Biz Kid$

Home and How To Series / 6 Seasons

Through entertaining skits, informational segments and real-world profiles, Biz Kid$ introduces young viewers to the concepts of business ownership, money management, planning, risk-taking and perseverance. The series connects finance to kids' everyday lives through stories of children and young adults founding and operating their own businesses.

28m 46s / TV-G

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Social Entrepreneurs

S1 E126 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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Understanding Your Paycheck

S1 E125 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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Building and Growing a Business

S1 E124 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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Understanding Income and Expenses

S1 E123 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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 low and more!

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Sell, Sell, Sell (The Science of Sales)

S1 E122 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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Bulls, Bears, and Financial Markets

S1 E121 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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The Global Economy

S1 E120 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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A Closer Look at Careers

S1 E119 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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Saving and Investing for Your Future

S1 E118 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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Understanding Business Ethics

S1 E117 / 28m 27s / TV-G

Do the right thing! 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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Budgeting Basics

S1 E116 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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Using Your Credit—Crazy or Compelling?

S1 E115 / 29m 49s / TV-G

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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How to Be a Smart Consumer

S1 E114 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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The Biz Kids Challenge

S1 E113 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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Introducing Entrepreneurs

S1 E112 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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Don’t Blow Your Dough

S1 E111 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals

S1 E110 / 28m 27s / TV-G

Join us and you’ll learn to track your expenses, get control of your spending, and invest what’s left over to reach your financial goals. You’ll see the importance of starting young, while time is on your side. Meet some high school entrepreneurs who started a sports business.

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Cash and Credit

S1 E109 / 29m 59s / TV-G

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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How to Succeed in Biz-Ness by Really Trying!

S1 E108 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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A Biz: What Is It?

S1 E107 / 28m 27s / TV-G

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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