Copyright: 2024

Virginia Assignment Code: 8117

Suggested Grade Level: 6, 7, 8

Duration: 36 weeks

Hours: N/A

Credits:

Prerequisites: None

CTSO: N/A

Course Description:

This course introduces students to the dynamic world of business ownership and entrepreneurship. Students explore concepts and techniques for planning and navigating the challenges of operating a business using best practices, ethics, and management skills. Course focus includes product/service planning, financial statements, marketing concepts, sales and customer service, and basic economic principles necessary for successful business operation. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Clusters/Pathways can be found here:

https://www.cteresource.org/career-clusters/marketing/17533/