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Perking Up Your Packaging: Small Business Marketing: Business Town

For Students 9th - 10th
This site goes into the importance of product packaging. Gives specific examples, and detailed reasoning.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Firms' Short Run Decisions to Produce...enter or Exit a Market

For Students 9th - 10th
In this exercise, practice what you've learned about the difference between entry and exit and the shut-down rule.
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Council for Ethics in Economics

For Students 9th - 10th
The Council for Ethics in Economics is a worldwide association of leaders in business, education, and other professions working together to strengthen the ethical fabric of business and economic life.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Airlines Sell Too Many Tickets?

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever sat in a doctor's office for hours, despite having an appointment? Has a hotel turned down your reservation because it's full? Have you been bumped off a flight that you paid for? These are all symptoms of overbooking, a...
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Net Mba Business Knowledge Center: Supply and Demand

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a very simple yet helpful description and example of the interaction of supply and demand, and what will happen to price and quantity when one or both of your supply and demand curves shift. This would be a good place...
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The Dismal Scientist

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking for business and economic news? The Dismal Scientist provides all the latest current events regarding economics and business environments.
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information: Jobs and Making Money

For Students 9th - 10th
Consumers in the market for a job, an investment, or a business to run as a second career, see many opportunities in the media. Learn how to navigate through ones with false promises.
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Forbes

For Students 9th - 10th
Forbes provides commentary, concise analysis, relevant tools and real-time reporting for business and investment leaders. Content focuses on business, technology, investing, and lifestyle.
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The Progressive Farmer

For Students 9th - 10th
Progressive Farmer delivers the latest news in the agriculture industry: Crop and livestock production, new technology and products, business and financial information, weather, markets and government regulations.
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Maryland's American Job Centers Workforce Development & Adult Learning

For Students 9th - 10th
Maryland American Job Centers provide a full range of assistance to job seekers and businesses (free of charge). The Centers are part of Maryland Jobs Now (MJN), a network of high-performing, results-oriented workforce organizations...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Secretaries and Administrative Asst.

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the nature of secretarial work. Includes info about the job market outlook and expected salary.
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Merco Press: Brazil

For Students 9th - 10th
MercoPress is an "Independent news agency" concentrating on Mercosur (Common Market of the South) countries and includes in its area of influence the South Atlantic and insular territories. The particular site focuses on Brazil, but...
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Microsoft

Microsoft: Making Good Technology Decisions: Establishing Decision Criteria

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the important criteria to consider when deciding what technology to implement in an organization. It talks about technical fit, technology maturity, skills needed, time to market when building a technology, solution scope,...
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Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: Early Apple Business Documents

For Students 9th - 10th
Apple, Inc. has played a major role in the personal computer and digital device market. This site presents some of the early documents in the company's history such as the Preliminary Confidential Offering Memorandum and the Preliminary...
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Sba: Guide to Exporting

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore international business exporting! The SBA has created an online guide to assist you in becoming an international exporting success.
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Business Town: The Secrets to Effective Radio Advertising

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a good overview on writing a radio advertisement. Some basic tips and ideas. Includes video, 1 min. 7 sec.
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Junior Achievement Resource Room

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The preeminent national organization that offers students educational experiences in business and economics, Junior Achievement, has a great list of web resources for students and educators. Explore career preparation, college...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: The Economics of Pro Team Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
Great interactive baseball game that combines your knowledge of economics and pro sports trivia. After completing the nine innings, you should have a better understanding of how economics is used in everyday life.
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123 Jump

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a vast amount of information from which students can research investment options. The focus is on IPOs (Initial Public Offering). Presents a great learning opportunity for students interested in finance.
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Kentucky Association of Deca

For Students 9th - 10th
This site serves as a resource for marketing teachers and students. The organization's goals, officers, and events are given, as well as information on competitions and resources.
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Nikkei Net (In English)

For Students 9th - 10th
Nikkei Net is a daily business newspaper published in Tokyo, Japan. Content includes the top national and international news stories of the day, as well as extensive business, economic, and political coverage.
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Digital History

Digital History: Charles Ponzi

For Students 9th - 10th
The stock market crash on October 29, 1929, was the culmination of fraudulent practices of many forms in the 1920s. Read about Charles Ponzi and his schemes to make money, stock swindles, and stock speculation.
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Nikkei Net (In Japanese)

For Students 9th - 10th
Nikkei Net is a daily business newspaper published in Tokyo, Japan. Content includes the top national and international news stories of the day, as well as extensive business, economic, and political coverage. (Select "ENGLISH" from the...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The New Tycoons: J. Pierpont Morgan

For Students 5th - 8th
J. Pierpont Morgan was not business tycoon who made his money from manufacturing. Read about how he accumulated wealth, how he helped the government through some economic panics, and why the government took him to court.

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