Entrepreneurship · lesson 23 of 24 · free

Business basics for teens — Entrepreneurship for kids

Business basics for teenagers: a sole trader is one owner who runs the business, keeps all the profit and owes its debts — the simplest way to start. A company is a separate legal body, owned by shareholders and run by directors; the owners’ risk is limited to their share. Revenue is all the money from sales (price × number sold); profit is what is left after the costs. Formal steps like registering or tax are done by adults — ask an adult or an expert.

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Revenue in, profit left — “revenue is all sales money; profit is what is left after costs”

  1. Sole trader: one owner, keeps all the profit, owes the debts, simplest to start. Company: a separate legal body, owned by shareholders, run by directors, owners’ risk limited.
  2. Revenue = price × number sold. Profit = revenue − costs, so costs = revenue − profit.
  3. Teens run a business with adult help; tax and legal questions go to an adult or an expert.

Use it for: Commerce and economics classes, family businesses and reading business news.

Worked example: A small business sells 40 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹150. What is its profit (in ₹)? → 250

  1. Revenue: 40 × 10 = 400.
  2. Profit = revenue − costs = 400 − 150 = 250.

Check: Try it: for a shop you know, guess one day’s revenue and costs and work out its profit ✓

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