Begin by creating an inventory of at least thirty businesses in your community—more, if possible. Using your computer, create a table of these companies identifying: the name of the business;
the address of the business;
the owner or senior executive of the company;
an estimated number of employees; and
the NAICS code for the business from www. census. gov.
Once you have completed your business inventory, identify those in which you have a career interest, writing a short passage explaining why this business enterprise interests you.

With the permission of your instructor and a parent or legal guardian, make an appointment with the owner or a senior executive to discuss the opportunities and challenges, benefits and drawbacks of business ownership in this sector.

Create a short five-minute presentation that you can upload in the space below on how to start and maintain a business in this industry.