Start-Up Quest: Build Your Dream Business

Start-Up Quest: Build Your Dream Business

What do you already know about entrepreneurship?

Choosing a Business Idea

Explore various business ideas.
Factors to consider for viability.
Interactive brainstorming session.

Crafting an Elevator Pitch

What is an elevator pitch?
Structure of a successful pitch.
Practice delivering pitches in pairs.

Building a Business Model

Components of a business model.
Identifying your target audience.
Defining revenue and marketing strategies.

Budget Management

Understanding budgeting in business.
Allocating fictional funds effectively.
Group activity on budgeting challenges.

Pitching Ideas to Investors

Simulating a Shark Tank round.
Presentation tips for effective pitches.
Feedback session with peers.

Business Growth Simulation

Understanding the dynamics of business growth.
Managing unexpected events in business.
Reflection on adaptability and problem-solving.

Reflection and Real-World Applications

Discussing lessons learned from the game.
Connecting entrepreneurial skills to real-world scenarios.
Encouraging ongoing entrepreneurial thinking.

Definition List

Start-Up Quest: An interactive game aimed at teaching entrepreneurial skills to young people.
Elevator Pitch: A brief, persuasive speech used to spark interest in a business idea.
Business Model: A plan outlining how a company will make money, reach customers, and operate.
Budgeting Challenge: An activity where players allocate fictional funds to various business needs.
Shark Tank Round: A pitch presentation to judges simulating real-world investor pitches.
Business Growth Simulation: An activity involving random events to teach adaptability and problem-solving.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.