Business Builders - Turn your business ideas into action!

The Business Builders poster is one of the three posters of the Fundamentals of Financial Literacy toolkit, created by the Khazana Foundation and StreetSmart in 2025. The two organisations joined forces to create a new toolkit together to allow more vulnerable children to learn about the basics of financial literacy via playful, accessible educational materials.  

• This reflection is quite advanced. Adapt your questions and guidance related to the age group.  
• The nine steps are inspired by the EntreComp Framework and simplified for gameplay. 

If you don’t want to do reflections all the time, we also have some inspiration for creative exercises for each step. 

1. Draw your product and your logo! Give it some colour, personality, and style — make it stand out! 
2. Take on a character — and practice a conversation with a banker. Try to pitch your business idea and convince them to give you a loan. Think about: Why is your idea worth funding? How will you pay the money back? What makes you a trustworthy entrepreneur? 
3. Teamwork to make a detailed list of all the items or services you need and put a price on your product/service. 
4. Take turns acting out one of these random events. Then discuss how would this impact your business? What would you do? Possible scenarios: A thief steals your goods, A customer leaves a bad review, A surprise inspector shows up, Your supplies are delayed, Inflation increases your costs, A famous influencer mentions your brand, Your business wins an award, A competitor opens right next to you,… 
5. Build your business repair kit! Create a poster, drawing, or collage (paper or digital) that shows: The problem you faced, The investment or solution you chose, How it helps your business grow or recover. Then share with the group: Why did you choose this investment? What difference do you think it will make 
6. Draw or sketch your unique business idea! Include the elements that make it special. 
7. You want to grow your client base — now show us how you’d promote your business in public! Create a 1-minute street promo. Think about what message you want to get across? How do you make people stop, smile, and come try your product/service? 
8. Create a visual board that show your journey as an entrepreneur. Use magazines, drawings, symbols to express yourself in 4 categories: What I’m good at (Strengths), What I find hard (Weaknesses), What I want to learn or try (opportunities) and What I want to avoid (threats). 
9. Record a message on your phone or write a note to your future self as an entrepreneur. It could be just a voice memo, or a rap or poem. You choose. Start with: “Hey future me...” or 
10. “If you’re listening/reading to this, I hope you remember...” 

Looking for more ways to use this panel? Discover the alternative game variation here:

• Business Builders - Start your own Juice Stand - StreetSmart Play