SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIPENTREPRENEURSHIP

1.00 Explain the components of Business, 1.00 Explain the components of Business, Marketing, and Information Technology Marketing, and Information Technology

Education.Education.

1.01 Describe the basic content 1.01 Describe the basic content of the Small Business of the Small Business

Entrepreneurship course as part Entrepreneurship course as part of Business, Marketing, and of Business, Marketing, and

Information Technology Information Technology Education.Education.

A. Course Orientation

DISTINGUISH DISTINGUISH BETWEEN PROGRAMS BETWEEN PROGRAMS

& COURSES& COURSES

Programs & CoursesPrograms & Courses

Career-Technical EducationCareer-Technical Education:: A program of study designed for A program of study designed for

meeting individual needs, interests, meeting individual needs, interests, and abilities of each student while and abilities of each student while providing opportunities for gainful providing opportunities for gainful employment, advanced education, employment, advanced education, and practical life application.and practical life application.

Programs & Courses Programs & Courses

Marketing EducationMarketing Education: :

A program of instruction designed A program of instruction designed to prepare students for entry level to prepare students for entry level jobs, advancement in marketing and jobs, advancement in marketing and management careers, and/or for management careers, and/or for future studies in two-year future studies in two-year technical/community colleges or technical/community colleges or four-year colleges or universities.four-year colleges or universities.

Programs & CoursesPrograms & Courses

Business & Information Technology Business & Information Technology Education:Education:

A program of instruction which A program of instruction which encompasses business skills and encompasses business skills and techniques, basic economics, and techniques, basic economics, and business attitudes essential to business attitudes essential to participate in the multinational participate in the multinational marketplace as productive workers marketplace as productive workers and consumers.and consumers.

Programs & CoursesPrograms & Courses

Small Business Small Business EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship::

A course designed for A course designed for students who plan to form, students who plan to form, manage, and/or operate a manage, and/or operate a business enterprise.business enterprise.

Organization of the Organization of the Business & Information Business & Information Technology Education Technology Education

and and Marketing Education Marketing Education

ProgramsPrograms Program componentsProgram components Roles of program participantsRoles of program participants CompetenciesCompetencies

PROGRAM PROGRAM COMPONENTSCOMPONENTS

Classroom instruction

Work-based learning strategies

Career-Technical Education Student Organization (CTSO)

Roles of program Roles of program participantsparticipants

StudentStudent TeacherTeacher Employer/Training SponsorEmployer/Training Sponsor Advisory CommitteeAdvisory Committee School AdministrationSchool Administration

COMPETENCIESCOMPETENCIES

COMPETENCY:

The knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes necessary for performing certain tasks.

COMPETENCIESCOMPETENCIESNational competency areas for Marketing Education:

Economics Business, Management &

Entrepreneurship Communications & Interpersonal Skills Professional Development

COMPETENCIESCOMPETENCIES

National competency areas for National competency areas for

Business & Information Technology Business & Information Technology Education:Education:

AccountingAccounting Economics and Personal Economics and Personal FinanceFinance

Business LawBusiness Law Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship

Career Development Information TechnologyCareer Development Information Technology

CommunicationCommunication International Business International Business

ComputationComputation Management Management

MarketingMarketing

Objectives of the Objectives of the Small Business Small Business

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship coursecourse

Objectives Objectives

1. Assist in developing and applying 1. Assist in developing and applying communication, computational, communication, computational, problem-solving, critical thinking, and problem-solving, critical thinking, and planning competencies that will enable planning competencies that will enable students to pursue further education students to pursue further education and advance more rapidly in a chosen and advance more rapidly in a chosen career.career.

2. Provide an overview of 2. Provide an overview of entrepreneurship.entrepreneurship.

3. Assist in planning post-secondary 3. Assist in planning post-secondary educational objectives.educational objectives.

4. Assist in making realistic career 4. Assist in making realistic career choices.choices.

5. Assist in the attainment of 5. Assist in the attainment of occupational objectives.occupational objectives.

6. Assist students in becoming and 6. Assist students in becoming and

continuing to be efficient workers.continuing to be efficient workers.

7. Assist in developing initiative and 7. Assist in developing initiative and leadershipleadership..