Elective · included in every plan · 36 unique weeks · U.S. start-a-business
Business & Economics
1.0 high school credit (elective; required in the Business pathway). New: legal & tax module (permits by state, sales vs use tax, resale certificates, deposits, estimated & self-employment tax, insurance, bookkeeping) · pathways
How you actually start something in the United States: leftover math, a ledger, then the paperwork map (sole prop vs LLC, EIN, sales tax, contractor vs employee). Grades 9–12 (1.0 credit language). Grades 6–8 as a Friday taster. Included in every plan. Week 1 free.
Not a state business license, not legal advice, not an MBA. It is honest arithmetic plus U.S. civics you can point to. See plans · Try Week 1 free.
36 weeks
01 · What a U.S. business is02 · Customers: jobs to be done03 · Product vs service vs digital goods04 · Revenue is money in — not profit05 · Costs: fixed, variable, and 'free' that isn't06 · Profit = revenue − costs (U.S. dollars)07 · Price is a signal — not a mood08 · Supply, demand, and a U.S. garage sale09 · Scarcity and tradeoffs — every yes is a no10 · Saving vs spending — Future You vs Now You11 · U.S. bank accounts — checking, savings, FDIC12 · Interest — rent on money13 · Debit vs credit — your money vs a loan14 · A weekly budget that can fail honestly15 · The ledger — dated in and out16 · Marketing without lying (U.S. FTC logic)17 · Brand is a promise people remember18 · Midyear sim — lemonade stand in U.S. dollars19 · Entrepreneurs — courage still needs a ledger20 · One-page U.S. business plan21 · Sole prop vs LLC vs corporation (U.S.)22 · EIN — the IRS Employer Identification Number23 · Licenses, sales tax, and your state24 · Employee vs independent contractor (IRS logic)25 · Contracts in plain U.S. English26 · Online storefronts — U.S. photos, price, pay, human27 · Customer data, COPPA, and emails28 · Investing vs gambling29 · Stocks as ownership slices30 · GDP is a country's huge receipt (lite)31 · Trade — both sides expect to be better off32 · Inflation — the same money buys less33 · Job vs business — hours vs a system34 · The 60-second U.S. pitch35 · Seven-day ledger — honesty over pretty36 · Capstone — U.S. venture packet
Pair with 12th Grade Gov & Economics and STEM so an engineer can still read a P&L.