Entrepreneurship 1 | Fall

Step into the world of entrepreneurship with our Entrepreneurship 1 class at True North Homeschool Academy! Designed for high school students, this course delves into the entrepreneurial mindset, offering an in-depth study of famous entrepreneurs and the foundational principles of starting and running a successful business. This is more than just a class—it's a gateway to understanding the dynamic world of entrepreneurship.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Students will explore what it means to think like an entrepreneur, focusing on innovation, resilience, and strategic thinking.
• Study of Famous Entrepreneurs: Learn from the successes and failures of renowned entrepreneurs through case studies and real-world examples, gaining insights into their journeys and strategies.
• Comprehensive Understanding of Entrepreneurship: Covering essential topics such as goal setting, business planning, financial literacy, marketing, and philanthropy, students will gain a robust foundation in entrepreneurial skills.
• Project-Based Experience: Engage in interactive projects that provide practical experience and foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Skill Acquisition: Develop crucial skills for launching and managing a business, including creating compelling pitches for funding and understanding the intricacies of running a business.
• Problem-Solving: Address real-world challenges with guidance from experienced educators, ensuring students receive the support they need to succeed.

Why Join This Class?

Entrepreneurship 1 is perfect for students who are eager to:

• Control Their Own Work Experience: Learn how to create and manage their own business ventures.
• Control Their Earning Potential: Understand the financial aspects of entrepreneurship and how to maximize profits.
• Control Their Location and Work Environment: Discover the freedom of working from anywhere and creating a flexible work-life balance.
• Leave a Lasting Legacy: Gain the skills and knowledge to build a business that can have a lasting impact.

This course also offers an excellent opportunity for students to create a micro-business, earning money, gaining experience, and building valuable business relationships. With the changing landscape of the workforce, this must-take course prepares students for the gig economy and the reality of side hustles becoming the norm.

Required Materials for Entrepreneurship:

The Big Startup Guidebook for Kids | A Principle-Based Approach to Entrepreneurship

"We believe that every single young person should go through an entrepreneurship experience before they leave high school. We don’t know of any other experience or course where your kids can learn to communicate with adults and peers, persevere through difficulties, overcome fear, face failure, sell ideas, create solutions, see opportunity around them, understand risk and reward, develop a growth mindset, look past scarcity to abundance, collaborate with others, express creativity, and see their own potential. The list of all the things that students learn through entrepreneurship is actually much longer, but these are some of our favorites.

Regardless of whether or not your child wants to pursue entrepreneurship, the benefits of starting a business and running it as a kid are invaluable. The Big Startup Guidebook for Kids teaches principles of entrepreneurship, that are always true no matter what happens in the economy, and combines that with the skillsets necessary to start a business in today's markets. This book will help your kid, no matter where they are in their entrepreneur journey, to start and run their own business, and in the process, they will change their perspective on the world and what they can accomplish." - Nephi Zufelt, author

Middle school or Junior High Students will find Young Entrepreneurs: Building a Business from Scratch more apporopriate.