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Curated OER

Class Store

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore economics by participating in a group activity. In this commerce lesson, 1st graders conduct a role-playing activity in which they utilize goods and services to re-enact a general store's daily business. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Pottery Business In Asia

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read and discuss some material about Neerja International, a successful business in India, then construct a role play about how the business began. Students role play as people trying to start up their own business and learn...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Networking for Nonprofits

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate how important networking is to businesses and non-profit organizations. They examine fundraising options and design a flyer advertising a fundraising event.
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Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

In the Interview Hot Seat

For Teachers 12th Standards
Interviews can be so stressful. How does someone stay calm and confident in the interview hot seat? Senior job seekers get acquainted with common interview questions during the fifth of six career and college readiness lessons....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's In It For Me?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students analyze the costs and benefits that are involved with owning a business. They create their own decision making grid and identify their trade-offs. They also identify the opportunity costs involved in owning their own business.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tower Power

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore basic building and engineering concepts by constructing a structure that supports weight. They demonstrate an understanding of basic business concepts by estimating the cost and value of a building.
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Handout
Other

Canadian Bankers Association: Getting Started in Small Business

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource discusses the possible sources of financing when starting a small business, debt financing (borrowing money) and equity financing (investing money).
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Article
Other

Small Business Association: Is Entrepreneurship for You?

For Students 9th - 10th
In the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Startup Kit, this section walks you through the characteristics required to be an entrepreneur. It concludes with the advantages of owning your own business.
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Article
Wolters Kluwer

Business Owner's Toolkit: Business Combinations and Sources of Venture Capital

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how business can profit from mergers, joint ventures, consolidations, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and associations. It describes an SBIC and how it works, and gives specific information regarding characteristics of...
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Website
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...