Life Skills Entrepreneurshipusually ages 9–11

Scaling Up

What happens when a small business grows; making more products, hiring people, reaching more customers; the challenges and opportunities of scaling

How to tell they’ve got it

Tick these off as you see them — no test required.

Describe what 'scaling up' means for a business
Identify at least two challenges of growing a business (need more money, more people, more materials)
Explain how a lemonade stand could grow into a bigger business step by step

🖨 Print this page to keep the checklist — it prints beautifully.

Try this together

Could your child explain what would need to change if their small school-fair business became so popular that lots more people wanted to buy from them?

Where this sits on the map

Stuck here? Check the skills it builds on first. Confident? Here’s what it unlocks.

Builds on

Costs & Revenueages 7–9Must understand costs/revenue before grasping challenges of growing a business

Teamwork in Businessages 7–9Understanding teamwork is relevant to hiring and managing more people

Financial Planningages 9–11Cross-domain: financial planning (Money & Finance) supports understanding business growth finances

Scaling Upthis skill · ages 9–11

Unlocks

Nothing on the map depends on this yet.

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

Nearby on the map

Ethics in Businessages 9–11 Pitching an Ideaages 9–11 Real Entrepreneursages 9–11 Social Enterpriseages 9–11

All Entrepreneurship skills →