Entrepreneurship

Targeted at 12th grade students, this one-credit/year-long advanced entrepreneurship course focuses on planning and organizational processes integral to the start-up of new ventures. Students complete tasks such as developing personnel organizational plans; selecting sources of financing for their new ventures; and developing strategies to position their brands. The culminating activities in the course are the development of a detailed business plan and the completion of a loan application....

Targeted at all introductory business and marketing students, Business and Marketing Essentials is a rigorous yearlong course that focuses on the core standards of the Business Administration model at the prerequisite and career-sustaining levels. It introduces students to many aspects of the business world, including primary business activities, the business environment, and fundamental economic concepts. Emphasis is also placed on information technology applications and the job-search...

A one-credit/year-long course targeted at 11th-grade students who are interested in becoming entrepreneurs. Introduces the role of entrepreneurship in a market economy; entrepreneurial discovery processes; ideation; and preliminary start-up venture planning. Familiarizes students with marketing’s pivotal role in the development and success of new business. Capstone activity involves the development of a detailed marketing plan to be included in a full business plan. (Remaining components of...