The essential entrepreneurship workbook for kids, teens, and families.
The process of starting a business begins with action. In Build Your First Business, young readers learn real-world entrepreneurship skills by actually doing them; planning, launching, running, and improving a small business step by step. Instead of hypothetical lessons, this hands-on workbook guides kids and teens through the same decisions real entrepreneurs face, in a clear, age-appropriate way.
Part of the Life Skills Lab series, this book turns entrepreneurship into an experience. Through relatable stories, practical explanations, and guided activities, readers don’t just learn about business, they practice building one.
Inside You’ll Learn:
How to identify real problems and turn them into business opportunities
How to market a product or service and attract real customers
How pricing, profit, and negotiation actually work in practice
How to track income, costs, and cash flow responsibly
How operations, systems, and planning keep a business running smoothly
How to sell with confidence and create great customer experiences
How to manage risk, learn from mistakes, and improve over time
How ethics, safety, and responsibility apply to real businesses
How to grow, measure, and improve without burning out
Each chapter combines clear explanations, realistic examples, reflection questions, and workbook-style activities designed to move readers from thinking to doing. Along the way, readers follow relatable young entrepreneurs as they navigate common challenges, helping turn abstract ideas into concrete understanding.
The Capstone: Start a Real Business
The final section brings everything together. After working through the book, readers are challenged to actually start their business—making real offers, interacting with customers, tracking money, reflecting on outcomes, and improving what they’ve built. This capstone replaces theory with experience, reinforcing that entrepreneurship is learned through action.
Whether the business lasts a week or grows into something bigger, the skills gained are real, practical, and transferable.
Perfect for:
Homeschool lessons and life skills curriculums (ages 10+ with guidance)
Independent study for middle school and high school students (ages 10–18)
Family learning and discussion
Entrepreneurship clubs, classrooms, and enrichment programs
About the Series
Life Skills Lab is a growing collection of practical workbooks designed to teach the real-world skills many adults wish they had learned earlier, like entrepreneurship, money management, giving, critical thinking, and communication.
Each book blends stories, reflection, and hands-on activities to turn complex ideas into skills readers can actually use. Written by a husband-and-wife team with their own children in mind, Life Skills Lab books are designed to help kids and teens grow into capable, confident adults.
Build skills. Build confidence. Build your future.