Entrepreneurial Business Basics 101

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Youth entrepreneurship is important because it benefits children by helping them to develop the skills necessary for self-employment through mentorship, training, and hands-on experience. 

In the Dream2b EB:101 program, students will learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and the business basics of starting their own businesses. Topics covered in this program are: 

• Interest (the focus of their interest)
• Ideas and concepts (development)
• Business structures (choosing the right business structure)
• City, State, and possible Federal requirements (understanding of these very important requirements)
• Business plans (how to write a business plan and the importance of the plan)
• Finance (Cash flow and start-up Funds) 
• Insurance requirements (understanding insurance and why businesses need it)
• Logo design (what it represents and conveys to potential clients)  
• Website design and content (more than design)
• Corporate identity packages (what it is and why it's needed)
• Marketing  (how to build a successful marketing strategy)
• Branding (what branding is and how to successfully brand)
• Social Media (the importance of social media) 
• Employee requirements & labor laws (understanding the labor laws)

During the course of the EB:101 program, students will create their dream company step-by-step and leave the program with a complete business plan with actionable items.