Entrepreneurship
Upon completion of these materials, students will know the basics of entrepreneurship, the importance of a business plan, and types of ownership.
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Lesson materials include:
- Lesson Plan
- Instructional Video
- Guided Notes
- Student Test
Helping your students discover, understand, and evaluate various career paths and occupations within the Business Management & Administration cluster that align with their personal interests, skills, and values.
Occupation Research Tools 70
MyCareerTech offers full occupation reports on 70 Occupations across the 5 Business Management & Administration Career Pathways.
Administrative Support Pathway 33
Administrative Support facilitates business operations through a variety of administrative and clerical duties including information and communication management, data processing and collection, and project tracking.
Business Information Management Pathway 1
Business Information Management is an umbrella term covering those careers that provide a bridge between business processes/initiatives and IT. Employees in this area help to align business and IT goals.
General Management Pathway 14
General Management focuses on careers that plan, organize, direct, and evaluate all or part of a business organization through the allocation and use of financial, human, and material resources.
Operations Management Pathway 20
Operations Management focuses on planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling the resources needed to produce/provide a business's goods and/or services. Examples of activities in Operations Management are quality control, scheduling, procurement, and warehousing.
Human Resources Management Pathway 7
Human Resources Management focuses on the staffing activities that involve planning, recruitment, selection, orientation, training, performance appraisal, compensation, and safety of employees.
MyCareerCorner 3
MyCareerCorner is a series of short, 3–5-minute video Q&A from individuals across different careers and occupations giving insight and advice about their job, industry, and real-life professional experiences. Each MyCareerCorner episode includes an online activity that will challenge students to think deeper about the cluster and apply what they’ve learned.
Understanding Mortgage Banking with Shelby Pennix
Shelby Pennix discusses his role and responsibilities as the owner of Pennix Mortgage, include networking, prospecting, qualifying customers for a loan and the customer service side of the business.
Running Your Own Business with Shelby Pennix
Shelby Pennix talks about his career as an entrepreneur in mortgage banking, including the skills necessary to run his business such as discipline, time management, and sacrifice.
Supporting Clients as a Financial Advisor with Jerry Windle
Jerry Windle discusses his career as both a Financial Advisor and an Entrepreneur, and the value of relationships in building his business.
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Advance CTE sponsors the 16 National Career Clusters Framework and career cluster definitions.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Industries at a Glance, at bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag_index_alpha.htm (visited March 20, 2024).