Financial Education
Venture: Entrepreneurial Expedition
- Building a Balanced Budget
- Planning and Building a Business
- The Entrepreneur in You
- Your Business Snapshot
Why Adopt This Course?
Build entrepreneurial thinking and essential business skills with this comprehensive course that goes far beyond business terminology. Students develop real business plans for their own ventures, learning practical skills in financing, marketing, team-building, and market research while creating personalized roadmaps for academic and career success. Through engaging case studies, interactive business simulations, and hands-on activities, students gain confidence in business decision-making and entrepreneurial problem-solving. This standards-aligned course fits seamlessly into business or career readiness curricula with complete lesson guides and minimal prep time required.
At-A-Glance
Grade Level
7th, 8th, 9th, 10thLength
20 Minutes / 1.5 Hours
Languages
Standards
Math Common Core Standards and ELA Common Core Standards
Curriculum Fit
Business and Entrepreneurship
Student Learning Objectives
- My Life Goals
- Preparing for High School
- Choosing a Path
- Balancing Life
- Starting a Career
- Success in Your Career
In this lesson, students address the personal side of entrepreneurship, connecting the dots between running a business and being responsible with their own finances.
In this lesson, students explore the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and take a personal diagnostic that helps them discover how their unique characteristics relate to their own entrepreneurial dreams.
In this lesson, students explore key business concepts and apply them within a food truck business simulation. They’ll research and make business decisions that they must then justify in writing.
In this lesson, students draw on their previous business knowledge and what they learn about the four elements of a successful business pitch to craft an engaging, concise pitch for their new business.
In this lesson, students address the personal side of entrepreneurship, connecting the dots between running a business and being responsible with their own finances.
In this lesson, students explore the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and take a personal diagnostic that helps them discover how their unique characteristics relate to their own entrepreneurial dreams.
In this lesson, students explore key business concepts and apply them within a food truck business simulation. They’ll research and make business decisions that they must then justify in writing.
In this lesson, students draw on their previous business knowledge and what they learn about the four elements of a successful business pitch to craft an engaging, concise pitch for their new business.
Why EVERFI?
EVERFI empowers educators to bring real-world learning into the classroom and equip students with the skills they need for success-now and in the future. Our curriculum and courses are:
- Loved by 750,000+ teachers
- Aligned to US, Canada, and UK learning standards.
- Real-world lessons that are self-paced and interactive.
- Automatically graded with built-in assessments and reporting.
- Extendable with activities and resources to bring the information to life.
- Supported with a dedicated, regional team.
- Forever free for K-12 educators.
How Are These Lessons Free?
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of corporations who share our mission, EVERFI’s courses are completely free to teachers, districts, and families
This course is made possible through partnerships with community-focused financial institutions who invest in student financial literacy. That’s why everything—curriculum, training, and support—is completely free to educators.