strategies companies use to handle risk. 2009 ed. 53 SLIDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75

Budgeting for Business (PowerPoint® CD) – CE 1130 Successful businesses depend on many factors, one being an effective budget. If budgets are not planned and implemented properly, a business can suffer severe consequences. Explains the importance of maintaining an accurate budget so that problems are avoided before they arise, various factors of creating a budget, and the importance of each in relation to the outcome of a company’s operations. 2009 ed. 30 SLIDES .. . .  . . .$95

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