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YouthBizCentral - Online Entrepreneurship Curriculum

Student working on video productionThe Jacobson Institute recognizes the need for comprehensive entrepreneurship curricula in the classroom that enable educators to teach the “entrepreneurial mindset,” encouraging creativity, innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving—and also equipping students with the skills necessary to excel in the worlds of business and entrepreneurship.

Through support from Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine, IA, the Jacobson Institute is currently developing the YouthBizCentral online entrepreneurship curriculum. YouthBizCentral will be piloted in Iowa schools during the 2008-09 school year. If you are interested in participating in this program, apply here.

Curriculum features:

  • Online/Easily accessible
  • 8 fully customizable core units
  • Lesson Plans
  • PowerPoint Presentations
  • Activities & Web Resources
  • Entrepreneurial profiles
  • Student Business Planning Template
  • Equips youth with the skills to succeed in business and entrepreneurship!

If you are interested in more information, contact Dawn Bowlus at 319-335-0985 or dawn-bowlus@uiowa.edu.

 

 

Link to the University of Iowa website Link to the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center website