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Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching.

— Unknown.

Welcome to Business Education and the Entrepreneurship Pathway. We will learn about technology in business, how to budget, marketing principles, communication strategies, technology in business, how to write a resume, leadership and management skills, and many more fun topics around business. Students who complete the pathway will receive a certification in general management along with a certification in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Unit 1 Foundations (LEB)

Welcome to the second level of the entrepreneurship pathway. In this unit we will learn about  our classroom, employ-ability skills, leadership, teamwork, ethical decisions, and problem solving. We will look at how to resolve an unethical situation, define leadership, and build our teams .

Essential Questions:

  • What is communication?
  • Why are communication skills important?
  • What is active listening?
  • What are characteristics of active listening?
  • What are the active listening techniques? How do you apply them?
  • What happens during the writing stage?
  • Why is it important to understand how to read a document?
  • What is teamwork?
  • What makes an effective team?
  • How can you manage your team to avoid common mistakes and setbacks?
  • What are the benefits of teamwork?
  • What are the common problems you face with problem solving?
  • What are ethics?
  • How can you determine if a situation within the workplace is ethical?

Assignments:

  • Signed Syllabus
  • Let’s Get to Know Each Other
  • Communication Skills Activity
  • Leadership Flyer Project
  • Padlet Group Work

Unit 1 Foundations (IBT)

Welcome to the beginning of the entrepreneurship pathway. In this unit we will learn about  our classroom, employ-ability skills, business roles, functions, and understanding a companies vision. We will look at how to resolve customer complaints, understanding the customer, and how to resolve the problem. 

Essential Questions:

  • What does it mean to be a good listener?
  • What qualities define a good listener?
  • Why is it an important quality to listen and follow directions at the workplace?
  • Why can a group hear the same instructions, but interpret them completely different?
  • What is customer service and why is it important?
  • What is a customer complaint and why is it important to remedy complaints?
  • What are the rules for using a cell phone at work?
  • What does every employee need to know about using email at work?
  • How do you solve problems at work?
  • What are the advantages of a functional structure within a business?
  • Why is it important to understand mission and vision statements at  company?
  • How does time and being productive relate to each other?

Assignments:

  • Signed Syllabus
  • Let’s Get to Know Each Other
  • Customer Service Scenarios
  • Transferable Skills Activity
  • What is your learning style?
  • Understanding Job Functions and Organizational Structure
  • Business Projects

Unit 10 Communication

In this unit we will discover how to communicate with each other, understand the importance of non-verbal cues, and improve our communication skills overall.

Topics to Cover:

  • Verbal Communication
  • Non-Verbal Communication
  • Body Language
  • Communication Skills
  • The handshake
  • Dressing the part
  • Authoriatative Posture and Presence
  • Voice Tone
  • Initiate Interactions

Assignments:

  • Coat of Arms

Unit 9 Risk Management

In this unit we will understand how to avoid or minimize losses. We willl understand the risk associated with our personal items and within a business setting.

Topics to Cover:

  • Avoid or minimize losses
  • Improve decision making
  • Insurance Policy
  • Premuim
  • Risk
  • Coverage
  • Claim
  • Deductible
  • Policy Holder
  • Worker’s Compensation
  • Auto Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Insurance

Assigments:

  • What types of career opporunities are available?
  • Insurance Key Terms Activity
  • Risk Management Scenario
  • Damon Goes to the Hospital
  • Project: Insurance Portfolio

Unit 8 Accounting

In this unit we will uncover the meaning of accounting. We will understand assets, liabilities, and equity. We will be able to balance our income and expenses. Students will get exposure to using excel for accounting purposes.

Topics to Cover:

  • Accounting Careers
  • Accounting Equation
  • Liabilities, Assets, and Equity
  • T- Account
  • Liquidity
  • Balance Sheet
  • Income Statement
  • Personal Budget
  • Income and Expenses
  • Fixed and Variable Expenses

Assignments:

  • Pre Assessment
  • Accounting Booklet Parts 1 -4
    • Balance Sheet
    • Income Statement
    • Budget
    • Accounting Equation
  • Accounting Equation Worksheet
  • Analyze Transactions Worksheet
  • Post Assessment

Unit 7 Money Management

In Unit 7 we cover money management. We will discuss the importance of credit scores, how you can build your credit score, how to budget, why budgeting is important, needs versus wants, and the basics to banking.

Topics to cover:

  • Budgeting
  • Needs VS Wants
  • Expenditures
  • Fixed and Variable Costs
  • Credit Scores
  • What Impacts your credit score
  • Basics of Banking
  • How to setup an account – savings, checking
  • Federal Reserve Banks Purpose

Assignments :

  • Game of Life – Ayiti
  • Reality Check Game
  • Credit Karma Assignment
  • Federal Reserve Activity
  • Money Management Project Flier
  • Unit 7 Test

Classroom Activities:

  • Virtual tour of banks
  • Reality Check Game
  • Ayiti: The Game of Life
  • Mobile Banking Apps

Unit 6: Leadership and Management

For this unit, student’s will learn the difference between a manager and a leader. The will learn the positive and negative qualities of both. Students will take on leadership roles within their business groups and lead their team through a field.

Topics to Cover:

  • Verbal VS Non Verbal Communication
  • Active Listening
  • Leadership Skills
  • Leadership Styles
  • Email Etiquette
  • Business Letters
  • The Seven C’s of Business Letter Writing

Assignments:

  • Pre Assessment Unit 6
  • Unit 6: Leadership- Communication Skills Follow Along Notes
  • Email Etiquette and Business Letter Activity
  • Brainstorm Assignment
  • Leadership Project

Classroom Activities

  • Leadership Race
  • Leadership Mine Field

Unit 5: Entrepreneurship

Key Topics:

  • Small Business Impact
  • Types of Small Businesses
  • What is an Entrepreneur?
  • Opportunities and Risk
  • What is a Business Plan?
  • Developing a Business Plan
  • Types of Businesses Ownership

Assignments:

  • Pre-Assessment
  • Follow Along Typing Notes
  • Successful Entrepreneur Worksheet
  • Successful Business Plan Worksheet
  • Make Your Own Business – SmartDraw Activity
  • Career Vocabulary
  • Career Pathway Project

Classroom Activities

  • Shark Tank Episode
  • Poop to Profit Video
  • ACT Online Career Profile

Unit 4: Marketing

This unit we will dive deep into Marketing. Marketing is the basis of creating, promoting, and presenting a product or service to meet our customers wants and needs. A company must have the timing, location, and target market aligned to be successful.

The 4 P’s of Marketing are Product, Price, Place, and Promotion. There are discussions around the idea of a 5th P which would be considered People. We will understand the importance of each P in the Marketing Mix and how to perform Market research effectively.

Key Topics:

  • Basics of Marketing
  • The functions of Marketing
  • Marketing Mix
  • Market Research
  • Understanding Our Consumers
  • Seven Steps of Product Development
  • Target Market
  • Marketing Plan
  • Quantitative/Qualitative Date
  • Pricing Strategies
  • Promotion Strategies
  • Unique Selling Proposition
  • Product Mix
  • Channel of Distribution
  • Barriers to Entry : Monetary, Technology, or Distribution
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Porter’s 5 Forces

Assignments:

  • Graphic 4P’s Organizer
  • Advertising All Around You
  • Market Segmentation
  • Follow Along Notes- Typing Skills
  • Pricing Strategy Activity
  • Promotion Activity – Canva
  • SWOT Analysis and Barriers to Entry
  • Advertising Project – TikTok, Adobe Sparks
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