Entrepreneurship — Lesson 604

Money Really Does Grow On Trees

Opportunities to make money are all around you. From products to services, offline to online, and the basics to the bizarre - this episode explores ways to bring in the bucks if you’re too young to get a job. We show you how to make money even if all you have is a good attitude.

What Students Learn

  • Learn how to come up with a money making idea.
  • Know how to figure out if the idea can make money.
  • Understand how to start a business.
  • Learn financial terms.
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Jeff Hoffman

Clips for this Lesson

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Money Really Does Grow On Trees

What Students Learn

  • From products to services, offline to online, and the basics to the bizarre -- this episode explores ways to bring in the bucks.
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Can Money Buy Happiness?

What Students Learn

  • Hear heart-warming stories of how kids identified a need in their community and used an entrepreneurial mindset to solve it.