Economics Unit

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Entrepreneurial Case Studies and Success Stories

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanfurr/2011/08/26/the-new-entrepreneur-a-case-study/ So far I’ve tried to lay the foundations for what I call the new entrepreneurial process—an approach to entrepreneurship with roots in design thinking, strategy in dynamic environments, and experimental processes that has been evangelized in a number of movements like Customer Development and Lean Startup.

The New Entrepreneur: A Case Study

Mr. Ellison's 2012-2013 http://www-sahs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/teachers/ellisow/

St. Augustine High School - Economics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_ancient_Greece The economy of ancient Greece § was characterized by the extreme importance of importing goods, all the more so because of the relative poverty of Greece 's soil. Beginning in the 6th century BC, craftsmanship and commerce (principally maritime ) developed and became increasingly more important in the classical period.

Economy of ancient Greece

History of money

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_money The history of money begins around 2500 years ago with the first minting of coinage in about the seventh to sixth century BC. [ 1 ] Money is any clearly identifiable object of value that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts within a market or which is legal tender within a country. Since ancient times people have swapped items of value either in the exchange of gifts or else in markets where a commonly shared system of tokens is more convenient. [ 2 ] Many things have been exchanged in markets including, for example, livestock and sacks of cereal grain (from which the Shekel is derived) – things directly useful in themselves, but also sometimes merely attractive items such as cowry shells or beads were exchanged for more useful commodities .

On2 Money / A History of Money

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/on2/money/history.html Way Before the Benjamins...
Posted 10.26.96 NOVA What is money? By definition, it’s something of value. But over the last 10,000 years, the material form that money has taken has changed considerably—from cattle and cowrie shells to today’s electronic currency. Here, get an overview of the history of money.

NOVA | The History of Money

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/history-money.html

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http://www.entre-ed.org/Standards_Toolkit/ National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education Preparing Youth and Adults to Succeed in an Entrepreneurial Economy Accelerating Entrepreneurship Everywhere

Great for creating Entrepreneurship Curriculum by jaymorrissey29 Apr 17