Many startup crises can be averted by seeking expert guidance in the planning stages, long before leases are signed or business cards are printed. Like a savvy career counselor or financial planner, the right advisor can help you build a solid foundation as well as steer you through choppy waters once you open your doors.

This article discusses ways to develop a customer-service mindset. It explains the importance of understanding customers and building relationships with them.

This article goes over some of the advantages and disadvantages of becoming an entrepreneur. Students can read this article to consider whether or not entrepreneurship is for them.

This lesson focuses on the current business trend of adapting to change and how this trend impacts the workplace. First, use the report to teach your students about this concept and to find classroom implications of this trend. Then, lead the class in a discussion and an activity. A downloadable document of the action brief can be found in the Resource Library. For more action briefs such as this one, visit mbastatesconnection.mbaresearch.org and select "Action Briefs" under "Curriculum/Instruction."

This article discusses points that an entrepreneur should consider when deciding whether or not to hire employees.

This article discusses several different types of advertising media. It explains the advantages and disadvantages of each type. The high level of detail and up-to-date examples makes it a great resource for students.

This article discusses several ethical dilemmas that are commonly encountered in the workplace.

This lesson focuses on the current business trend of how the global economy affects domestic businesses and how this trend impacts the workplace. First, use the report to teach the concept to students and to find classroom implications. Then, lead the class in discussion and activities. A downloadable document of the action brief can be found in the Resource Library. For more action briefs such as this one, visit mbastatesconnection.mbaresearch.org and select "Action Briefs" under "Curriculum/Instruction."

This website teaches students how to evaluate online information. It helps them discern whether the information is relevant, objective, valid, and current. The article includes many examples and allows students to practice evaluating online information. Students in any discipline can benefit from learning this important skill.

This article discusses the importance of marketing analysis when it comes to planning for your business. It explains the nature of marketing analysis and some key points to keep in mind when performing market analysis.

With the Constitution, the Founding generation created the greatest charter of freedom in the history of the world. However, the Founding generation did not believe that it had a monopoly on constitutional wisdom. Therefore, the founders set out a formal amendment process that allowed later generations to revise our nation’s charter and “form a more perfect Union.” They wrote this process into Article V of the Constitution. Over time, the American people have used this amendment process to transform the Constitution by adding a Bill of Rights, abolishing slavery, promising freedom and equality, and extending the right to vote to women and African Americans. All told, we have ratified 27 constitutional amendments across American history.

This lesson focuses on the current business trend of salary/benefits issues and how this trend impacts the workplace. First, use the report (found in Task 1) to teach the concept and find classroom implications. Then, lead the class in discussion and activities.  A downloadable document of the action brief can be found in the Resource Library. For more action briefs such as this one, visit mbastatesconnection.mbaresearch.org and select "Action Briefs" under "Curriculum/Instruction."

An educator describes the process we go through when shifting our thinking towards one of shared commitment to learners and learning.

This article discusses the meaning of integrity and provides several examples of integrity in the workplace.

In this article, Tom Vander Ark presents a definition of performance assessment, criteria for high quality performance assessment, and examples of different types of performance assessments. He then discusses reasons for using performance assessments (including in personalized learning), and ways to track results.

This is a Monday assignment in my Native American Lit. Class. Students read articles on current topics in Indian Country and write about or present their findings to the class on Tuesdays to spark discussion. At the beginning of the year, I usually show a video or clip about a current hot topic to gain their interest. This year I showed the documentary AWAKE about the Dakota Access Pipeline and the protests there, which prompted debate and discussion, and ignited their interest in topics related to Native Americans.