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Build-your-own-business. Roseville Public Library Jessica Huff October 5, 2010. Strategic Plan. Economic Asset Business Development Local Economy. Background. Economic Development Committee City Manager SCORE. Why not teens?. 51% of teens would like to start a business someday
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Build-your-own-business Roseville Public Library Jessica Huff October 5, 2010
Strategic Plan • Economic Asset • Business Development • Local Economy
Background • Economic Development Committee • City Manager • SCORE
Why not teens? • 51% of teens would like to start a business someday • 86% say entrepreneurship should be taught in school --JuniorAchievement, 2009
Need • Current teen unemployment rate=26.4% • Teens competing with adults for the same positions
The Bottom Line • College • Car Expenses • Spending Money
Employment • Builds Self-esteem • Time Management • Interpersonal Skills • Eases transition into labor market after college
Financial Literacy • Credit Card Debt • Needs vs. Wants • Good Spending Habits
Project • Increase Financial & Entrepreneurial Literacy • “Camps” • Scholarship Opportunity
Curriculum • Budgeting • Saving • Investing • Planning • Marketing • Operations
Not just work… • Games • Activities • Interactive Curriculum
Outputs and Measures • 3-day Business and Finance “Camps” • Guest Speakers • Workbooks and Curriculum Materials
Outcomes and Measures • Increased Test Scores • Personal Business Plans • Personal Finance Plans • Knowledge & Confidence!
Progress • Opportunities for Funding • Parent & Teacher Support • Increased Partnerships • Future workforce!
Next Steps • Continue Camps • Funding from Partners • Increase Visibility
Community Impact • More Educated Workforce • Community’s Economic Health • Library as Economic Asset