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Entrepreneurship in Virginia
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
Virginia students take Entrepreneurship 9093 and 9094 and can earn ESB, USECE or Virtual Enterprise credentials; a school store must collect sales tax on its sales.
State program: Entrepreneurship 9093 (grades 9-12) and Entrepreneurship, Advanced 9094 (grades 10-12), 140 hours and 1 credit each; CIP not published
What a high school can deliver
ESB, USECE or Virtual Enterprise certification and experience running a school-based business.
Credentials students can earn
9094: Intuit Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB), U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Exam (USECE), Virtual Enterprise Certification Assessment, CCRA+, NCRC, Workplace Readiness Skills
Age and hour requirements
No LLC organizer age stated in statute; contract capacity starts at 18. No age gates on the listed credentials.
Other agencies involved
Not found in state sources: no second agency or license named for this pathway. Virginia Tax registration applies to store sales.
Who can teach it
Marketing education endorsement (8VAC20-23-260; first-time licensees earn an industry credential) or Technical Professional License for specialized marketing areas; which endorsement covers 9093 and 9094: Confirm with the agency.
Child labor rules for work placements
No employment certificate or state hour limits at 16-17 for paid work.
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement; Kempsville HS reports 4 ODU credit hours for INCubatoredu with a B (Confirm locally); ESB ACE credit recommendation.
Where to go next
- The full Entrepreneurship guide, showing Virginia
- The Virginia state profile
- Add this pathway to your plan
Entrepreneurship in other states
Other pathways in Virginia
- Nurse Aide / Patient Care
- EMT
- Electrical
- 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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