Youth Business Guide to Success – Make the Most of Your 4-H Market Animal Project

Through this curriculum, youth will gain knowledge about marketing and advertising their products. Participants will also explore and practice production, management and distribution skills. In addition, it provides a venue to explore what it takes to be successful in business and view the world of animal science and agribusiness as a viable career option.Intended for 12-19 year olds, this curriculum is very adaptable to 4-H and non-4-H audiences working with animals.Fourteen lessons are provided from the following curriculum units: goal setting, record keeping, budgeting, communication (verbal and non-verbal) and marketing. The curriculum also includes a lesson for teens to teach youth under the age of 12. These lessons help to foster important life skills such as: Responsibility Goal setting Planning and organizing Record-keeping Budgeting and financial management Problem solving Decision making Marketable skills Teamwork Communication (written and verbal)