In this lesson students will explore the steps involved in starting a new business. This will include preparing a ten-page Business Plan, building a model of the business, and presenting the business idea in a role-play situation where...

This interactive site allows you to find a business similar to yours. View its plan, and download and edit it to fit your business.

Information, advice, and resources on every aspect of starting and running a web-based business.

In the Industrial Revolution, new products and inventions spurred the growth of big business. Learn about some of these inventions and the people who created them, for example, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison.

Have you ever wanted to create your own business but thought it would be too hard? This site has put together resources to help you get started with your own business.

As future employees, students should be aware of the various forms of business correspondence. Students will learn how to use wizards and templates from a word processing software to create business letters. This project allows students...

In this lesson students are introduced to several businesses from the past. They see that, while the names for these businesses are different, many of the elements of that job are seen in occupations today. The web site, "Business Cards"...

A direct and straight-to-the-point article, written in October 2000, on what a business plan should accomplish. Article includes four reasons for creating a business plan.

Contains plans for two lessons that provide an alternative to the traditional book report: students create character and author business cards. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used...

This lesson has students research business practices in different countries and create a PowerPoint Presentation that they will share with the class. Students will prepare support materials to accompany their presentations. This is a...

In May 2002, delegates from governments, international companies, and financial institutions met at a United Nations conference in Tehran to discuss the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Afghanistan's officials say that to create a viable...

Are you looking for desktop publishing resources? Tonya Skinner is a business educator who has compiled resources to enrich the business classroom. Resources include: lesson plans, activities, and desktop publishing links.

Students (working with a partner) will create a business. This project can be used at the end of the year as a major project or divided up into smaller lessons. Project incorporates all of the content standards.

In this lesson, learners will learn to use the mail merge feature of their word processing software. They will utilize the Internet for research, compose a business letter, and key the letter using mail merge. This is a Commerce and...

Marketing is the activities of a company associated with buying and selling a product or service. It includes advertising, selling, and delivering products to people. In order to successfully market and sell your products and /or...

This personal site provides a student activity that allows learners to plan a class party while organizing the budget details in a spreadsheet program. Learners will demonstrate computer skills in inputting data, formatting data, and...

Let's make some energy! Check out this wind turbine that NewWind has developed for creating small-scale sources of energy.

Students will conduct on-line research of 5 major corporate websites in order to write a code of ethics for a fictitious company they will create. The students will then describe how these ethical guidelines relate to any or all of the...

Follow the story line to create a pop star. You must make good financial choices to achieve success. You can also quiz yourself about commercials and other uses of music.

A 1971 Supreme Court Case, "Griggs Decision" presents the higher court's decision and findings on the impact and assessing of legality of employment practices that create disparity.

Students interview local business owners and create a brochure with digital photographs and information about each business in the neighborhood.

Online article discussing strategies to achieve social responsibility and how they can be used to drive a successful business. Strategies include voluntary hazard elimination, community development, philanthropy, creating shared value,...

This site describes the general ledger and its importance in an accounting system and its relationship to the subsidiary ledgers. The site explains how to set up the general ledger, how the General Ledger Creates an Audit Trail, and more.

Although this article was written from a business perspective, the ideas throughout can easily be adapted to the classroom. The formula for creative output is explained and is a good way to encourage creativity among your students.