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Entrepreneurship & Small Business

What it actually takes to start and run a small business, from the first idea to the first hire.

  1. What Is Entrepreneurship, Really The actual economic role entrepreneurs play, and the risk-reward tradeoff at the center of starting a business. 📄 Read-aloud
  2. Business Plans 101 What a business plan actually needs to answer, and why the exercise matters even for a very small business. 📄 Read-aloud
  3. Funding a Small Business The main ways small businesses actually get funded, and the real tradeoff each option carries. 📄 Read-aloud
  4. Choosing a Business Structure The main legal structures a small business can take, and what actually changes between them. 📄 Read-aloud
  5. Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Checkpoint 1 Covers what entrepreneurship is, business plans, funding options, and business structures. 5 questions
  6. Pricing and Margins How to actually set a price, and the margin math that determines whether a business can survive on it. 📄 Read-aloud
  7. Cash Flow for Small Business Why a profitable business can still run out of money, and how to manage the timing gap that causes it. 📄 Read-aloud
  8. Marketing on a Budget How small businesses reach customers without a large budget, and how to tell if the spending is actually working. 📄 Read-aloud
  9. Why Small Businesses Fail - and How to Adapt The most common, well-documented reasons small businesses fail, and how resilient founders respond to them. 📄 Read-aloud
  10. Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Checkpoint 2 Covers pricing and margins, cash flow, marketing on a budget, and why small businesses fail. 5 questions

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