Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. Daniel Ek and Spotify. Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, and Instagram. We've all heard news stories about young entrepreneurs making it big, but what can kids learn from these hardworking, lucky visionaries? In Entrepreneurship: Create Your Own Business, successful entrepreneur and business mentor Alex Kahan describes a path of diligence, research, and fun for young entrepreneurs. Readers learn the key elements of business, such as basic marketing strategies, spreadsheet design, and how to develop a great idea into a workable business plan. The skills gained through the hands-on activities--including brainstorming, creating a time management calendar, and developing presentations for potential investors--translate into language, math, and problem-solving skills that are relevant across all subjects. Art and history meet economics and math as young readers gain a critical understanding of how a business works.
