The Business and Entrepreneurial Community inspires learners to understand and expand interests in administration and management and use driving forces, values and cultures of business operation to discover connections between who they are now and who they want to become.

In the Business & Entrepreneurial Community learners gain an understanding of their interests in business and entrepreneurship, as well as careers in helping others through a variety of service opportunities.

The Business and Entrepreneurial community provides learning opportunities within business management, finance and information technology pathways to develop key skills that will help learners run their own start up business and develop practices for planning and management that they will use to pursue future goals and career opportunities.

• Banking & Finance

  • Tiffany Kloc. Branch Manager at Johnson Bank

• Marketing/Business Entrepreneurship

  • Chef Emerson Holliday, Dragon Pit BBQ

• Business Strategy/Management

  • Kareeda Chones-Aguam, Senior Vice President Partner Strategy and Management, Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum

Learners in the Business and Entrepreneurship Community have the opportunity to pursue three unique career clusters; Business Management, Finance and Introduction to Computer Technology.  Each cluster hosts Pathway Options with a corresponding Introduction Course to the career pathway along with a series of connected career and technical education and training opportunities that move seamlessly into a postsecondary option for a specific career area. 

Business Management and Administration

In this interest area, learners explore careers in planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations.

• Pathway Option 1 - Office Services & Administration

• Pathway Option 2 - Entrepreneurship

Finance

In this interest area, learners will explore the planning services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management.

• Pathway Option 1- Banking and Finance

• Pathway Option 2- Accounting

Introduction to Computer Technology 

This pathway introduces students to computers, including peripheral and mobile devices; the functions and uses of computer technology; the language used in the industry; possible applications of various computer-based technologies; and occupations related to computer technology hardware and software industries.

• Pathway Option 1 - Information and Data Systems

• Pathway Option 2 - Programming and Design

• Pathway Option 3 - Security & Crime

• Pathway Option 4 - Network Systems

• Pathway Option 5 - Hardware and Software Maintenance