Seven Small Businesses
A 10-lesson unit for Entrepreneurship & Sales (Grades 9–12), usable on its own: seven real businesses that families start and own, each on a cited one-page deal sheet.
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What to cover
10 of 10 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: Seven Small Businesses
- MUST COVER 1.1 Counting the Cost: The Deal Sheet and the FDD · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 The Vending Route · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.3 The Laundromat · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.4 The Self-Storage Facility · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.5 The Hot Dog Stand · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.6 The Food Franchise: Jersey Mike’s · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.7 The Non-Food Franchise: Great Clips · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.8 The Small-Town Newspaper · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.9 Comparing the Seven · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.10 Capstone: My Deal Sheet · unit test
36-week pacing calendar
This is a 10-week course. Pair it with another course in the same subject, or spread it over the year at a lighter pace.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Lesson 1.1 Counting the Cost: The Deal Sheet and the FDD | ||
| Wk 2 | Lesson 1.2 The Vending Route | ||
| Wk 3 | Lesson 1.3 The Laundromat | ||
| Wk 4 | Lesson 1.4 The Self-Storage Facility | ||
| Wk 5 | Lesson 1.5 The Hot Dog Stand | ||
| Wk 6 | Lesson 1.6 The Food Franchise: Jersey Mike’s | ||
| Wk 7 | Lesson 1.7 The Non-Food Franchise: Great Clips | ||
| Wk 8 | Lesson 1.8 The Small-Town Newspaper | ||
| Wk 9 | Lesson 1.9 Comparing the Seven | ||
| Wk 10 | Lesson 1.10 Capstone: My Deal Sheet | ||
| Wk 11 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
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Grading: Deal sheets (Lessons 1.2–1.8) 35%, Comparison memo (1.9) 10%, Unit test 25%, Capstone portfolio 30%. Scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79.