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BUSINESS & FINANCE COURSES





              •  Career Skills & Personal Finance (MS & HS) - Career Skills & Personal Finance- (high
                  school) Curriculum used:  Ramsey's Foundations in Personal Finance:  High School Edition.
                  Students will also learn about paychecks, W-9 & W-2 forms, interviewing, resumes, taxes,
                  insurance, buying/financing a car, identity theft and more. Five Take-Charge Cats
                  presentations will be interspersed. Participation in the Arizona Financial Face-off (Personal
                  Finance- focused competition) is optional. You can find more information about this program
                  on the UA website. Consumable workbook $18 Instructor: Pending Recommended Donation
                  of $12 per weekly session


              •  Entrepreneurship/Kick Start Your Business! (MS & HS) – This course will have the sole
                  focus to help students get their business started using entrepreneurship tools used by real
                  startups! Students will learn through project-based activities including utilizing the Lean
                  Canvas, creating a Marketing Plan, Financial planning, Pitching your business, and more.
                  Outside of class, there will be opportunities for students to sell at the Christmas market and/or
                  participate in a Pitch Competition. Instructor: Mariana Eubanks, UA MIS/Operations
                  Management/Entrepreneurship Major. She has participated in several Start Up Incubators
                  and Accelerators with Innovate UA and Start Up Tucson. Recommended Donation of $12 per
                  weekly session
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