*WINNER!*National Emmy Award and Nominated for 7 National Emmy Awards
*Silver Telly Award - Winner Herb Wegner Award for Outstanding Program
*Environmental Media Award for Outstanding Children's Television Series
*Each of the series' 26 programs approximately 28 minutes. All are Closed Captioned and include Guides. Detailed descriptions of all programs are available.
From the producers of BILL NYE, THE SCIENCE GUY comes Biz Kid$, Fast paced and fun, Biz Kid$ is a series that teaches kids about managing money and entrepreneurship. Each episode features compelling real-life stories about young business owners and philanthropists and reinforces the importance of budgeting, saving, and giving back to the community.
*Each program approximately 25 minutes. Detailed descriptions of all programs are available.
1 - What Is a Biz Kid?
You'll learn that anybody can be a Biz Kid with effort and the right attitude. Biz Kids identify a need, make a plan, and take action.
2 - What Is Money?
The Biz Kids say: "Show me the money!" Join us and you'll take a grand tour through the history of money from the days of bartering, through the first coins and currency, all the way to the electronic transfers of today.
3 - How Do You Get Money?
4 - What Can You Do with Money?
5 - Money Moves
When money moves between individuals or groups it is called a transaction. Watch the ebb and flow of money as the kids examine the concepts of supply and demand.
6 - Taking Charge of Your Financial Future
Join the Biz Kids as they figure out where they want to be financially and make plans on how to get there.
7 - A Biz: What Is It?
You'll see that a successful business supplies goods or services and makes profit when it earns more money than it spends.
8 - How to Succeed in Biz-Ness by Really Trying!
A business can be anything from babysitting to owning vending machines. You'll discover the three key steps to success: identifying a need, making a plan to fill a need, and taking action.
9 - Cash and Credit
You'll learn about the power and pitfalls of credit, which is essentially using someone else's money temporarily (for a price).
10 - How to Achieve Your Financial Goals
Join us and you'll learn to track your expenses, get control of your spending, and invest what's left over to reach your financial goals. You'll see the importance of starting young, while time is on your side.
11 - Don't Blow Your Dough
Biz Kids Beware. Protect the money you already have by putting it in a safe place. Beware of scams and schemers. Ways to avoid the growing problem of identity theft.
12 - Introducing Entrepreneurs
You'll discover an entrepreneur is someone who sees a financial opportunity and acts upon it. Learn the stories behind the Frisbee, the Slinky, and blue jeans.
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13 - The Biz Kids Challenge
The Biz Kids learn the world of marketing.
14 - How to Be a Smart Consumer
Get the most for your money. Join the Biz Kids and you'll explore smart shopping strategies. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and traps set by savvy marketers and high-pressure salesmen. Meet some smart consumers and successful entrepreneurs.
15 - Using Your Credit-Crazy or Compelling?
Don't live on borrowed time. Join the Biz Kids and you'll see the true cost of purchasing with credit.
16 - Budgeting Basics
Join the kids and you'll look at spending and expenses and examine several proven methods on how to gain control of both. You'll also meet several successful entrepreneurs.
17 - Understanding Business Ethics
Do the right thing! You'll learn with the Biz Kids as they examine several aspects of ethics in business.
18 - Saving and Investing for Your Future
You'll learn along with the Biz Kids about the powerful potential of starting a savings plan early in life. You'll also discover various savings and investing options.
19 - A Closer Look at Careers
When is a job more than a job? The Biz Kids look at what it takes to find your true calling.
20 - The Global Economy
Around the world! Join us and you'll follow the flow of imports and exports that make up the interconnected world economy. You will discover who makes the many things we use every day that come from all over the world.
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21 - Bulls, Bears, and 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.
22 - Sell, Sell, Sell (The Science of Sales)
All sales final. Join the Biz Kids in sales training as they explore philosophy and sales techniques. Discover the traits common to all good salespeople.
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23 - Understanding Income and Expenses
Go with the cash flow. The Biz Kids watch the ebb and flow of income and expenses. Join them and you’ll learn proven methods for getting expenses under control while growing income with new ideas, smarter work habits, and innovation.
24 - Building and Growing a Business
From start-up on up! Follow the Biz Kids as they learn the necessary steps for organizing, staffing, training, and building a new business.
25 - Understanding Your Paycheck
What’s on your stub, bub? The Biz Kids use a modern American pay stub to explore various social movements of the last century. From unions to social security and from workman’s compensation to the 401(k) plans of today.
26 - Social Entrepreneurs
Join the Biz Kids and you’ll meet social visionaries who use the same tools as profit-oriented entrepreneurs. Yet instead of building companies and large profits, these people create thriving organizations and powerful movements for social change.
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