Chelsea Gasser, a business teacher at West Central Area School District in Barrett, MN, had her lesson plan all figured out.

Her students would learn to create a business plan.

There was only one issue: The students didn’t have a business for the business plan.

That’s where Emerge stepped in. Our signature employability skills curriculum features a unit called “Find Your Big Idea.” Within the unit, students walk through five key steps to developing a workable business idea.

• Activity: Step 1 — Match passion with purpose
• Activity: Step 2 — Understand income and expenses
• Activity: Step 3 — Do a competitive analysis
• Activity: Step 4 — Identify ideal customers
• Activity: Step 5 — Decide on a marketing plan

The five steps take a students through a process in which they identify a hobby or skill they enjoy and then hone the hobby into a product or service that has potential in the market.

Listen to Chelsea discuss how Emerge provided the necessary “pre-work” so her students could build legitimate business plans.

Then book a demo and see Emerge for yourself!