Entrepreneur Education Day
On January 20, 2023 from 9:00-3:00 we will be hosting a Junior Achievement educational event for students 1st-12th grades. Register here for that class. Registration closes January 15, 2023. The educational event will be held at New Hope Community Church, E1045 County Rd J Wausau, WI 54403. If you miss this event, you can still signup here for the Entrepreneurship Fair held on March 31, 2023 and checkout some of these other great resources to learn more about how to start a business.
Websites and Books
www.kidpreneurs.org – the website that goes along with the book “Kidpreneurs: Young Entrepreneurs with Big Ideas” by Adam and Matthew Toren. Has great short videos, a free book offer and a blog with kids who have developed businesses.
www.bizkids.com – the website that goes along with the TV show mentioned above. This website has a ton of great resources. One of our favorites is the Kids Business Plan.
Online MBA – Educational Reference for Business and Money Math – This page has a bunch of good links to help teach things like Money Math Skills, The Value of Coins and Dollars, Adding & Subtracting Money, and Money Lesson Plans. (Thank you, Nicole, for letting us know about this great resource!)
Checklists
Sample Weekly Countdown- we will post an updated 2023 PDF of deadlines…. we made for our own family’s sanity so we knew what had to be happening for the fair, and when!
Other Resources
Here are some sites that posted photos of their entrepreneurial kids business fairs. It will give students more visual ideas about how to prep their booth/table space:
Kentucky: Fayette County Public Schools Entrepreneurship Fair 2009
Texas: The Acton Children’s Business Fair 2011
If you know of any other great resources, please contact us and we’ll add them to the web page.