Certification Ready!
Anyone looking for a competitive edge can take ESB Prep, a Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship course that prepares you for success on the Certiport® Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB) certification exam.
ESB Prep, a NFTE enterprise and pathway program, is offered in two ways:
- Bundled with NFTE’s Entrepreneurship: Owning Your Future text, or
- For the full NFTE® Entrepreneurship Education Pathway experience, NFTE program partners may use ESB Flex supplemental lessons in their core course package.
What You’ll Learn
- Intro to ESB and the Entrepreneurial Mindset
- The Lean Canvas and Design Thinking
- Identifying Business Ideas & Turning Them Into Opportunities
- Lean Market Research and Competitive Advantages
- Customer Segments and Promotional Channels
- Business Costs, Delivering Products & Services, and EOU Economics
- Financing and Running a Startup
- Elevator Pitch
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How to Get Started
Included with core
NFTE Courses
Comprehensive preparation.
- 60-80 hours, modular content
- Grades 6-12
- Asynchronous, self-paced
- User-friendly Canvas® course
- 18 digital lessons
- Built-in activities & quizzes
- Test prep
- NFTE’s direct service & support
- ESB Flex lessons included in Entrepreneurship Essentials
- Included in Entrepreneurship 1
- Included in Entrepreneurship 2
- Encouraged to participate in World Series of Innovation
Bundle with
Book or eText
Foundational entrepreneurship.
- 30-40 instruction hours
- Grades 9-12
- Asynchronous, self-paced
- User-friendly Canvas® course
- 18 digital lessons
- Built-in activities & quizzes
- Test prep
- Digital support
- Bundle with Entrepreneurship: Owning Your Future, 13th Edition Student Edition & eText
- Bundle with eText only
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Need help?
Jason Delgatto
Vice President, Curriculum and Research
Darlene Lacey
Sr. Director, Product Strategy & Innovation
Christine Ryan
Sr. Curriculum Development Manager