Entrepreneurship

Ideas, planning and having a go at making something happen — 17 skills across 6 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Life Skills17 skillsages 5–11

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 5

Buyers & Sellersages 5–7 Goods & Servicesages 5–7AC ✓ Making Something to Sellages 5–7AC ✓ Who Is a Customer?ages 5–7

Around age 7

Being a Good Sellerages 7–9 Costs & Revenueages 7–9 Having a Business Ideaages 7–9 Learning from Failureages 7–9AC ✓ Making a Simple Planages 7–9 Marketing Basicsages 7–9 Teamwork in Businessages 7–9

Around age 9

Ethics in Businessages 9–11 Pitching an Ideaages 9–11 Real Entrepreneursages 9–11 Scaling Upages 9–11 Social Enterpriseages 9–11 Supply Chainsages 9–11

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