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Funding Options — Part 3

CEO Move! You are on step 174 of your CEO journey.

Today you will explore Funding Options and finish with one action you can use in real life.

Simple explanation

• Funding Options helps you practice a useful skill through one clear, manageable step.
• A strong first move is to describe the goal, try a small action, and write down what you learn.
• You are looking for a result or observation you can use to choose the next step, not a perfect answer on the first try.

Real-world example

A young creator tests one small version of an idea, asks a trusted adult for feedback, and uses the answer to improve the next version.

Vocabulary

Goal: the result you want your actions to create.
Evidence: information that helps show whether an idea is working.
Iteration: a new version made after learning from an earlier try.

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Fun activity

Take five minutes to describe the goal, try a small action, and write down what you learn. Keep it small enough to finish today, then circle the part that taught you the most.

Worksheet

Write your goal for Funding Options, the small action you will try, what evidence you will collect, and what you may change afterward. Your answer saves into My Business Builder.

Three-question quiz

What is the best first step when practicing Funding Options?

Wait until the whole plan is perfectStart small: describe the goal, try a small action, and write down what you learnCopy someone else's answer

Which result gives you the most useful evidence?

a result or observation you can use to choose the next stepA guess with no testThe loudest opinion in the room

What should you do after learning something new?

Hide the resultQuit immediatelyUse the learning to improve your next step

CEO challenge

Use Funding Options once today. Show your work to a trusted adult, teacher, customer, or teammate and ask, “What is one thing I could make clearer?”

Reflection

What did Funding Options help you notice, and what will you do differently the next time?