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Biz Kid$ Season 1 Episodes

26 Episodes 2008 - 2008

Episode 1

What is a Biz Kid?

Sun, Jan 6, 200827 mins

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. Join us and you'll meet a skateboard designer, a rap music producer, and more. You'll also discover the entrepreneur who built a wildly successful garden products business on ... worm poop. All successful. All Biz Kids.

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Episode 2

What Is Money?

Sun, Jan 13, 200827 mins

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. Watch as the Biz Kids put on cowboy boots and get a crash course in the art of negotiation and exchange at a high-energy cattle auction in Colorado.

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Episode 3

How Do You Get Money?

Sun, Jan 20, 200827 mins

Join us and you'll explore many ways to make money. Follow a Biz Kid on a job hunt--reviewing help wanted ads, filling out the application, and going through the interview. Hear from business celebrities, including Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, as they talk about their very first jobs. Meet a young person whose love of animals turned into a profitable dog-walking business.

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Episode 4

What Can You Do with Money?

Sun, Jan 27, 200827 mins

Join the Biz Kids and you'll ponder the merits of spending, saving, donating, and investing money. Visit the New York Stock Exchange, get tips from the author of Not Buying It, and learn to avoid compulsive shopping. You can also learn how to create a financial diary and track spending. Meet an ambitious teen who opened a candy store at age 15.

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Episode 5

Money Moves

Sun, Feb 3, 200827 mins

When money moves between individuals or groups it is called a transaction. Join the Biz Kids and you'll follow a single dollar bill as it moves from a depositor's hand across the counter, down to the vault, over to the Federal Reserve, and finally out to a project the bank is financing. Visit the branch of a real credit union inside a high school where the students are the tellers.

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Episode 6

Taking Charge of Your Financial Future

Sun, Feb 3, 200827 mins

Join the Biz Kids as they figure out where they want to be financially and make plans on how to get there. You can work on your plans and meet some new kid entrepreneurs, too. Follow along as a Biz Kid sets up his first savings account. We also look at an innovative program that rescues street kids and gets them back into education and business.

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Episode 7

A Biz: What Is It?

Sun, Feb 17, 200827 mins

You'll see that a successful business supplies goods or services and makes profit when it earns more money than it spends. Meet the junior high school boy who makes healthy dog biscuits, the high school twins with a cake decorating company, and the college student seeking investors for his successful corporation.

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Episode 8

How to Succeed in Biz-Ness by Really Trying!

Sun, Feb 24, 200827 mins

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. Join us as we meet the prep school boy whose new take on the old school tie caused a sensation. We also meet the young founder of Logan magazine.

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Episode 9

Cash and Credit

Sun, Mar 2, 200827 mins

You'll learn about the power and pitfalls of credit, which is essentially using someone else's money temporarily (for a price). Meet a young entrepreneur who used credit to start a successful bath salts business and another who launched a successful design firm. And, as a cautionary tale, we talk to a young woman who had fun buying with credit until she found herself in bankruptcy.

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Episode 10

How to Achieve Your Financial Goals

Sun, Mar 9, 200827 mins

Tracking expenses, controlling spending and investing what's left to reach financial goals.

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Episode 11

Don't Blow Your Dough

Sun, Mar 16, 200827 mins

Biz Kids Beware. Protect the money you already have by putting it in a safe place. Beware of scams and schemers. You'll discover ways to avoid the growing problem of identity theft. Meet with Washington State's Attorney General Rob McKenna and the Better Business Bureau. You'll also see young people who did blow their dough, and find out what that experience has taught them.

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Episode 12

Introducing Entrepreneurs

Sun, Mar 23, 200827 mins

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. Meet an entrepreneur who started a lemonade stand to raise money for playground equipment, then grew so successful she was able to make over an entire park.

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Episode 13

The Biz Kid$ Challenge

Sun, Mar 30, 200827 mins

The Biz Kids learn the world of marketing through the "Project Lemonade Challenge." Two teams, two identical lemonade stands. It's up to the kids to decide the price and promotion strategy to sell the most product. You'll see the preparation and the results when they are critiqued by marketing guru Scott Bedbury, the force behind Nike's slogan "Just do it."

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Episode 14

How to Be a Smart Consumer

Sun, Apr 6, 200827 mins

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.

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Episode 15

Using Your Credit: Crazy or Compelling?

Sun, Apr 13, 200827 mins

Don't live on borrowed time. Join the Biz Kids and you'll see the true cost of purchasing with credit. You'll also have an unsettling look at credit scores and the increasing number of people and places (employers, insurers, colleges, etc.) who are using these scores to make major decisions that could affect your future. Meet entrepreneurs who have successfully navigated credit pitfalls.

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Episode 16

Budgeting Basics

Tue, Mar 11, 200827 mins

The Biz Kids learn the first rule of money management: you can't manage what you don't know. 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.

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Episode 17

Understanding Business Ethics

Sun, Apr 27, 200827 mins

Do the right thing! You'll learn with the Biz Kids as they examine several aspects of ethics in business. You'll also see the downside of not following ethical business practices. In this episode you will discover what it means for management to lead by example, and how employees must take responsibility for their behavior. Meet several entrepreneurs who are successful on all levels.

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Episode 18

Saving and Investing for Your Future

Tue, Mar 18, 200827 mins

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 available to young people. As always, you'll meet individuals who are successful at saving and at their businesses.

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Episode 19

A Closer Look at Careers

Tue, Mar 25, 200827 mins

When is a job more than a job? The Biz Kids look at what it takes to find your true calling. You'll learn ways to start exploring careers. The kids talk to several celebrities and find out how they got their start and how they keep achieving their dreams.

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Episode 20

The Global Economy

Tue, Mar 25, 200827 mins

Around the world with the Biz Kids! 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. You'll also see how several entrepreneurs have made a success of their businesses, despite the pressures of the world economy.

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Episode 21

Bulls, Bears, and Financial Markets

Sun, May 25, 200827 mins

Kids and bulls and bears, oh my! The Biz Kids examine stocks, bonds, commodities, and the markets where each of them are traded. You will discover various ways young people can get involved with the transactions, aim for profit, and avoid risk. Meet some successful entrepreneurs along the way.

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Episode 22

Sell, Sell, Sell (The Science of Sales)

Sun, Jun 1, 200827 mins

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. You'll meet several entrepreneurs who demonstrate superior sales skills!

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Episode 23

Understanding Income and Expenses

Sun, Jun 8, 200827 mins

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. Meet some entrepreneurs who have seen success with cash flow and more!

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Episode 24

Building and Growing a Business

Sun, Jun 15, 200827 mins

From start-up on up! Follow the Biz Kids as they learn the necessary steps for organizing, staffing, training, and building a new business. You will see how effective communication increases morale and makes the business grow. As always, you'll meet some individuals who have successfully built their businesses.

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Episode 25

Understanding Your Paycheck

Sun, Jun 22, 200827 mins

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--it's all there on the stub. Plus, you'll meet entrepreneurs and explore how they started their businesses.

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Episode 26

Social Entrepreneurs

Sun, Jun 29, 200827 mins

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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