Life skills // Entrepreneurship
Having a Business Idea
Where business ideas come from; spotting everyday problems and thinking of solutions; the difference between inventing something new and improving something that exists
Quick check
If you asked the learner to think of a problem at school or home that they could solve by making or selling something, could they come up with an idea?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Identify a simple everyday problem and suggest a product or service that could solve it
- Explain the difference between an invention (something new) and an innovation (making something better)
- Describe where one real entrepreneur got their business idea from
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
2 topics- Making Something to SellRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 5 to 7
Must have experience making something to sell before generating business ideas
- Who Is a Customer?Required
Entrepreneurship // Ages 5 to 7
Must understand customers before spotting problems to solve for them
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Having a Business Idea
Ages 7 to 9 // Concept
Leads to
5 topics- Making a Simple PlanRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 7 to 9
Must have a business idea before making a plan for it
- Learning from FailureRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 7 to 9
Must have tried generating ideas before learning that ideas can fail
- Real EntrepreneursRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 9 to 11
Must understand business ideas before studying real entrepreneurs' journeys
- Social EnterpriseRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 9 to 11
Must understand business ideas before applying them to social problems
- Marketing BasicsHelpful
Entrepreneurship // Ages 7 to 9
Business idea provides context for what to market
Life skills // Entrepreneurship
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