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Entrepreneurship

As a student in the Entrepreneurship program you will learn to establish, organize and manage a small business. Your Entrepreneurship classes will help you to understand basic business and economic principles, management theories, marketing concepts, and the role of law in business. You will also learn to organize and use financial data which to create
your own business plans and mock businesses as part of class projects.

Activities & Events

  • Entrepreneurship Day with NFTE and IIEE
  • NFTE and CEC Business Plan Competitions
  • BPA Programs and Competitions
  • Strictly Business event at the University of Illinois Chicago

More Information

Wilborn, Kye-Anne
Program Coordinator
KWWilborn@cps.k12.il.us

Schools with Entrepreneurship

School Model
Austin Bus & Entrp HS Academy
Brooks HS School Option
Harlan HS Academy
Julian HS Academy
Kelly HS School Option
School of Leadrshp HS School Option
Young HS School Option

How to Participate

College and Career Academy Application

8th Graders who want to participate in a College and Career Academy, should apply by December 14, 2012.

Freshmen who are attending a school with a College and Career Academy or CTE School Option program who wish to participate should speak with their counselor.

Entrepreneurship Courses

Business Academy I

This is the first course for all Business Academy students. This course is designed to provide you with an introduction to business, marketing and management concepts.

Entrepreneurship I

This course is one of two business academy courses you will take during the junior year of your three-year sequence of business academy courses. You will further study and apply marketing foundation skills (such as business, management, entrepreneurship, communication and interpersonal skills) and marketing function skills (product/service, price, place/distribution and promotion).

Entrepreneurship II

The small business model will be utilized to demonstrate the interrelationship of marketing foundation and function skills with other business functions.

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