Find your business skills and a business idea that fits you

A short business mindset check (business thinking, the mind and smart choices), with a free score and one business idea for your age. The full version adds the skills map, every idea and a step-by-step plan with the math explained, to print.

The Business You Build

Free business mindset check

Who is building a business?

Pick an age group. The questions and ideas change to fit it.

Ask your parent or guardian before you start, and do this with them nearby. We never ask for the student's name, address or school. At the end, a parent enters their email to see the results.

How it works

Learn how money works: Money & Economics

Profit, costs and raising money, explained with sources, plus every other money topic from coins to credit.

Questions from parents

Is The Business You Build free?
The business mindset check, a short score and one business idea are free. A parent enters their email to see the results, or sign in and they show right away. The full skills map, every idea and the plan builder are in the full version: $99 per student for Monthly members, $49 for Yearly members, free for 1 student with Lifetime for as long as the Lifetime membership lasts (then $49 per student), or $199 per student with the Business pass. A bought pass is yours for 12 months, even if the membership ends. All sales are final.
What does the Business pass include?
For one student, for 12 months: the full skills map, every business idea, the plan builder and the online Entrepreneurship & Business Thinking lessons for every grade, K–8. The free check is optional, so you can buy the pass first. One-time payment, and all sales are final.
What does the business mindset check cover?
About 12 questions that mix business thinking, psychology (motivation, setbacks, teamwork and self-control) and critical thinking. They come from our K–8 lessons and change with the age group. It is not a grade.
Are the business ideas safe for kids?
Yes. Every idea is legal, age-right and done with a parent or adult: no power tools, no going into a stranger's home, and food ideas say to check with a parent. For grades 6 to 8 they also say to check local rules and permits. Online selling is only with a parent.
What information do you collect?
For a visitor, a parent's email to send the results, the grade and a short summary of the score, and only if you tick it, tips and offers. Never the student's name, address or school. Answers are saved in this browser. Signed in, the results go to the account's email, and the plan builder reads the account's lesson progress to see which lessons are mastered.
How does a student unlock the plan builder?
The student needs the full version (a membership that includes it, or the Business pass) and must master every business lesson for their grade. A lesson counts as mastered when Show What You Know is 80% or more, or when a parent marks it done in the lesson library.