Business and Finance
Intro to Business
Welcome to Introduction to Business, Part One of West High's two-year Business Pathway. Introduction to Business is West High School's only dual-enrollment Career Technical Education (CTE) course that teaches the basic building blocks of business management, marketing, finance, and personal finance. Dual enrollment courses offer students an opportunity to earn college credits through a partnership with local colleges and universities. Introduction to Business is offered at both Bakersfield College (BC) and Cal State University of Bakersfield (CSUB). In Introduction to Business, students learn the basic functions of management, marketing, and finance, and how they are impacted by markets, competition, laws, and the economy. We also discuss entrepreneurship and the process of starting a business. My goal is to give students a head start, whether the goal is to pursue a business degree, start their own business, or go to work for a company immediately after graduation. My name is Winston Crite Sr., and I welcome West High's future business leaders to my class!
Virtual Business
Duration: One Year
A-G Designation: G
Virtual Business is a hands-on course that teaches students workplace, entrepreneurial, and business management skills through creating, sustaining, and presenting a virtual business. Students work collaboratively to brand and market their business, to write a business plan, to maintain accurate financial records, and to compete with other virtual companies around the world. Students also learn basic economic principles as well as how to manage personal finances.
Intro to Business Teacher
Virtual Business Teacher
