Episode 101    What is a Biz Kid?

Meet the Biz Kids.  We learn that a Biz Kid isn’t just anybody but anybody can be a Biz Kid.  They have certain traits in common – They’re job ready, they identify a need, make a plan, and take action.

Episode 102    What is Money? 

The BizKid$ team explores the history of what has been accepted as payment for goods and services thru the ages.   We learn how money has changed in form and measure.

Episode 103    How to Get Money

We explore the various ways of earning money.  Making money is the goal and learning how to make money work for you. We visit the New York Stock Exchange and learn about profits and losses.

Episode 104     What To Do With Money?

Once you have a little money – what to do?  The BizKid$ team learn about investing it, saving it and spending it – not all in one place!

Episode 105     Money Moves

When money moves between individuals or groups it is called a transaction.  Transactions change the financial status of everyone involved.

Episode 106     Take Charge of Your Financial Future

Setting financial goals is important to achieving financial success.The team figures out where they want to be financially and make  plans on how to get there. 

Episode 107    A Biz:  What it is! 

A business supplies goods or services for money.  A successful business makes profit when it brings in more money than it spends. What is revenue and what are expenses?  

Episode 108     How to Succeed in Biz-Ness by Really Trying!

A business can be anything from babysitting to owning vending machines.  The three key ingredients – identify a need / make a plan to fill a need / take action to implement the plan.

Episode 109     Cash and Credit

Cash – Buy it now and Pay NOW!  Credit – By Now / Pay Later and Larger.  Credit is temporarily using someone else’s money  for a price.  Don’t forget the Risk!

Episode 110     How to Achieve Your Financial Goals 

To save money every month – spend less than you make!  A budget will help – what’s a budget?  Invest what’s left over. 

Episode 111     Don’t Blow Your Dough 

Protect the money you already have.  Put it in a safe place – probably  not buried in the backyard.  Know where it is and beware of scams, schemers, and flim-flams.

Episode 112     Entrepreneurs

An Entrepreneur is someone who sees a financial opportunity and acts upon it.  What does it take to be an Entrepreneur?

Episode 113     Biz Kids Challenge 

Project Lemonade:  The Biz Kids learn the world of marketing through a  unique challenge.  Two teams, two identical lemonade stands.  It’s up to  the kids to decide the price and promotion strategy to sell the most product. The proceeds go to their favorite charities.

Episode 114   Being a Smart Consumer

A Biz Kid is young but wasn’t born yesterday.  The Biz Kids look at what it takes to get the most for your money.  They examine smart shopping strategies and also learn to avoid common pitfalls and traps set by savvy marketers and high pressure salesmen.

Episode 115   Credit

Living on borrowed time:  The Biz Kids see the true cost of purchasing with credit.  They also take an unsettling look at credit scores and the increasing number of people and places (employers, insurers, colleges, etc.) who are using them to make major decisions that affect young peoples’ futures.

Episode 116   Budgeting

Budgeting is basic:  The Biz Kids learn the first rule of money management:  You can’t manage what you don’t know.  They look at spending, expenses and several proven methods on how to gain control of both.

Episode 117   Business Ethics

Doing the right thing:  The Biz Kids look at several aspects of ethics in business, and the downside of not following them.  In this episode we see what it means for management to lead by example, and how employees must take responsibility for their behavior.

Episode 118   Saving and Investing

The early bird catches the IRA.  The Biz Kids learn the powerful potential of starting a savings plan early in life.  They also take a detailed look at the savings and investing options available to young people.

Episode 119   Career Development

When is a job more than a job?  The Biz Kids look at what it takes to find your true calling and ways young people can get started down that road.  We talk to several celebrities and find out how they got their start and kept going to reach their dream.

Episode 120   The Global Economy

The world of Biz Kids – Biz Kids around the world.  We follow the flow of imports and exports that make up the interconnected world economy.  The kids examine how many of the things they use every day come from all over the world, who made them, and how they came to have them.

Episode 121   Financial Markets

Kids and Bulls and Bears, oh my!  The Biz Kids examine stocks, bonds, commodities and the markets where each of them are traded.  They look at various ways young people can get involved with the transactions, aim for profit, and avoid risk.

Episode 122   Sell,  Sell,  Sell

All sales final:  The Biz Kids take a trip through the philosophy, technique, and training for sales.  They look at the traits common to all good salespeople and learn to be on the lookout for the tell tale signs of the not-so-good.

Episode 123   Income and Expenses

Go with the cash flow:  The Biz Kids watch the ebb and flow of income and expenses.  They learn proven methods to get expenses under control while growing income with new ideas, smarter work habits, and innovation.

Episode 124   Building and Growing a Business

From startup on up:  The Biz Kids follow the steps necessary for organizing, staffing, and training in a new business.  Then they see how effective communication increases morale and makes the business grow.

Episode 125   Understanding Your Paycheck

What’s on your stub, bub?  The Biz Kids use a modern American pay stub as an historical text that documents various social movements of the last century.  From the union movement to social security, workman’s compensation, all the way to the IRA’s of today -  it’s all there on the stub.

Episode 126   Social Entrepreneurs

The Biz Kids look at visionaries who use the same tools as profit- oriented entrepreneurs.  But instead of building companies these people build thriving organizations and powerful movements for social change.