Teen+Small+Business+Administration

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 * Teen Business Link
 * Sponsoring Organization:** Small Business Administration
 * Date of Last Update:** June 2009


 * Authority:** The government runs and authorizes this website and updates it continually.


 * Content:** The information provided on the teen site provides information for students who are looking to become entrepreneurs. It provides information ranging from: ideas for teen business, financing a project, road maps to start a business, how to write a business plan, lawyers and legal issues when starting your own business, and ways to contact other teen entrepreneurs.


 * Currency:** The government updates the website on a continual basis when new information becomes available or when new, successful teen entrepreneurs succeed.


 * Purpose:** The purpose of this government website is to provide a lcoation for teens to go and receive ideas, help, and contacts when starting their own business or when they become interested in starting their own business. Also, the site is teen friendly with its colors and easy navigation.


 * Organization of Information, Design and Navigation:** When one enters the site they see seven different colorful, easy to read tabs, each one providing different information to a young entrepreneur. When one clicks on a tab they will be taken to a different page on the site that provides information about that tab. The seven tabs were previously discussed in the content sections of this page. The information is organized in such a format as to go from starting a business and a business plan to finishing the business plan.


 * Strengths:** The strengths of this website is definitely its easy navigation and clear understanding of what is located on each tab of the website. It makes it easy for a high school student to navigate and understand a valid government website. It also provides links to other entrepreneurial websites that can help one develop a business idea and business plan.
 * Weaknesses:** The weakness of this website is that the informatio is useful, however, it may not go as in depth as would be needed. However, the site does provide other links to more in depth sites for an entrepreneur to complete his/her business plan.


 * Instructional Uses:** I use this site when I am starting my Business Plan in my entrepreneurship class. It provides information on how to select a business that you would want to go into and it is colorful and easy to navigate for my students, so it keeps their interest.


 * Benefits to Students:** Students benefit by retrieving information from a government website. It also provides them with information on how to start a business and complete a business plan. Also, it provides many other valid, beneficial links for one who wants to start their own business.