Eddie, Incorporated
Twelve-year-old Eddie wanted a job. He decided to go into business with two friends and learned that starting and running a business is not as easy as he thought it would be.
Economic Concepts
- Entrepreneurs
- Incentives, positive and negative
Grade Levels
- Intermediate (4-6)
Related Subjects
- Entrepreneurship
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- ISBN: 0689307543
In this lesson, students talk with guest entrepreneurs and learn about positive and negative incentives to become an entrepreneur. After reading the story students complete a worksheet that compares and Contrasts Eddie’s experiences with those of real entrepreneurs. (Print publication – lesson not available online.)
Flowers, B., Meszaros, B., & Suiter, M. C. (1998). Economics and
Children’s Literature (Supplement 2). Coulson E. C. & McCorkle S.
(Eds.). SPEC Publishers, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri.