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Wolters Kluwer

Biz Filings: Tax Avoidance Is Legal; Tax Evasion Is Criminal

For Students 9th - 10th
A small business owner's tax obligations are discussed.Especially if small business ownership is in your future, knowing how to consider how to handle tax liabilities is vital to your success.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pickle Business

For Students 9th - 10th
Widows from the village of Tamra in the Galilee manage all of the aspects of their small business in this video segment from Wide Angle.
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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Managing Your Business Finances

For Students 9th - 10th
Financial management and its key concepts are outlined at this site. Additional links on subjects such as cash flow management, credit and collections, and financial analysis are provided.
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Other

General Ledger: Small Business Accounting

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the general ledger and its importance in an accounting system and its relationship to the subsidiary ledgers. The site explains how to set up the general ledger, how the General Ledger Creates an Audit Trail, and more.
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Wolters Kluwer

Doing a Financial and Legal Assessment of Your New Business Idea

For Students 9th - 10th
Finding the money needed to start a new business is almost always one of the most difficult hurdles new owners face. This site tells how to find the money you need even when you think it's not possible.
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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Accounts Receivable

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article describes recording sales on account in a sales and cash receipts journal and then posting to an accounts receivable ledger. It also describes the relationship between the accounts receivable ledger and the general ledger....
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Wolters Kluwer

Business Owner's Toolkit: Personal Financial Statement Worksheet

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information that would help when applying for a small business loan, because lenders are also interested in a person's personal finances. It also contains a form outlining the information bankers will require prior...
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Biz Move

Biz Move: What Business Should You Start

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the advantages and disadvantages of running your own business. This article also discusses characteristics of an entrepreneur and tips on choosing a business.
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Other

Business Insider: Fake Trees With Spinning Leaves Could Harness Wind Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Let's make some energy! Check out this wind turbine that NewWind has developed for creating small-scale sources of energy.
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Biz Move

Bizmove.com: Business Customer Relationship Management

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview from bizmove.com focuses on understanding who your customer is, motivation behind purchase, when purchase takes place, and understanding that what they "buy" is not necessarily what they want. Good presentation....
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Building a Dream

For Students 9th - 10th
This site talks about a young man who has started his own business and tells the story of how he started the company "2nd Gear Bicycles." Gives young entrepreneurs a great way to learn about starting your own business.
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Other

Sba: Guide to Exporting

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore international business exporting! The SBA has created an online guide to assist you in becoming an international exporting success.
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Other

Perking Up Your Packaging: Small Business Marketing: Business Town

For Students 9th - 10th
This site goes into the importance of product packaging. Gives specific examples, and detailed reasoning.
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Biz Move

Biz Move: Small Business Marketing Solutions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides an overview of the marketing field. Read about the various aspects of marketing.
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Employment Spot

Employment Spot: Entrepreneurs

For Students 9th - 10th
Starting your own business can be a daunting task. But for many, the idea of working for themselves rather than a large corporation is a dream come true. And although it can be a lot of hard work, owning your own business can be...
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PBS

Pbs: Your Life, Your Money: Educators & Families: Being Your Own Boss

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Interview a local business owner to learn what it's like being your own boss.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
The picture book One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, written by Kate Smith Milway, takes place in Africa. Here in a Ghanan village, young Kojo cannot afford to go to school after the death of his father. His resourceful...
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Wolters Kluwer

Biz Filings: Business Startup Financing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the CCH Business Owners Toolkit provides several sources to use for Starting a New Business on a Small Budget. Considering Pros and Cons Before Buying a Franchise, Managing Cash Flow Peaks and Valleys for a New Business,...
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Other

White Paper: Developing a Strategic Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers information about strategic planning and an online worksheet to develop a final, printed plan.
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Practical Action

Practical Action: Wind Power Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this unit, students explore how life for people in the rural mountainous regions of Peru is different as they live without access to electricity. They learn how small-scale wind turbines have changed people's lives, as with a supply...
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Bloomberg.com: Fed Commits $800 Billion More to Unfreeze Lending

For Students 9th - 10th
The Federal Reserve announced that it is committing up to $800 billion to help unfreeze credit for homebuyers, consumers and small businesses. Specific details are included within the article.
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Internal Revenue Service

Internal Revenue Service: Sole Proprietorships

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of a sole proprietorship, along with links to the relevant forms that must be filed with the IRS.
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Biz Move

Biz Move: Small Business Marketing Publicity

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the many ways to get "free advertising," as publicity is called.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Roadside Communities: Ring's Rest, Muirkirk, Maryland

For Students 9th - 10th
The exhibition explores historical moments in the area of transportation. As more people took to the road, clusters of roadside businesses sprang up to accommodate motorists' needs including roadside cabins. Ring's Rest, located about 20...

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