Junior Achievement - Business of Our Own
Completion requirements
Business of Our Own, grades 6-8, helps students identify the key success factors needed to turn personal and team performance into profit. Building on basic business concepts like the different types of organizations, the role of management, and production and marketing, students learn how to run a successful retail business of their own. This program is four 1 hour lessons and a sales day. Book through JA.
Key program outcomes
- Understand business goals
- Practice skills to run a business
- Develop and implement a business plan for their own retail business
- Identify the role of promotions
- Understand the role of financial record keeping
- Discuss product pricing
- Describe their experience in operating a business
- Draw conclusions about planning and running a business by analyzing their experience
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