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Boundless Business
: "What is a Business?"
Exploring Business
: "Section 1.2 Getting Down to Business"
Exploring Business
: "Section 2.5 Corporate Social Responsibility"
Exploring Business
: "Section 2.6 Environmentalism"
Midwest Energy News: "When coal plants shut down, what happens next?"
Futurism: "A New Chart Conclusively Proves That Automation is a Serious Threat"
Exploring Business
: "Section 2.8 Cases and Problems"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 1: The Context of Business"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 1: The Context of Business"
Boundless Business: "The Business Cycle"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 1: The Context of Business"
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: "CPI Inflation Calculator"
OpenStax College: "How the U.S. and Other Countries Experience Inflation"
Boundless Business: "Gross Domestic Product"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 1: The Context of Business"
Exploring Business
: "Section 1.6: Measuring the Health of the Economy"
Central Intelligence Agency: "The World Factbook: Country Comparison – GDP Per Capita"
Boundless Marketing: "Consumer Income, Purchasing Power, and Confidence"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 1: The Context of Business"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 1: The Context of Business"
Exploring Business
: "Section 1.7: Government's Role in Managing the Economy"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 1: The Context of Business"
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: "About the Fed – What We Do"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 1: The Context of Business"
Boundless Business: "The Drive for International Trade"
Boundless Business: "Types of International Business"
Boundless Business: "International Trade Barriers"
Boundless Business: "International Trade Agreements and Organizations"
TED Talks: Didier Sornette's "How Can We Predict the Next Financial Crisis?" and William Black's "How to Rob a Bank"
Unit 1 Writing Activity
Unit 1 Assessment
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 2: Entrepreneurship and Legal Forms of Business"
Exploring Business
: "Section 4.1: Factors to Consider"
Exploring Business
: "Section 4.2: Sole Proprietorship"
Exploring Business
: "Section 4.3: Partnerships"
Exploring Business
: "Section 4.4: Corporation"
Exploring Business
: "Section 4.5: Other Types of Business Owners"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 2: Entrepreneurship and Legal Forms of Business"
U.S. Small Business Administration: "Choose Your Business Structure"
Writing Activity: Comparing Business Structures
Exploring Business
: "Section 5.1: What is an Entrepreneur?"
U.S. Small Business Administration: "Is Entrepreneurship For You?"
Exploring Business
: "Section 5.2: Importance of Small Businesses to the U.S. Economy"
Exploring Business
: "Section 5.3: " What Industries Are Small Businesses In?"
Exploring Business
: "Section 5.4: Advantages and Disadvantages of Business Ownership" and Exploring Business: "Section 5.5: Starting a Business"
U.S. Small Business Administration: "What SBA Offers to Help Small Businesses Grow"
U.S. Small Business Administration: "Find a Local SBA Office, Small Business Development Centers, SCORE, and SBA Loan Programs"
Exploring Business
: "Chapter 5: The Challenges of Starting a Business"
Exploring Business
: "Chapter 5.6: The Business Plan"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 2: Entrepreneurship and Legal Forms of Business"
U.S. Small Business Administration: "Write Your Business Plan"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 2: Entrepreneurship and Legal Forms of Business"
Exploring Business
: "Section 10.6: Breakeven Analysis"
Tax Foundation: "Taxes and Growth"
Unit 2 Assessment
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 3: Marketing"
Exploring Business: "Chapter 9, Marketing: Providing Value to Customers"
Boundless Business: "The History of the Marketing Concept"
Exploring Business
: "Introduction: Riding the Crest of Innovation", "Section 10.2: Where do product ideas come from?" "Section 10.7: Product Development"
Exploring Business
: "Section 9.3: Pricing a Product"
Exploring Business
: "Section 9.4: Placing a Product"
Exploring Business
: "Section 9.5: Promoting a Product"
Boundless Business: "Consumer Purchasing Behavior"
Boundless Business: "Customer Relationship Management"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 3: Marketing"
OpenStax
: "Introduction to Electronic Commerce and E-Business"
OpenStax
: "Categories of electronic commerce"
OpenStax
: "Key motivators behind taking a business online"
Exploring Business
