Statewide Program of Study: Entrepreneurship — Page 1�

Revised–June 2024

Business, Marketing, and Finance Career Cluster

The Business, Marketing, and Finance career cluster focuses on careers in planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. This career cluster includes occupations ranging from business owner and entrepreneur, to accountant, retail manager, and market analyst.

Statewide Program of Study: Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship program of study focuses on occupational and educational opportunities associated with planning, launching, directing, and coordinating public or private sector ventures. This program of study includes formulating policies, launching businesses or organizations, managing daily operations, analyzing management structures, and planning for the use of materials and human resources.

Secondary Courses for High School Credit

Aligned Advanced Academic Courses

Students should be advised to consider these course opportunities to enrich their preparation. AP or IB courses not listed under the Secondary Courses for High School Credit section of this framework document do not count towards concentrator/completer status for this program of study.

Work-Based Learning and Expanded Learning Opportunities

Aligned Industry-Based Certifications

• Business of Retail: Certified Specialist
• Content Creation & Marketing Using Adobe Express
• Customer Service and Sales: Certified Specialist
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business
• Knowledge Pillars: Coding in AI Specialist (CiAIS)
• Meta Certified Digital Marketing Associate
• Online Marketing Certified Associate (OMCA)

Successful completion of the Entrepreneurship program of study will fulfill requirements of the Business and Industry endorsement.

Example Postsecondary Opportunities

Associate Degrees

• Operations Management and Supervision
• Organizational Leadership

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Bachelor’s Degrees

• Business Administration and Management
• Public Administration

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Master’s, Doctoral, and Professional Degrees

• Business Administration
• Public Administration

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Additional Stackable IBCs/License

• Salesforce
• Service Contract Providers

Example Aligned Occupations

Entrepreneurship

General and Operations Managers

Median Wage: $96,046

Annual Openings: 44,419

10-Year Growth: 23%

Management Analysts

Median Wage: $95,756

Annual Openings: 4,450

10-Year Growth: 25%

Chief Executives

Median Wage: $160,586

Annual Openings: 476

10-Year Growth: 3%

Data Source: TexasWages, Texas Workforce Commission. Retrieved 3/8/2024.

For more information visit: https://tea.texas.gov/academics/college-career-and-military-prep/career-and-technical-education/bmf-entrepreneurship-extended.pdf

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Business, Marketing, and Finance Career Cluster

Statewide Program of Study: Entrepreneurship

Course Information

Level 1

Level 2

For additional information on the Business, Marketing, and Finance career cluster, �contact cte@tea.texas.gov or visit https://tea.texas.gov/cte 

Argyle ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in its programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Dr. Dawn Jordan at dawn.jordan@argyleisd.com. Further nondiscrimination information can be found at Notification of Nondiscrimination in Career and Technical Education Programs.

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Entrepreneurship

Level 4