Teachers who are preparing their teams for participation in the 5th Annual UCLA Business Plan Competition will have access to curriculum materials. These materials have been developed by Project ECHO to help students prepare for the March 1, 2009 competition. A participation agreement must be in place to receive these materials. The following links and documents from past competitions may be helpful as well.
Starting a Business
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/index.html
Information on income statement, balance sheet, cash-flows, business terms
http://www.businessplans.org/guide.html
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
by Kathleen Allen
448 pages, Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0026440687
This book and related materials give students the information and decision-making skills necessary to start a small business and make it grow. It also benefits students who don’t start or run their own businesses. It gives employees a look at the business arena and helps all students understand their roles as consumers. There is special emphasis on developing the Business Plan. Available at McGraw Hill or Amazon
