The Family Business: Entrepreneurship for Kids

Homeschoolers are in a unique position to incorporate an entrepreneurial spirit into their homeschool and lifestyle. Whether you run a full-fledged business or experiment with entrepreneurship on a smaller scale, family entrepreneurship practices problem-solving, encourages ingenuity, fosters teamwork, and is a great way to learn and hone unique skills. Check out this Homeschool Living for some excellent resources on adding entrepreneurship to your family’s life and homeschool.

Entrepreneurship for Kids by an Innovative Spirit

If you feel inexperienced or inadequate for teaching entrepreneurship, be encouraged by these ways homeschooling is like entrepreneurship. You are already in a strong and unique position to model this innovative spirit to your children, and you may be surprised how many of these principles you’re already living out!

Samples of Entrepreneurship for Kids

These nine ways to teach your kids entrepreneurship early in life are great inspiration for modeling a creative and innovative lifestyle to your homeschool entrepreneur.

Check out the stories of these three homeschool mom entrepreneurs as they share how they homeschool and run—and grow—their businesses. You’re probably familiar with at least one of these companies and may not have known the inspiring backstory.

If your—or your kid’s—business idea involves a unique product or process, you’ll need to know how to document your invention and development process and apply for a patent. Be prepared by planning the process from the beginning. Learn about the steps involved in applying for a patent, required documentation, and more. 

For more ideas on cultivating creativity and inventiveness in your homeschool, check out this Homeschool Living post.

Teach Them Diligently’s Entrepreneurship Resources offer homeschool families ideas and encouragement for teaching entrepreneurial skills from a Christian perspective. The resources explore how business can be used to serve others and glorify God, while helping children develop creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, financial skills, and a strong work ethic. You’ll find ideas for introducing entrepreneurship through simple projects such as creating a product or service, as well as resources for older students on topics like starting a microbusiness, managing money, family business, and biblical entrepreneurship.

Check out VentureLab’s youth entrepreneurship curriculum—free to use for non-commercial purposes.

Start conversations about innovation, determination, and creativity with these storybooks geared toward young learners:

The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett

Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg

What Do You Do with an Idea? by Kobi Yamada