Lesson Plan

• Explain why finance is required at the start‑up, growth and survival stages of a business.
• Identify typical sources of finance and match them to activities at each stage.
• Calculate the total finance needed for a start‑up scenario and assess its adequacy.
• Analyse how profit levels influence a business’s financing needs.

• Projector and screen
• Whiteboard and markers
• Printed worksheet with the start‑up case study
• Handout of the finance‑source table
• Calculators
• Sticky notes for exit tickets

Begin with a quick poll: “What would happen to a new bakery if it ran out of cash after the first month?” Connect this to students’ prior knowledge of revenue, costs and profit. Explain that today’s success criteria are to describe finance needs at three business stages, match finance sources to activities, and perform a simple financing calculation.

1. Do‑now (5’): Students list three costs a brand‑new business might incur. Quick share to activate prior knowledge.
2. Mini‑lecture (10’): Using slides, outline finance requirements at start‑up, growth and survival stages and introduce common finance sources.
3. Group activity (15’): In pairs, students work through the printed case study, identify required activities, match each to the most suitable finance source, and calculate the total finance needed.
4. Whole‑class debrief (10’): Groups present their matches and calculations; teacher clarifies misconceptions and highlights key points.
5. Exit ticket (5’): On a sticky note, each student writes one finance source appropriate for the growth stage and why.

Summarise the three stages of business finance and the importance of aligning finance sources with specific activities. Collect exit tickets to gauge understanding, and assign homework: research a real company’s growth‑stage financing and prepare a brief summary for the next lesson.