School-Based Enterprise
The School-Based Enterprises for Youth Workshop is a 14-16 hour experiential training for teachers planning to start, or already working with, school-based enterprises (SBEs) for youth. Participants focus on how to set up and operate economically viable enterprises that place students in positions of responsibility and at the same time provide an opportunity to learn entrepreneurial skills, group problem-solving, and effective decision-making.
Tuition for the School-Based Enterprises for Youth Workshop is $450 per person. If you have a sufficient number of educators at your site interested in the training (~20), we can send a trainer to you.
Workshop participants receive a copy of Who’s Minding the Store? A Guide for Educators Working with School-Based Enterprises, developed by REAL Enterprises.
Topics include:
- Business planning (and re-planning): the key to a successful enterprise
- Gaining administrative support for a school-based enterprise
- Using experiential learning to make your school-based enterprise powerful
- The “7 Cs” of school-based enterprise, including control: how much is enough?
- Mistakes to avoid with your school-based enterprise
- “Intrapreneurial ventures”: giving all students an entrepreneurial experience
- Student/teacher presentations on existing school-based enterprises
- How school-based enterprises can help teachers and students meet your state’s content standards
To learn about the process and benefits of starting a school-based enterprise, view the REAL powerpoint presentation Starting Businesses in Schools
