Scope of the Curriculum

The Making a Job program takes students from the initial stages of identifying and analyzing potential business opportunities in school, home and community through the development of a business plan for an entrepreneurial venture. This experiential curriculum for middle and junior high school students focuses on business creation…not business management! It can be infused into regularly scheduled classes in careers/life skills, language arts, computer technology or other curricular areas; or offered as an after-school experience; or be created as a stand-alone course in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Entrepreneurs: What Do They Do?
Chapter 2: Entrepreneurs: Their Roles and Contributions
Chapter 3: Entrepreneurs: Key Characteristics and Skills
Chapter 4: Identifying Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Chapter 5: Evaluating Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Chapter 6: Generating and Evaluating Ideas
Chapter 7: Marketing Your Good or Service
Chapter 8: Fun With Financials
Chapter 9: Getting Down to Business: The Plan
Chapter 10: Moving Ahead to Start Your Business

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