Week 11 -13, 10/24/16 – 11/11/16: Microbusiness Set-Up for Imminent Sale!

USED THIS TO MOTIVATE AN INTERN WHO STARTED TO SLACK OFF (AS IN WAS SPENDING TIME IN CLASS WITH HIS HEAD ON A TABLE …(After he finished a magnet, I checked and initialed his chart.  4 checks = 1 comic book  (from $1 bin …  it’s working!)

KEEPING TRACK OF STUDENT PROGRESS:

name
business

name

logo 9-part

plan

Elevator speech

(written)

Elevator speech

(video)

gathered

feedback

ready for sale
RBP Handmade By Randi X  X  X      X
VC Movie T-shirts  X  X  X      X
CP Founder’s Creations   X   X   X      X
RP Rosario’s Crochet Creations
AL Alondra’s Necklaces
AP  Colored Diamonds
MTT Mark’s Superhero Magnets
AJ  Angel’s Beaded Hair Clips

MAKE STICKERS WITH LOGOS TO PUT ON PRICE TAGS

DETERMINE PRICES

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Follow general 2-part daily lesson plan format* of:

PART 1 Review Concepts with previous worksheets, discussion:

  • What is an Entrepreneur?
  • What is a Microbusiness?
  • Write “Entrepreneur” 5X
  • Selling Products vs. Services
  • In this course are we selling Products or Services?
  • Business name
  • Business logo
  • Business Model Canvas (9 parts …  what do the terms mean?)
  • Business Model Canvas  –  9 parts
  • Characteristics of successful entrepreneurs/microbusinesses
  • What is a mentor?
  • continue to practice elevator speech/sales pitch
  • cash flow/time/inventory management systems

Characteristics of successful entrepreneurs/microbusinesses:

Biz Kids: Marketing

Biz Kids: Selling Yourself

Kindling Studios

Business New Daily: Young Entrepreneurs

How A Bullied, Dyslexic !6-year Old Entrepreneur Fought Back and Found His Way

Huffington Post: Teen Entrepreneurs

Teen Entrepreneur DVD:  Ten9eight: Shoot for the Moon

PART 2:

Individual Product Development

  • writing notes/letters/emails to people who can help them/provide feedback
  • ordering/acquiring materials
  • continue to create inventory (items to sell)
  • business name
  • business logo/slogan
  • Business Plan Canvas (9-part, Osterwalder)
  • elevator speech/sales pitch
  • cash flow/time/inventory management system
  • price setting
  • stickers with logos and prices