Economics
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The JA BizTown program provides students with a realistic opportunity to experience how basic economic concepts are applied in the real world. By participating in JA BizTown, young students experience the responsibilities and opportunities of citizenship in a free enterprise system.
In the JA BizTown facility, students operate many businesses including retail stores, manufacturing shops, media outlets, a utility service, a restaurant, a bank, and City Hall. All businesses are outfitted with modern office equipment and business supplies. Students learn firsthand what it takes to create and run a business, as well as personally earn and manage money. |
Local "Kidtrepreneur" shares his success!
At just seven years old, Te’Lario Watkins Jr. from Blacklick, OH is quite the entrepreneur! He started his business, Tiger Mushroom Farms, after enjoying an experiment with his cub scouts group last spring, where they grew cat grass and basil. He realized that he could grow mushrooms at home over the winter because “they can grow in the dark.” He currently grows a variety of mushrooms out of his basement and a spare room at home and sells them at local farmers markets.
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Steve Harvey welcomes 7-year-old Te’Lario, who created a business that blossomed from a single mushroom growing kit.
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