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Students get questions answered by email and at weekly group coaching calls during the school year. Coaching calls are recorded for later replay and review. There are course discussion forums for students to ask questions and help each other.
Students learn at their own pace and receive support to avoid frustration and to get over any hurdles. The GreatStart Academy experience includes weekly coaching calls to help students gain clarity, get unstuck and keep moving forward throughout the courses.
The GreatStart Business Journey program consists of six semester-length courses designed to take a student from being a business and financial novice to be able to plan and launch an online business using newly developed business skills before or after high school graduation.
The GreatStart Business Journey is designed to help students regardless of their grade level, motivation and interest. Students in 9th or 10th grade can take one course per semester and complete the program in 3 years. Older students can double up and take two courses at the same time to finish the program in a year and a half. Students can continue the courses through the summer months to get ahead or get caught up. Students can "earn while they learn" by using their new business skills in summer jobs or in their own businesses. Each student is unique so the program is designed to be flexible.
The enrollment fee will increase over time as more courses are added. Students who enroll during the 2025-26 academic year will receive special charter student tuition fee. This special charter student tuition will remain the same as long as the student remains enrolled. There are no contracts and students can withdraw at any time. The monthly enrollment fee covers these courses, weekly group coaching calls, and email support.
It's easy to calculate the tuition for a year (under $500) in the GreatStart Business Journey. Taking the six courses over three years would be under $1500. Should the student launch a business during high school, this cost could be paid back by the earnings of the student. Try that with biology or English literature!
What's more difficult to calculate is the cost of not knowing if your student has a desire or a repulsion to study business in college. Making a wrong college or college major decision can cost ten or twenty times the cost of the GreatStart Business Journey.
Some students at graduation want to become a highly paid 'blue collar' professional rather than spend four or more years in college getting an academic degree. Learning about the world of business during high school can raise a student's aspirations to become a business owner later in life.
Will a student go to college or a trade school? Become a self-employed graphic designer or pursue a well paying job in a successful and growing company? No one can predict that with any accuracy. Especially in our AI age with predictions of so many jobs disappearing in the next five years. Who really knows?
However, it's easy to predict a better outcome when a high school graduate is prepared for life with business savvy, financial literacy and valuable business skills.
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Costco gives free samples to help shoppers make buying decisions. We do the same thing! You can sample the GreatStart Business Journey by taking the no cost, no obligation Business Journey Sampler course.
You'll learn about the business world, business opportunities and why non-pushy, introverted people make very successful salespersons in today's world. To gain access, please enter your name and email below. We'll keep you updated on GreatStart Academy's September 2025 Launch.