: "Section 9.6: Interacting with Your Customers"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 3: Marketing"
Boundless Marketing: "The Marketing Research Process"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 3: Marketing"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 3: Marketing"
Writing Activity: Branding
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 3: Marketing"
DIY Toolkit: "SWOT Analysis"
Unit 3 Assessment
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 4: Accounting, Financial Analysis, and Banking"
Exploring Business
: "Chapter 12: The Role of Accounting in Business"
Exploring Business
: "Section 12.2: Understanding Financial Statements"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 4: Accounting, Financial Analysis, and Banking"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 4: Accounting, Financial Analysis, and Banking"
Exploring Business
: "Section 12.3: Accrual Accounting" and "Section 12.4: Financial Statement Analysis"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 4: Accounting, Financial Analysis, and Banking"
Exploring Business
: "Chapter 12: The Role of Accounting in Business"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 4: Accounting, Financial Analysis, and Banking"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 4: Accounting, Financial Analysis, and Banking"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Appendix 2: The Federal Reserve Today"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 4: Accounting, Financial Analysis, and Banking"
Exploring Business
: "Section 13.3: The Federal Reserve System"
The Atlanta Fed: "The Fed Explains Monetary Policy" and "The Fed Explains the Central Bank"
Exploring Business
: "Section 13.3: The Federal Reserve System"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 4: Accounting, Financial Analysis, and Banking"
Writing Assignment: The Financial Crisis and the Federal Reserve
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Appendix 2: The Federal Reserve Today"
Exploring Business
: "Section 13.3: The Federal Reserve System"
Exploring Business
: "Section 13.4: The Role of the Financial Manager"
Exploring Business
: "Section 13.5: Understanding Securities Markets"
Exploring Business
: "Section 13.6: Financing the Going Concern"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 4: Accounting, Financial Analysis, and Banking"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 4: Accounting, Financial Analysis, and Banking"
Exploring Business
: "Chapter 14: Personal Finances"
Unit 4 Assessment
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 5: Management, Leadership and Employees"
Exploring Business
: "Chapter 6: Managing for Business Success"
Exploring Business
: "Section 6.2: Planning"
Exploring Business
: "Section 6.3: Organizing"
Exploring Business
: "Section 6.4: Directing"
Exploring Business
: "Section 6.5: Controlling"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 5: Management, Leadership and Employees"
Exploring Business
: "Section 6.6: Managerial Skills"
Exploring Business
: "Section 7.1: Human Resource Management"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 5: Management, Leadership and Employees"
Exploring Business
: "Section 7.2: Developing"
Exploring Business
: "Section 7.3: Motivating"
Exploring Business
: "Section 7.5: Appraisal"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 5: Management, Leadership and Employees"
Exploring Business
: "Section 7.4: What Makes a Great Place to Work?"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 5: Management, Leadership and Employees"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 5: Management, Leadership and Employees"
Exploring Business
: "Section 7.6: Labor Unions"
Exploring Business
: "Chapter 8: Teamwork and Communications"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 5: Management, Leadership and Employees"
Writing Activity: Mission Statements
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 5: Management, Leadership and Employees"
Exploring Business
: "Chapter 2: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility"
Leslie Lum's
Introduction to Business: Readings and Workbook
: "Module 5: Management, Leadership and Employees"
Wikipedia
: "Risk Management"
Introduction to Contracts, Sales and Product Liability
: "Chapters 8–12"
Foundations of Business Law and the Legal Environment
: "Section 13.1: Introduction to Bankruptcy and Overview of the 2005 Bankruptcy Act"
Unit 5 Assessment
Unit 1 Study Guide: The Context of Business
Unit 2 Study Guide: Entrepreneurship and Legal Forms of Business
Unit 3 Study Guide: Marketing
Unit 4 Study Guide: Accounting, Finance, and Banking
Unit 5 Study Guide: Management
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