How to Start a Youth Entrepreneur Program

How to Start a Youth Entrepreneur Program

One of the most frequent questions I get about youth entrepreneurship is, “How do I start a youth entrepreneurship program?” People would find me on the internet from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Small Business Development Center Youth Entrepreneur Camp...
How to Teach Business Using Experiential Learning Activities

How to Teach Business Using Experiential Learning Activities

(Part 6 of 6 of Five things to successfully teach kids’ entrepreneurship) In parts 1-5 of 5 things to successfully teach kids’ entrepreneurship I presented the steps that we use with our More Than a Lemonade Stand™ Youth Entrepreneur Curriculum to teach...
Helping Kids Choose a Business Idea: 5 things to teach kids entrepreneurship (Part 2 of 6)

Helping Kids Choose a Business Idea: 5 things to teach kids entrepreneurship (Part 2 of 6)

Helping Kids Choose a Business Idea they can Start (Part 2 of the 5 things to successfully teach kids entrepreneurship series) One thing that we discuss in the More Than a Lemonade Stand™ youth entrepreneur program, before having kids choose a business idea, is what...
Teaching Business Operations with the Biz Ops Game

Teaching Business Operations with the Biz Ops Game

Teaching Business Operations with the Biz Ops Game is one of the kid’s favorite (and my favorite) activities that is used in the More Than a Lemonade Stand Youth Entrepreneur Curriculum. It is a business simulation board game that focuses on teaching business...
7 Steps to Start a Kid Business

7 Steps to Start a Kid Business

Choose a business idea. You can’t start learning about how to start a business if you don’t have an idea. Think about hobbies, interests, what you’ve learned, what you have experience in, what you’re good at what you like to do in your spare time. Test your idea with...
5 Everyday Opportunities to Teach Entrepreneurship to your Kids

5 Everyday Opportunities to Teach Entrepreneurship to your Kids

I am an avid reader of ideas for teaching entrepreneurship not only for improving my own teaching of entrepreneurship but also so I can help parents and teachers implement entrepreneurship education in easy and effective ways. Sometimes we forget about the everyday...