Cisco Passport21 to Entrepreneurship

The entrepreneurial spirit enables innovation, growth, and prosperity around the world and helps transform the economies and social landscape. By fostering technology-based entrepreneurship, we can encourage innovative solutions and business opportunities to address challenges, enable personal achievement and business success, and help create jobs to grow and sustain economic growth in local economies.

At-A-Glance

Cisco Passport21 to Entrepreneurship

Cisco Passport21 to Entrepreneurship is designed to supplement the Cisco Networking Academy core ICT curricula and help students prepare for 21st century careers. Passport21 to Entrepreneurship focuses on teaching critical business and financial skills, attitudes, and behaviors to help students develop an entrepreneurial mindset that can empower them to improve their overall quality of life. Key concepts are reinforced through a series of business case studies. In addition, Cisco Packet Tracer simulation and visualization activities expose students to entrepreneurship opportunities in virtual networking and broadband scenarios.

class. For students, the benefits of using Passport21 to Entrepreneurship materials include: Increased self-confidence and personal motivation Improved leadership skills and financial literacy Greater mastery of technical skills through applied practice Inspiration to spark an interest in starting a small business Passport21 to Entrepreneurship incorporates a new approach to teaching and learning entrepreneurial skills with interactive, online case studies designed to help students learn business skills and apply networking capabilities within the context of starting a business. These case studies introduce a variety of basic business and financial concepts through hands-on exercises and realistic scenarios that cultivate and reinforce the critical thinking skills required to become a successful entrepreneur.

Teaching Students to Think Like Entrepreneurs

Passport21 to Entrepreneurship provides optional learning materials that instructors can use in their classes or students can access independently outside of their

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Students who complete the case studies will gain an understanding of how the business world operates and will be able to complete the following tasks:
Case Study Charging for Expertise Learning Objectives

At-A-Glance

Cisco Networking Academy

In partnership with schools and organizations around the world, the Cisco Networking Academy program delivers a comprehensive learning experience to help students develop ICT skills for entry-level career opportunities, continuing education, and globally recognized career certifications. The curricula also help students build 21st century skills such as collaboration and problem solving by encouraging practical application of knowledge through hands-on activities and network simulations. Networking Academy teaches ICT skills to students from virtually every socioeconomic background and region of the world. Students gain the skills needed to pursue networking careers in a variety of industries such as technology, healthcare, financial services, fashion, entertainment, and more. Students also gain access to a global support group, career developments tools, and social networking resources to help them become architects of the human network.

Starting an Internet Caf

Making a Business Successful

Taking the Initiative

Enabling an eBusiness

Providing Outsource Services

Building a Contracting Business

Identify skills that have value in the marketplace Explain the social, legal, and ethical responsibilities of an entrepreneur Describe the ways in which a business receives income Describe the basic elements of a customer sales presentation Organize important business records Explain tools that businesses use to grow Define common business terminology Identify and research a business opportunity Explain the decision making process Practice the decision making process Work as part of a business team Prepare a simplified business plan Define common marketing terminology Explain variances in sales and cost forecasting Identify frequently used marketing and communication tools Analyze research results Explain the change process Prepare a simplified growth plan Use social media as a research, marketing, and sales tool Transfer skills acquired through previous employment or education to new employment opportunities Identify steps involved in establishing a consulting business Fund and operate a consulting business Identify how broadband applications can be used in business Define a business problem Identify, evaluate, and choose eBusiness solutions Prepare an implementation plan Evaluate the business using business metrics Define the role of a contractor Explain how a contractor builds relationships with other businesses Define these relationships using contracts Determine where to find companies that are looking for contractors Explain how to contact potential customers Define the role of a contractor Review current business commitments and resources Identify needed resources Define a business structure to organize and optimize resources Develop ways to communicate within the business structure Explain the importance of good financial management Recognize expansion opportunities

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