6 out of 10 young Americans want to be in business for themselves, according to a 2004 Junior Achievement Interprise Poll--but they don't know how to make that dream come true.

Tomorrow's innovators need to learn of the exciting opportunities in entrepreneurship today. VISA Inc. and NFIB's Young Entrepreneur Foundation are committed to promoting entrepreneurship to the next generation of small-business leaders. These modules provide an overview of entrepreneurship and its vital importance to the US economy and explore the necessary steps of taking an idea and turning it into a business.

This curriculum was developed by Katherine Korman Frey, Professor of Entrepreneurship in The George Washington University’s Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence and Managing Director of Vision Forward. Contributing content provided by Dr. George Solomon, and Professors Susan Duffy, Janet Nixdorf and Ayman Tarabishy.