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School Pop-up Business Lab

Students explore what it takes to turn an idea into a small business through a simulated school pop-up shop. Teams examine customer needs, calculate costs, set prices and run two selling rounds. They track cash and stock, respond to changing costs and evaluate whether the business made a profit.

Students in
Classes 8–12
2 Weeks
Course
12 Hours
Learning Time
School students running a simulated pop-up business and learning business management
COURSE OVERVIEW

What learners will do

Students explore what it takes to turn an idea into a small business through a simulated school pop-up shop. Teams examine customer needs, calculate costs, set prices and run two selling rounds. They track cash and stock, respond to changing costs and evaluate whether the business made a profit.

Learning experience

  • Ten 60-minute sessions
  • Four 30-minute practical tasks
  • Team-based simulated shop
  • Two selling rounds with changing conditions

Course outcomes

  • Identify a customer need and define an offer
  • Calculate basic cost, price and profit
  • Track stock and cash across selling rounds
  • Use results to recommend a next step
YOUR LEARNING JOURNEY

Course modules

Explore six practical modules that take learners from a business idea to running and reviewing a simulated school pop-up shop.

01 Idea and customer need Identify a need and define the customer

Identify a simple problem or need and define who the customer is.

Practical task Create a customer profile and testable business idea.
02 Costs, pricing and break-even thinking Understand costs and choose a price

Separate basic costs, estimate unit costs and choose a price that can cover costs.

Practical task Build a simple cost-and-price sheet.
03 Set up the pop-up shop Plan stock, roles and operations

Plan stock, roles, simple records and the selling process.

Practical task Prepare a team operating plan.
04 Selling round one Record sales, stock and cash

Run the first fictional sales round and record transactions, stock movement and cash.

Practical task Complete a sales and stock log.
05 Adapt and sell again Respond to changing costs and demand

Respond to changed costs or customer demand in a second round.

Practical task Update the price/stock decision and explain why.
06 Profit review and next-round recommendation Review performance and recommend next steps

Compare sales with costs and distinguish revenue from profit.

Practical task Present a business report and recommend the next selling round.
COURSE COMPLETION

Assessment and certificate

This is a proposed Finoledge certificate course. Achievement is based on practical work and assessment. Final assessment rubric and certificate criteria should be approved before enrolment opens.

Safe, simulated business learning

No real-money investment or personal financial account is required. Scenarios use fictional data.

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