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Project Management:Modern Business Innovation & Industry Theme Park ProjectOverall Task: You and your teammates will design a theme park, similar to those focused on entertainment, but uniquely centered around modern business innovation, industries, and their societal impact. This park should be fun, appealing to the general public (including families and students), and creatively showcase your understanding of key business sectors, concepts, and trends. Students will use the five functions of m

My kids love food! They love building businesses! This project combines them both in a fun, educational, and effective business plan project for entrepreneurship students. Project Overview & ObjectivesAs an aspiring entrepreneur, this is your chance to launch your very own food truck business in [YOUR TOWN] and the surrounding area. The food truck industry has become a booming trend, and with the support of a group of investors, you have the opportunity to get your business off the ground.  You

Business Management - High School Local Business Strategic Management Plan This project is a great higher level research and development project for a high school Business class in leadership or management. Students apply the Five Functions of Management to a local business where they take on the role as the new GM. They work in teams, or individually if desired, to collaborate and design new goals and an implementation plan for a business of their choice. There's also an option to break into ot

Personal Finance - Types of Investments Portfolio Teaching Project This mini project provides a student-led hands-on research activity for my 11th-12th grade personal finance students. This project allows the students to teach the class about different types of investments they can build. Each group researches and builds a portfolio based on a different investment strategy: stocks, growth stocks, undervalued stocks, bonds, real estate, crypto, csr-focused companies and more. They share that wit

Overall Task:  You and your group mates will design a theme park that is centered around the early world civilizations we covered in class.  This park should not only be fun and appealing to the general public but should showcase your knowledge of the empires and civilizations. Overall Requirements:  by the end of the project, your group will turn in a complete map of your theme park, including pathways meant to indicate the various trade routes, and a detailed description (with images and descr

In this activity, students will research and analyze notable business partnerships, focusing on either successful collaborations or instances of partner dissolutions. They may choose to investigate national or local business partnerships, examining factors that contributed to their success or led to their disbandment. By selecting businesses that interest them, students can apply their business knowledge and critical thinking skills to evaluate the dynamics of these partnerships. They will prese

Great budgeting activity for a Personal Finance class. This lesson can be adapted for any season. I use it in the winter prior to break for a budgeting activity and then for my spring semester I use this before spring break. I've also adapted the budget amount in various ways. Students can work together or individually, you can adjust the budget amount by the whole class, per group, or leave it as-is. No matter how you assign this, the students really enjoy this part of the semester and often co

This student project outline will work as a guide to a student-developed presentation about diversified stock market investing. The students can work alone or in a small group to build an investment portfolio based on their research from diversified investment topics. The guide also includes a student reflection outline about why they chose each type of investment. Ideally the students will use this guide to create a presentation to share with their peers on their investment strategy. Often, I

I put this together to tie in all of different topics we've covered in Business Management class; while making sure it had a personal touch that the students could relate to with the assignment. This project outline has a first page for teachers, then a second page for student guidelines. You can follow the guidelines easily in this format. Students choose a career they’re interested in and prepare a professional career pitch presentation as if they are applying for a leadership or entry-level

What a fun way to build on the knowledge students have gained and be creative while they do it! This project focuses on the exciting world of subscription box businesses, offering a hands-on exploration of entrepreneurship from concept to execution. As part of this endeavor, we will undertake the comprehensive task of designing, developing, and planning the launch of a unique subscription box tailored to a specific business type, theme, or company. The core objective is to simulate the process

Need a Thanksgiving, or anytime, gratitude lesson for business? I created this to work with my Intro to Business and Management classes on the importance of showing value and gratitude as a business manager/owner. It also gives the opportunity to show local businesses the gratitude we feel towards them. There is a PPT format and links for Google Drive copies.

Send your students on a physical or virtual scavenger hunt to discover business and marketing strategies for the winter holiday season. This fun lesson can be adapted to fit any holiday season.