This activity guides students through creating a full business plan through a seven-week competition to become the winner of a fictional Ag Econ Apprentice job. Adapted from activity by Megan Dohrman.
Course provides students with the information and skills necessary for career success in agribusiness and in the operation of entrepreneurial ventures. Topics include economic principles, budgeting, risk management, finance, business law, insurance and resource management. Other possible topics are development of a business plan, employee/employer relations, problem solving and decision making, using computers. A survey of the careers within the agricultural industry is also incorporated. ** References to Common Core Standards are included as the first slide in each lesson's PowerPoint**
This video describes the history of cooperatives as a business structure, history of cooperatives in Nebraska, what a co-op is in terms of business structure, defines patronage, defines equity redemption, and interviews members and employees of cooperatives to demonstrate the value of the cooperative corporation business structure.
Concise lesson plan template asking for the 'essential question', objectives, interest approach, content/procedure/activity, and closure/check for understanding. Developed by Matt Kriefels.