The Lost Art of Entrepreneurship By Melvin Gravely II, Ph.D.

A small business owner is constantly in financial trouble. Fenton Rice is not paying attention to balance sheets or income statements. Instead he blames others for his misfortune. Reality hits when his bank sends a letter to take action against him. At the same time, his banker also leads Fenton to someone who can help, Hugh Belden.

Melvin Gravely II is the president of The Institute for Entrepreneurial Thinking. He designs workshops for business development. He is a keynote speaker and an author. His book entitled, “The Lost Art of Entrepreneurship” is a fascinating book about entrepreneurship. It is also easy to read for students in elementary and middle schools.

Gravely has given us permission to use “The Lost Art of Entrepreneurship” for students who are critical thinkers, creative writers, and problem solvers. Students can change the storyline, characters, and come up with a different solution to solve Fenton’s business problem. We believe students would enjoy digging into this book and coming up with their own solutions.

This is a perfect book to be used in a contest having classes or after school groups rewriting the story. It can become a contest with leaders in the community judging the stories and awarding a prize. This is a fun book.