Course curriculum

  • 1

    Money

    • Welcome! Financial Literacy Introduction

    • Welcome! Social Entrepreneurship Introduction

    • Course Question 1 and 2

    • Possible Answers

    • Key Term: Money

    • Key Term: Money

    • Talking Point: Money

    • Course Question 3: Spending Money

    • Possible Answers

    • Talking Point: Money’s Role

    • Course Question 4: Financial Literacy

    • Key Term: Financial Literacy

    • Key Term: Financial Literacy

    • Talking Point: Financial Literacy

    • Activity: Money Decisions

  • 2

    Personal Expenses

    • Activity: Personal Expenses

  • 3

    Financial Goals

    • Course Question 5: Financial Goals

    • Possible Answers

    • Why Setting Financial Goals is Important

    • Key Term: Financial Goals

    • Key Term: Financial Goals

    • Talking Point: Financial Goals

    • Key Term: SMART Goals

    • Key Term: SMART Goals

    • SMART Goals

    • Course Question 6: Your Financial Goals

    • Talking Point: Achieving Goals

    • Course Question 7: Unexpected Expenses

    • Talking Point: Be Specific and Realistic

    • Activity: Thinking about the Future: Setting Financial Goals

  • 4

    Budget

    • Talking Point: Budget

    • Key Term: Budget

    • Key Term: Budget

    • Course Question 8: Budget

    • Talking Point: Creating a Budget

    • Bank of America How to Set Up a Budget

    • Key Term: Income

    • Key Term: Income

    • Key Term: Expenses

    • Key Term: Expenses

    • Key Term: Fixed Expenses

    • Key Term: Fixed Expenses

    • Key Term: Flexible Expenses

    • Key Term: Flexible Expenses

    • Talking Point: Flexible Expenses

    • Activity: Understanding Income and Expenses

    • Talking Point: Leftover Money

  • 5

    Savings

    • Key Term: Savings

    • Key Term: Savings

    • Talking Point: Savings

    • Track-o-Matic Savings

    • Talking Point: Unexpected Expenses

    • Activity: Ways to Save Money

    • Course Question 9: Savings

    • Possible Answers

    • Course Question 10: Bank Account

  • 6

    Banks

    • Talking Point: Financial Institutions

    • Key Term: Bank

    • Key Term: Bank

    • Key Term: Credit Union

    • Key Term: Credit Union

    • Talking Point: Financial Services

  • 7

    Fees, Credit, and Debt

    • List of Common financial institution fees

    • Key Term: Credit

    • Key Term: Credit

    • Talking Point: Credit

    • Key Term: Debt

    • Key Term: Debt

    • Talking Point: Debt

    • Course Question 11: Debt

    • What is Credit?

    • Talking Point: Getting Credit

    • The 4 C’s of Credit

    • Key Term: Credit Report

    • Key Term: Credit Report

    • A Tale Of Three Cards

    • Course Question 12: Credit Card

    • Talking Point: Credit Report

    • Talking Point: Credit Cards

    • Talking Point: Debt

    • Key Term: Predatory Lenders

    • Key Term: Predatory Lenders

    • Talking Point: Best Practices

    • Activity: Paying Off Debt

    • Talking Point: Predatory Lenders

    • Debt Management Strategies

  • 8

    Business

    • Social Entrepreneurship Section

    • Course Question 13: Business

    • Talking Point: Business

    • Course Question 14: Businesses in Your Community

    • Possible Answers

    • Key Term: Green Business

    • Key Term: Green Business

    • Talking Point: Green Business

    • Course Question 15: Green Business

    • Possible Answers

    • Photos of Green Businesses

    • Activity: Business Brainstorm

    • Key Term: Entrepreneur

    • Key Term: Entrepreneur

    • Talking Point: Entrepreneurs

    • Eden Organix

    • Talking Point: Eden Organix

    • Key Term: Social Enterprise

    • Key Term: Social Enterprise

    • Homeboy Industries

  • 9

    Social Enterprise

    • Talking Point: Social Enterprises

    • Growing Power

    • MOVIE: Growing Power

    • Talking Point: Growing Power

    • Activity: Social Enterprises in Your Community

  • 10

    For-Profit and Non-Profit

    • Talking Point: Business Structures

    • Key Term: For-Profit Businesses

    • Key Term: For-Profit Businesses

    • Talking Point: Funding

    • Key Term: Non-Profit Businesses

    • Key Term: Non-Profit Businesses

    • Talking Point: Non-Profits

    • Non-Profit Chart

    • Key Term: Market

    • Key Term: Market

    • Talking Point: Serving Markets

  • 11

    Target Market Activity

    • Activity: Finding and Understanding Your Target Market

  • 12

    Business Plan

    • Key Term: Business Plan

    • Key Term: Business Plan

    • Business Plan Chart

    • How to Write a Business Plan

    • Question for "How to Write a Business Plan"

