Interest badges
Entrepreneur
Skills for my future
Channel your inner chief executive.
Do you dream of starting your own business? Turn your entrepreneurial idea into a roaring success!
Getting a Rangers interest badge
There are 36 interest badges for you to earn at Rangers, and 3 fun challenges to do for each badge.
You can do these badges at any time, anywhere and in any way you’d like. You can do them on your own or with units, during unit meetings, at home or even on holiday.
How to complete this badge
1. Your role model
We all have people we look up to and who inspire us - it’s good to learn from others who've been successful.
Choose a business role model. They could be someone who’s had a brilliant business idea, someone who’s managed to overcome challenges, or someone whose ethos and morals appeal to you.
Present your role model and their story, focusing on how they developed their business and any top tips they’ve learned along the way.
2. Pitch it
Get your brain into gear and come up with a brilliant business idea! Get thinking with these questions:
- Are there any gaps in the market for a product or service?
- Do you have an idea that would stand out from the crowd?
- What things would you use if they existed?
- Is there something missing in your life or a group you identify with?
- What tasks would you like to be made easier?
- What problems in your life or others' lives do you want to solve?
Put your idea together and pitch it to a friend, family member or unit member. You could write, draw, design and use photos and videos. Ask your audience for their feedback so you can review it and evaluate your idea to make it the best it can be!
3. Boss the business plan
Create a business plan and make one for your idea. Use these tips to start:
- A name and logo for your idea.
- What type of business it’ll be, for example a social enterprise or limited company.
- What support you’ll need and where you can find it.
- How you’ll attract customers.
- How profit will be made (if any).
- Who your target audience is.
- How you’ll fund your idea.
Make it as visual as you can by using drawings, photos, newspaper or magazine clippings, sticky notes, diagrams or flow charts – go online or make it physical!
Including others
- Make sure your parent/carer knows you’re talking to other people and who they are.
- Never talk to strangers on your own.
- If you feel worried or confused by any of the answers given, talk to an adult you trust straight away.
Internet safety
To keep safe online, I'll…
- Not share any personal information on the internet (my full name, my home or school address, my phone number or my email address).
- Only download files on to my devices with permission from my parent or carer.
- Always ask permission before uploading photos or videos online. If I send pictures, I'm aware that these can be forwarded onto others.
- Tell my parent or carer, teacher or leader if something online worries or upsets me.
- Only add people online that I know in the real world.
- Be wary of emails that contain unknown links. I know clicking links can download viruses or other harmful files onto my devices.
- Treat people online with the same respect as I would in the real world. I'll never write anything that might hurt or upset someone.
- Not meet up with someone that I've met online and if someone asks me to do so, I'll tell a parent or carer.
- Think carefully about what I read, hear and see online, and not trust information unless I've checked it on other websites or in books, or have asked an adult about it.
Personal details
- You should never share your personal information with strangers.
- Don’t include identifiable information (like your full name or where you live) on the things you make.
- Check what you have made with your parent/carer before sharing it with other people.
