$20 Boss
What is this subject about?
- The $20 Boss elective offers students an opportunity to develop entrepreneurial thinking.
- It develops skills that employers value highly and are continually 'in demand' in the ever-evolving 21st century workplace.
- Students will investigate types of businesses, entrepreneurs, and social enterprises.
- Students work in teams or individually and with their teacher to develop and run their own 'start up' business, using a $20 investment of capital to start their business idea.
- Students have the opportunity to:
- learn about entrepreneurship and successful entrepreneurs;
- discover how Social Enterprises operate;
- generate business ideas, to develop and prototype a product or service;
- survey and assess the market and determine appropriate pricing;
- develop and present a “Pitch” for their business idea;
- bring their product or service to market during the trading phase;
- reflect on their business idea and their entrepreneurial journey.
Why might I be interested in this elective?
This Commerce elective would interest students who:
- are keen to learn more about running their own business, conducting market research, planning and prototyping, budgeting and, finally, bringing a product to the market.
- like to think about consumer behaviour and choices that businesses make.
- like working on an extended project over time and applying their understanding in a practical way.
- are interested in entrepreneurship.
- have a desire to use entrepreneurship to improve lives and communities.
- have an interest in pursuing Commerce pathways into their VCE and beyond.
How will I demonstrate my learning?
- Researching entrepreneurial skills, different business types and social enterprises.
- Giving a “Shark Tank” style pitch of your product or service idea.
- Developing a business from initial concept to market and reflecting upon the process.
Possible VCE Pathways in this Learning Area
Note - there are no Year 9/10 Elective pre-requisites for students to undertake the VCE courses listed below. These are suggested pathways only.