    • Course Question 16: Executive Summary

    • Key Term: Executive Summary

    • Key Term: Executive Summary

    • Write a Winning Executive Summary

    • How To Write an Executive Summary

  • 13

    Mission Statement

    • Key Term: Mission Statement

    • Key Term: Mission Statement

    • How to Write a Great Mission Statement

    • Course Question 17: Mission Statement

    • Answer

    • Activity: Creating a Mission Statement

  • 14

    Vision Statement

    • Key Term: Vision Statement

    • Key Term: Vision Statement

    • How to Write a Great Business Vision Statement

    • Course Question 18: Vision Statement

    • Answer

    • Course Question 19: Writing a Vision Statement

    • Possible Answers

    • Activity: Creating a Vision Statement

  • 15

    SWOT Analysis

    • Talking Point: SWOT Analysis

    • Key Term: SWOT Analysis

    • Key Term: SWOT Analysis

    • Talking Point: SWOT, Continued

    • DIY Toolkit SWOT Analysis

    • Course Question 20: SWOT Analysis

    • Answer

  • 16

    Business Budget and Expenses

    • Talking Point: Budget

    • Key Term: Business Budget

    • Key Term: Business Budget

    • Talking Point: Business Budget

    • Activity: Business Expenses

    • Key Term: Income Statement

    • Excel Tutorial How to Make An Income Statement

    • Course Question 21: Income Statement

    • Answer

    • Key Term: Income Statement

  • 17

    Cost of Goods Sold

    • Key Term: Cost of Goods Sold

    • Key Term: Cost of Goods Sold

    • Cost of Goods Sold

    • Course Question 22: Cost of Goods Sold

    • Possible Answers

  • 18

    Types of Business Structures

    • Talking Point: Business Structures

    • Most Common Structures

    • Key Term: Sole Proprietorship

    • Key Term: Sole Proprietorship

    • Key Term: Partnership

    • Key Term: Partnership

    • Key Term: Worker-Owned Business

    • Key Term: Worker-Owned Business

    • Mandela Foods Cooperative

    • Question for "Mandela Foods Cooperative" Video

    • Possible Answers

    • Talking Point: Work-Owned Business

  • 19

    Business Forms

    • Social Enterprise in East Asia

    • Questions for "Social Enterprise in East Asia" Video

    • The Philippines: From the slums to a model farm

    • Questions for "The Philippines: From the Slums to a Model Farm" Video

    • Talking Point: Making It Official

    • Common Business Forms

    • Image: “Doing Business As” (DBA) Form

    • Image: Business License Form

    • Image: Seller’s Permit Form

  • 20

    Green Certifications

    • Talking Point: Green Certificates

    • Course Question 23: Green Business Benefits

    • Possible Answers

    • Talking Point: Certificates

    • Key Term: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

    • Key Term: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

    • LEED Certification

    • Questions for "LEED Certification" Video

    • Answers

    • Key Term: Energy Star

    • Key Term: Energy Star

    • Home Energy Efficiency Tips - Energy Star Appliances

    • Questions for "Energy Star Appliances" Video

    • Answer

    • Key Term: USDA National Organic Program

    • Key Term: USDA National Organic Program

    • Talking Point: USDA Program

    • What does USDA Organic mean

    • Questions for "What does USDA Organic Mean" Video

    • Answers

    • Key Term: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

    • Key Term: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

    • Talking Point: Forest Stewardship Council

    • Forest Stewardship Program

    • Questions for "Forest Stewardship Program" Video

    • Answers

    • Key Term: Fair Trade

    • Key Term: Fair Trade

    • Talking Point: Fair Trade

    • TransFair

    • Questions for "TransFair" Video

    • Answers

  • 21

    Greenwashing

    • Activity: Identifying Green Business Certifications

    • Talking Point: Green Marketing

    • Key Term: Greenwashing

    • Key Term: Greenwashing

    • Talking Point: Greenwashing

    • What Is Greenwashing

    • Question #1 for "What is Greenwashing?" Video

    • Answer

    • Question #2 for "What is Greenwashing?" Video

  • 22

    Triple Bottom Line

    • Talking Point: Triple Bottom Line

    • Key Term: Triple Bottom Line

    • Key Term: Triple Bottom Line

    • Talking Point: Remembering the Triple Bottom Line

    • Sustainability, The Triple Bottom Line

    • Key Term: Cradle-To-Grave

    • Key Term: Cradle-To-Grave

  • 23

    Communication Skills

    • Talking Point: Good Communication

    • Course Question 24: Communication Skills

    • Talking Point: Managing Employees

    • 1. Recognizing Good Work

    • 2. Preparing for Meetings

    • 3. Following Up

    • Course Question 25: Good Work Experience

    • Talking Point: Marketing

    • Key Term: Grassroots Marketing

    • Key Term: Grassroots Marketing

    • Talking Point: Grassroots Marketing

    • 1. Refer-a-Friend Promotions

    • 2. Join local networking organizations

    • 3. Social Networking

    • Course Question 26: Grassroots Marketing

    • Possible Answers

    • Talking Point: Mentor

    • Key Term: Mentor

    • Key Term: Mentor

    • List: Benefits to Having a Mentor

    • Course Question 27: Mentor

  • 24

    Successful Green Social Enterprises

    • Talking Point: Examples of Green Business Success

    • North End Community Garden

    • Talking Point: Community Garden Initiative

    • Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen

    • Talking Point: Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen

  • 25

    Reflection Questions

    • Reflection Questions

  • 26

    Quiz

    • Intro to Quiz

    • Quiz Questions

  • 27

    Application & Practice

    • Entrepreneur & Small Business Resources