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  High School Curriculum

NFTE is known worldwide for its award-winning, hands-on core curriculum, How to Start and Operate a Small Business. The brand new 10th edition is standards-focused and includes such things as new chapters, greater clarity in finance chapters, case studies and sample business plans.

This curriculum can be used in a semester- or year-long entrepreneurship course, integrated into an existing course, or in an after-school program

  • Student materials: Hard-cover textbook; soft-cover workbook containing three business plans
  • Teacher materials: Teacher’s Edition with CD ROM; blackline masters of workbook; transparency masters; Exam View test bank

Middle School Curriculum (Fundamentals)

This 20-chapter textbook offers a practical introduction to basic entrepreneurial and business concepts. Fundamentals is appropriate for grades 6-8. A student workbook and teacher materials are also available.

Post-Secondary Curriculum (Entrepreneurship)

This fourteen-chapter text and supplementary package is designed for a college-level one-term Entrepreneurship course. It includes 28 relevant and interesting cases, is supported by excellent teacher materials such as TestGenerator and a companion website, and focuses students on developing their own business plan.

Post-Secondary Curriculum (Advanced Principles of Entrepreneurship)

An 18-chapter textbook, Advanced Principles of Entrepreneurship offers young adults an in-depth analysis of business and entrepreneurial topics such as marketing, technology, cash flow, financial statements, and competition. It is appropriate for adult entrepreneurship courses and community colleges.

Classroom Support Materials

Other materials include:

  • Entrepreneurs in Profile, inspiring stories of entrepreneurs who launched well-known businesses
  • The Casebook for Young Entrepreneurs
  • Starting and Running Your Own Business video, sponsored by Inc. Magazine
  • Classroom posters

Materials to Download

In partnership with Merrill Lynch, NFTE has created a supplemental financial literacy curriculum called Investing Pays Off, which has three levels suited for elementary, middle and high school students.
This is available to download at http://philanthropy.ml.com/ipo/