Foundations of Business: How to Succeed in Managing a Business

Read Exploring Business: Chapter 5.7. Group Activity:  Go to http://springfieldsbdc.com/ and pick the resource you’d find most helpful as a young entrepreneur. Discuss the following questions with your group? What resource did you find most helpful? Are there any other small business resources in the area that you can find? Summarize your group’s findings on the whiteboard. […]

Financial Literacy: Predatory Lending

EDPUZZLE: Predatory Lending             Payday lenders don’t actually have a giant mousetrap strapped outside of their buildings to warn you of possible danger, so it’s better for you to understand how they work. Watch this video and answer the questions on your worksheet. VIDEO: The Surprising Logic Behind the Use of Payday Loans     […]

Financial Literacy: Shady Sam

Part I: Play Shady Sam Go to shadysam.com. Enter your first name and click START PLAYING. At the end of the game, STOP on the screen that includes your last email and Total Profits. Take a screenshot of the email and paste it in the box below. Then, click “Clock Out” and continue to answer […]

Foundations of Business: The Business Plan

Finish Pitching Your Innovation presentations. Read Exploring Business: Chapter 5.6. Discuss the components of the business plan using PPT presentation. Play game matching characteristics for each component. Learning Target: I can identify the ten sections of a business plan.

Foundations of Business: Teamwork – The Importance of Team Building Skills

Watch this video on the Power of Teamwork. Knowing how to be an effective team member is a vital lifetime skill. It will help you in your academic career, in the business world, and in nonwork activities as well. It takes time and effort to learn how to work in a team. Part of the […]

Foundations of Business: Managing for Success

Read Exploring Business: Chapter 6.1. Discuss PowerPoint presentation and students will complete the exercise below. Consider the things that your principal must do to ensure that the school meets the needs of its students. Identify these activities and group them by the four functions of management: planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. Play Kahoot! Learning Target: I […]