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Released in 2011. Retired in 2023.
Business Creator (released in 2020) was considered the replacement for Entrepreneur as the two badges were very similar.
The Cadette’s Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting page has the information on when all badges were released.
Requirements
Five steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Brainstorm business ideas
- Improve one idea
- Get into the financial side of things
- Imagine creating a business
- Practice sharing your business ideas
Resources available through GSUSA
- The badge is no longer in production. GSUSA stores will only sell this badge until their original stock runs out.
- Leader Guide is NO LONGER available in Girl Scout Shop online
- Official badge is NO LONGER available in Girl Scout Shop online
or look for your local shop to save on shipping - Retired badge – no VTK available
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How to Earn
Ways to earn as a Troop or an Individual
Our Summary of the GSUSA booklet activity choices
- Coming soon…
Pick Out Different Activities
Use a Pre-Made Plan
- PDF Meeting Plan (Mtg 1 and Mtg 2) from GSRV (River Valley) – Archived Copy of Mtg1 and Mtg2
- At Home Plan w/video from GSCWM – Archived Copy of PDF
- At Home Plan from GSSEF – Archived Copy of PDF
- Walkthrough (no registration needed) from Virtually Badges
Multi-Level Matches
Badges that correlate from other levels
- Daisy – Toy Business Designer – Make a toy to sell
- Brownie – Budding Entrepreneur – Make something to make life better
- Junior – Business Jumpstart – Make something that solves a Problem
- Cadette – Business Creator – Make something that solves a problem and make business plan AND/OR Entrepreneur (RETIRED) – brainstorm, learn where finances come from, and propose business idea
- Senior – Business Startup – Get idea for business, who are customers, and make business plan
- Ambassador – Entrepreneur Accelerator – Get idea for business, who are customers, conduct market research, and make business plan
These are simply suggestions and may take some creativity and extra steps to earn all the badges in various levels.
A Multi-Level Troop will need to do extra steps when earning different badges across levels. It depends on how many requirements overlap. Some will only have one or two matching requirements.
GSUSA has an Award Log for each level with a comparison table for all badges in similar themes. Not all badges in the same theme have correlating requirements – you basically have to earn two separate badges. We recommend a Fun Patch in that case.
Badges with correlating requirements means you can do an activity that counts towards different badges in the different levels.
Uniform
Location and placement of badge
This badge should go where #14 is stated on the GSUSA Uniform Guide.
(Note – Badges and pins on a sash simply go in order (top of sash to bottom of sash) of Identification badges, bridging badge, pins, journeys, and other badges. Anything that does not fit on the front can be placed on the back of the sash. Sashes will not hold a lot of badges and vests are recommended if you plan to earn badges.)
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