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Entrepreneurship is currently offered at Math Science Technology Preparatory High School (MST), Riverside Academy, South Park High School, and International Preparatory High School (I-Prep).

Business Opportunities for Start Up Success (BOSS) courses help students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to own and operate their own businesses. The course content typically covers topics from a number of fields: economics, marketing principles, human relations and psychology, business and labor law, legal rights and responsibilities of ownership, business and financial planning, finance and accounting, communication, information management, risk management, and strategic management.

Program Course Sequence

9th Grade

Career & Financial Management

single period

10th Grade

BOSS 10

single period

11th Grade

BOSS 11

double period

12th Grade

BOSS 12

double period

BOSS students

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Areas of Study

Career Options

Work-Based Learning

  • Marketing

  • Social Media/Digital Marketing

  • Personal Branding

  • Business Plan Development

  • Lean Model Canvas

  • Sources of Funding

  • Business Leadership & Communication

  • Market Research

  • Financials

  • Entrepreneur

  • Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Manager

  • Sales Representative

  • Public Relations Specialist

  • Fundraising Manager

  • Market Research Analyst

  • Graphic Designer

  • Financial Manager

  • Job Shadowing

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Mentoring

  • Service Learning

  • Industry-Based Projects

  • Mayor's Summer Youth Internship

  • Guest Speakers

  • Industry Tours

  • Paid or Unpaid Internships

Articulation Agreement

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Courses:

BU - 140 - Introduction to Business - 3 credit hours

BU - 247 - Business Plan Competition - 3 credit hours

To find out more about this program please contact the Career and Technical Education Office at 716-816-3700

For registration information: Visit Buffalo Schools' Student Placement & Registration Department

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