Your child designs a real business from scratch. They pick an idea, figure out who would actually pay for it, set prices that make money, build a brand, create a marketing plan, and pitch the whole thing out loud. Whether they actually launch or just walk through every step, the thinking is identical to what real entrepreneurs do.
Ages 9–14 · Project guide · 3 skill levels
Designed by a teacher with 15 years of classroom experience, now homeschooling her own kids.
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Pitching, pricing, failing, and trying again — these are the skills no school subject teaches but every adult life needs. One small business taught at home beats a hundred worksheets on "economics."
