Life skills // Entrepreneurship
Being a Good Seller
Customer service, fairness, and honesty in business; keeping promises to customers; why being trustworthy matters for repeat business and reputation
Quick check
If the learner sold something to a friend and it broke the next day, would they understand why it's important to make it right rather than ignore it?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Explain why being honest about what you're selling matters
- Describe what good customer service looks like (being polite, helpful, keeping promises)
- Give an example of how being unfair or dishonest could hurt a business
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
2 topics- Who Is a Customer?Required
Entrepreneurship // Ages 5 to 7
Must understand customer concept before learning about customer service and trust
- Making Something to SellHelpful
Entrepreneurship // Ages 5 to 7
Selling experience provides context for understanding honest business practice
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Being a Good Seller
Ages 7 to 9 // Concept
Leads to
2 topics- Ethics in BusinessRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 9 to 11
Must understand honest selling before examining broader business ethics
- Social EnterpriseHelpful
Entrepreneurship // Ages 9 to 11
Understanding ethical selling extends to social enterprise values
Life skills // Entrepreneurship
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