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Entrepreneurship in Pennsylvania
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Pennsylvania lists Entrepreneurship 52.0701 as a CTE program without SOAR credit; school stores collect sales tax, and only adults 18 or older may organize an LLC.
State program: CIP 52.0701 Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies (on PDE credential list; whether any CTC runs it: Confirm with the agency)
What a high school can deliver
CareerSafe, A*S*K or TestOut Office Pro credentials and school store experience; no SOAR credit.
Credentials students can earn
52.0701: CareerSafe Employability Skills, A*S*K Certification, TestOut Office Pro; ESB not listed (list currency: Confirm with the agency)
Age and hour requirements
LLC organizers must be 18 (15 Pa.C.S. 8821); contract capacity starts at 18.
Other agencies involved
Not found in state sources: no second agency or license named for this pathway. School stores collect sales tax under one district license.
Who can teach it
Marketing (Distributive) Education PK-12 (area 1666, covers small business ownership) or Business, Computer and Information Technology PK-12 for academic courses; certificate required for a 52.0701 CTE program: Confirm with the agency.
Child labor rules for work placements
Work permit for every minor; 28 hours a school week at 16-17. Paid enterprise students are district employees; unpaid school-based enterprise work falls under no federal HO.
College credit after high school
52.0701 is not a SOAR program; no statewide agreement found.
Where to go next
- The full Entrepreneurship guide, showing Pennsylvania
- The Pennsylvania state profile
- Add this pathway to your plan
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Other pathways in Pennsylvania
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- Welding
- Construction and Carpentry
- HVAC/R
- Cybersecurity / Networking
- Programming / Computer Science
- Automotive
- Medical and Dental Assisting
- Cosmetology
- Agriculture
- Early Childhood Education
- Culinary and Hospitality
- Machining and Mechatronics
- Engineering and Drafting
- Firefighting
- Law, Public Safety and Corrections
- Business Management and Marketing
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