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Resources for your next step.

Here you'll find simple tools, key information and practical resources to help you as you continue learning about business, gain experience, develop your skills and work on your own ideas.

Same questions. More possibilities.

Key business vocabulary.

Revenue
Money a business earns from its normal business activities, such as selling products or services.
Costs
Money a business spends to operate and provide its products or services.
Profit
The money remaining when a business's costs are subtracted from its revenue.
Target Market
The specific group of customers a business focuses on.
Cash Flow
Money moving into and out of a business.
Customer Need
A problem or requirement a customer wants addressed.
Value
The benefit a customer receives.
Entrepreneur
Someone who identifies an opportunity and takes steps to create and develop a business around it.

Customer interview guide.

  1. 01

    What problem or challenge do you currently experience?

  2. 02

    How do you currently deal with this problem?

  3. 03

    What do you like or dislike about the current solution?

  4. 04

    What matters most to you when choosing a solution?

  5. 05

    What would make a new solution useful to you?

Business idea planner.

Basic cost checklist.

Not every business will have every cost. This checklist is simply a starting point.

Questions to ask a mentor.

  • “What do you wish you knew when you started?”
  • “What skills have been most useful in your work?”
  • “What mistakes taught you the most?”
  • “How do you make difficult decisions?”
  • “What should someone my age focus on learning first?”

Before you go...

You don't need to have it all figured out yet.

Maybe you came here because you knew you wanted something to do with business, but you weren't quite sure where to begin. Maybe you already had an idea. Or maybe you were simply curious.

Wherever you started, we hope you're leaving with something you didn't have before — a little more knowledge, a little more confidence, and a few more possibilities to explore.

You don't need to know exactly what business you want to start, what career you want to choose, or where you'll be five years from now. You have time to explore, gain experience, make mistakes, change your mind and keep learning.

PAVE was never meant to give you one path to follow. It was made to help you discover that there are many.

Wherever you go next, make the path yours.

you've already taken the first step. ♡

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