But even the best of ideas, she explains, have to pass the feasibility test. Even if they love the idea, they have to be willing to leave it if the business plan shows it s not workable, she explains. They may have to come up with another idea, but that s not a failure - just a delay. Developing Key Skills As part of Making a Job, each participant receives a student guide, as well as a personal journal. The program, says Winterer, starts with the basics of entrepreneurship - the definition, the roles, and key characteristics and skills of entrepreneurs.
Students then identify and evaluate opportunities and conduct interviews with local entrepreneurs.
We try to get them to think, this could be me, Winterer explains. Thanks to Kauffman's Making a Job program students, in Kansas City are now ready tp start their own business. After coming up with a business idea, students create marketing materials such as flyers, business cards, and company logos. Then they learn the financial basics involved in starting and running a business. You might have to pay rent or electricity bills.