Life skills // Entrepreneurship
Scaling Up
What happens when a small business grows; making more products, hiring people, reaching more customers; the challenges and opportunities of scaling
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Could the learner explain what would need to change if their small school-fair business became so popular that lots more people wanted to buy from them?
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Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Describe what 'scaling up' means for a business
- Identify at least two challenges of growing a business (need more money, more people, more materials)
- Explain how a lemonade stand could grow into a bigger business step by step
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
3 topics- Costs & RevenueRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 7 to 9
Must understand costs/revenue before grasping challenges of growing a business
- Teamwork in BusinessHelpful
Entrepreneurship // Ages 7 to 9
Understanding teamwork is relevant to hiring and managing more people
- Financial PlanningHelpful
Money & Finance // Ages 9 to 11
Cross-domain: financial planning (Money & Finance) supports understanding business growth finances
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Ages 9 to 11 // Concept
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