Business Owner

Business Owner is a financial literacy badge for Junior Girl Scouts. Other Girl Scout badges in the Financial Literacy I category include: Money Manager for Brownie Girl Scouts, Budgeting for Cadette Girl Scouts, Financing My Future for Senior Girl Scouts and On My Own for Ambassador Girl Scouts. The purpose of this badge is to know the basic steps to plan and create a new business.

Requirements

1. Explore businesses you might like to start someday
   • Go straight to the source OR
   • Get associated OR
   • Read all about it
2. Learn the basics of running a business
   • Follow in someone's footsteps OR
   • Get on the phone OR
   • Invite an expert speaker
3. Find out what kind of support is available for small-business owners
   • Take it to the bank OR
   • Meet the Chamber of Commerce OR
   • Find out about the Small Business Administration
4. Investigate what makes great customer service
   • Create a customer-service pledge OR
   • Learn from the best OR
   • Invite some experts
5. Understand the importance of consumer reports
   • Pitch your pretend business OR
   • Conduct a focus group OR
   • Do a survey