Lesson 14 of 84 · Economics
⭐ 30 XP⚓ Market PortEntrepreneurship: Starting Your Own Business
Entrepreneurship is the process of starting your own business, and it can be very rewarding.
🎯 Your mission
Follow the money. Then follow the choices.
⚡ The twist
Money is just a story everyone agrees to believe.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Money used to be made of cocoa beans, salt, and even giant stones.
Then & Now
💱 Every receipt you've ever seen has this idea inside it.
Entrepreneurship is the process of starting your own business, and it can be very rewarding! People who start their own businesses are called entrepreneurs. They create products or services that can help others and make money at the same time. To be a successful entrepreneur, you need creativity, determination, and sometimes a little help from friends or family.
Key Facts
Entrepreneurship is starting your own business.
Entrepreneurs create products or services.
Creativity and determination are important for success.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What do you call someone who starts their own business?
Why this still matters
The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Track every dollar you spend or get this week. Then figure out the pattern.
For the dinner table
“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”
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