This course provides the foundations of business essentials for the Small Business Development Career Pathway. It is also appropriate for students with ambitions to own and operate their own businesses. The course will help students build a strong knowledge base and develop management skills as they study forms of business ownership, functions of management, budgeting and finance, technology, communications, legislation, leadership and teamwork, marketing, and economics. Mastery of these standards through project-based learning and leadership development activities of the business environment will help prepare students with a competitive edge for the global marketplace.

In this course the students will be required to communicate with businesses in the community and develop professional contacts for collaboration within the school.