Free Printable Business Planning Kit for Kids

My second grader has an entrepreneurial streak. I want to encourage her to develop her ideas, and to think like a business owner. Even if her idea doesn’t come into fruition, who’s to say the next (or thousand) ideas later won’t be a success? Everyone has to start somewhere, right? And so, The Business Planning Kit for Kids was born!

I found limited resources aimed at kids to help guide and organize their thoughts when it comes to starting their own business. I get it, there’s probably not a huge market for it. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands and developed my own materials. Now, you may be thinking, what business do I have, making a business planning kit for kids? I don’t have a business degree. I do have a small business (not this blog, but maybe someday!) But this isn’t meant to be a serious endeavor, although it could be a good start to one. Mostly, I thought it would be a fun exercise for her to fill out the worksheets and really consider what it would take to make her idea real. 

The Business Planning Kit for Kids has an introduction, a page for brainstorming ideas, expense list, and glossary. But the meat of the document is the 4-page business plan itself. It asks all the basic who/what/where/when/why and how questions using terms kids can understand, with generous space to write their response. 

Knowing I struggled to find a good document to help my child think through her idea, I want to help other parents and share my Business Planning Kit for Kids with you all! Download it free today for personal use; all you have to do is subscribe to my email list on the sidebar of your screen. (I’m only planning on sending emails periodically for big announcements. No spam!) Once you sign up, you’ll receive an email with instructions and the password that will give you immediate access. Be sure to check your spam and other email tabs, and if you still don’t receive it within a few minutes, send me a comment and I’ll take care of it!

All I ask is that you please not post this document to other blogs and websites, nor may you sell it. Instead, please link back to this site. (Many thanks to you all in advance!) And just to be clear, teachers, you are welcome to use my document if you think it will be useful and educational for your class!

I’d love to hear how you’ve used it! Leave a comment and let me know how your child responded, and if you have any suggestions to improve it. I’ll post an update on this business venture when (if?) there’s progress to report!