| Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp |
| Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp. All rights reserved. |
| about the book |
| The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Homeschooling by Subject Social Studies for Homeschoolers Building the Entrepreneurial Spirit by Julie Shepherd knapp, copyright 2006 From lemonade stands to family businesses... Entrepreneurs can change the world -- a great 2 minute video by "grasshopper" about encouraging kids to become entrepreneurs Young, Fearless, and Smart: America's Best Entrepreneurs under 25 from Yahoo! BusinessWeek Online, no homeschoolers mentioned, but many of these go-getters began their businesses as teens... America's Best Young Entrepreneurs 2008 -- wow! How are Entrepreneurs Different? by Carol Robinson for StartUpBiz Cameron Herold: "Let's raise kids to be entrepreneurs" -- a great 20 minute video on TED, encouraging parents to support entrepreneurial skills in their kids (especially if they do poorly in traditional school settings) Educational Resources Junior Achievement Reading List for Young Entrepreneurs -- economics for K - 12, from picture books to chapter books Free Online Economics Lesson Plans -- (K - 12) from the National Council on Economic Education, various topics, including entrepreneurship EconEdLink -- a library of free online economics lessons for K-12 Free Online Business Course -- a great primer, includes e-commerce Young Scholars Program -- Discovering New Ventures: Foundations of Entrepreneurship -- a class at the U of MD in their Young Scholars Program for high school sophomores and juniors, check with your own local colleges for similar programs 10 Places to Get a Free Business Education Online -- a list of free adult-level courses from various providers (Nov 13, 2007) Hot Shot Business from Disney Online -- be a virtual business owner Coffee Tycoon -- a free online game GoVenture.Net -- board games and virtual business games, free trials Investing for Life: Youth -- complete personal finance and investing self-study course for young investors from the NAIC Foundations in Personal Finance: Homeschool Pack by Dave Ramsey -- empowers students to make sound financial decisions for life Maybe your student would enjoy free online courses from MIT Open Courseware, such as Law for the Entrepreneur and Manager or Medieval Economic History in Comparative Perspective? They offer many other free business and management courses, too. Your students may want to major in Entrepreneurship in college! Have them look for programs such as these: Bachelor of Science in Management -- Entrepreneurship from Berkeley College (online degree available) or a Master's of Science in Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida. Many other colleges offer entrepreneurship courses within their business departments, such as this Entrepreneurship Center at MIT. Business Advice What's in a Name? by Mike O'Donnell Memo From our Founding Fathers: On Managing a "Start-Up" by Jeff Belle and Sam Kahill Start-UpBiz -- info and articles on starting a business How to Write a Business Plan -- a free online course from Trump University Junior Achievement -- info on starting a business, info on school-based programs and business partnerships, local chapters Entrepreneur.com: Teen Start-Ups -- info on starting a business Teen Business Link -- from the US Small Business Association, info for young entrepreneurs Canadian Youth Business Foundation -- info and advice on start-up US Dept of Labor -- 21st Century: It's Not Your Parent's Workforce! -- what jobs have the best outlook for the near future? 10 Tips to Secure a Management Position without a College Degree by Steve Olson Definition of salespeople: They make the world go round by Jeffrey Gitomer -- entrepreneurs need to be good salespeople, too. Cultivating Your Enterprising Nature an article by Jim Rohn The Art of Influencing Up by Marshall Goldsmith -- how to present new ideas and process improvements to your boss Ten Scarey Co-Workers by Patricia O'Connell -- several dreaded office personalities and how to deal with them, from Business Week Online Bounce Back after a Big Mistake at Work by Caroline Levchuck Stanford Technology Ventures Program -- the entrepreneurship center within the Stanford University School of Engineering, "... dedicated to accelerating high-technology entrepreneurship research and education for engineers and scientists worldwide...", free podcasts, online lectures Online Support Education Outside the Box -- a Yahoo! group to encourage teens and families to become entrepreneurs, share tips and strategies Homeschoolers-and-homebusinesses -- an e-zine for kids Homeschool Businesses -- for the discussion of all things related to running a business while homeschooling, family businesses, children's businesses, income for SAH parents, etc ExtraMoneyforHomeschoolFamilies -- an online group for home-based businesses Legalities Teen Workers -- from the US OSHA, regulations and restrictions for teen workers (14 - 18), includes listing of hazardous jobs that 14-15 year olds may not be hired for, also lists hazardous jobs where, under certain circumstances, an internship is possible (such as wood-working) Youth Rules! -- from the US Department of Labor, lists what types of jobs children and teens can do, and what hours they may work, note that in many states, homeschoolers are exempted from the "school hours" restrictions and may legally work during typical school hours |
| "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." -- Mark Twain "The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money" -- unknown |