Entrepreneurship+Fall+2014

__**Monday, January 5th to Friday, January 23rd, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can SELL SELL SELL SELL
 * We can reflect on our learning experience by completing the "Final Exit Interview"
 * We can complete the final shareholder letter for your company
 * We can view a movie and discuss and expand on our beliefs of what it means to be an Entrepreneur
 * We can reflect on the successes and areas that we learned from in our companies through self-reflection

__**How we will learn it**__ As you know, I am going to be away for the next week and a half and the AWESOME Mrs. Golding is going to be with you. This week may be a bit scattered as I know you may have gotten a few orders in from before Christmas break. As of right now, this is what I know:


 * Legendary Laces:** You have to get your orders out to the masses, if the shoelaces are in. You will need to work with Mrs. Johner on this.


 * Knock on Wood**: Did you get any orders in over Christmas break? Did you check your email? Are all orders out? Have you collected all money from your customers?


 * Cross Cultural Cookies**: Any orders that need to be filled?

I would like you to explain what you have done with each of your companies over the course of the semester so that she knows what you have done! She may even have some questions about what went well with your company and what was some of the interesting things you have faced, as a company.

I am going to leave it with you to talk with Mrs. Golding about what you need to finish up, in your groups. If things are completed, and you are good to go, I have left a movie called "The Pursuit of Happiness" to watch, as a class. It will be up to Mrs. Golding when you will start watching it. I have left it on a memory stick that Mrs. Golding will have. If she needs assistance setting it up, I am sure you guys will help her out (**CARTER I'M LOOKING AT YOU!!!!!)** As you watch the movie, there is going to be one question I am going to have you answer:


 * What does this movie have to do with being an entrepreneur?**

Think about the qualities of an entrepreneur that we have looked at over the last few months plus what you experienced within your own companies. Your job will be to connect the movie and your thoughts, using examples and create a one page response. Mrs. Golding can give you time to work on this, if needed.

Also, during the course of the week, you are going to want to download the two handouts below as you will be completing your final exit interview with me before the end of the semester. Please go over the questions as a class and Mrs. Golding can give you time to make notes on each of the questions so that you don't come into the interview and be all "UMMMMM AHHHHH ERRRRRRR". If Mrs. Golding feels like it, she can also go over questions with you individually so that you can practice your answers. We will schedule these interviews when I get back.



I hope you have a good week and I will see you when I get back!



**__Monday, December 1st to Friday, December 19th, 2014__** __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can produce our product for our customers
 * We can create our own business plan for our company
 * We can use technology to advertise our product
 * We can begin taking, producing, and selling orders for our company

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, December** **1st: to Friday, December 19th**:__ Things to work on this week:
 * Getting Orders (friends, family, etc)
 * Filling Orders
 * Get $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Also, before the end of the week before Christmas, I will be letting you know what your job will be once you get back from the Christmas break!

Let's do this!!!



**__Mo____nday,__ __November 24th to Friday, November 28th, 2014__** **__What are we learning?__**
 * We can produce our product for our customers
 * We can create our own business plan for our company
 * We can use technology to advertise our product
 * We can begin taking, producing, and selling orders for our company

__**Monday, November 24th**__: Business plans due TOMORROW! Also, have you taken any orders in from the weekend's challenge

__**Tuesday, November 25th**__: BUSINESS PLANS DUE! :)

**__Wednesday, November 26th to Friday, November__ 28th:** Now is the time to begin getting your product out there! What goals have you set for yourself regarding sales? Start with what you know and go to it! Please remember that on Thursday, Mrs. McKinnon will be coming to see you guys and your progress!

1. Promoting to your families 2. Promoting to the school (Miss Karlene is there for for you) 3. Promoting through your social media

Have a great weekend!



**__Monday, November 3rd to Thursday, November 6th, 2014__** **__What are we learning?__**


 * We can expand our business by gaining interior structure by adding a President and Vice-Presidents
 * We can begin breaking down our roles within our business (Marketing, Production, Finance, etc.)
 * We can create a list for our first round of orders
 * We can examine the purpose and setup of a Business Plan

__**How we will learn it**__

__**Monday, November 3rd**__: Remember, we are working on your 5 goals that you have setup for your company, this week. What are they? How will you accomplish them?


 * Some things to be working on this week**:


 * Cost to make the product
 * Packaging
 * Advertising (we cannot always count that the school will supply us with money for advertising)
 * Name for Business:
 * Cost for Customer:
 * Logo:
 * Posters:
 * Business Cards:
 * Order Forms (check PeackTreats business plan for example)
 * Receipts (check PeackTreats business plan for example)
 * Email account:
 * Website (wikispace?) / Facebook page / Twitter Account/Instagram/ other?
 * All share money for start up costs needs to be brought in by???
 * Charity of our Choice so that it can go on all of your promotional material
 * Have you started on your business plan yet? It's not going to go away

__**Tuesday, November 4th to Thursday, November 6th**__: Look above and see what needs to get done. How are you going to divide and conqueror, as a group?

Please remember that this week, at CCS, is going to be a busy one with musical and sports team stuff, plus Remembrance Day festivities. Use your time wisely and efficiently.

Have a great long weekend!



**__Tuesday, October 28th, to Friday, October 31, 2014__** **__What are we learning?__**
 * We can look at the "Big Ideas" when it comes to choosing a product for our business
 * We can reflect on the idea of using our "personal contacts" in helping us with our business
 * We can examine the ideas of others and how their products lead to their success
 * We can examine the ideas of others and how their products didn't succeed and what we can learn from their mistake
 * We can discuss our ideas for our products with a consultant
 * We can conduct Market Research to nail down who are target market will be for our products
 * We can identify the cost for a prototype for our chosen product and the the breakdown that will make that cost
 * We can examine the idea of profit and what is a reasonable cost for our product

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, Octo****ber**__ **__28th__:** Today we read through PeakTreats business plan and discussed what is contained within a business plan.

__**Wednesday, October 29th and Thursday, October 30th:**__ Do you have your prototypes ready for Market Research? This is your job. Who will you talk to in order to find out what your customer wants? You can't get anywhere, in your business, without getting this done. The more people you talk to, the better your idea will be when it comes to making something that your customers will buy! GET OFF YOUR BUTTS AND GO FIGURE THIS OUT!!! It's not rocket science! All you are doing is talking to people! If you can't talk to potential customers, then we have a problem. YOU HAVE A SCHOOL FILLED WITH PEOPLE!!! Talk to the following:

1. Teachers 2. Office Staff 3. Ladies in the canteen 4. Classes (would you talk to younger grades or are you sticking to older ones, you decide) 5. Families 6. Friends (if some of you have them! Do your followers on Instagram count?) 7. Other contacts you know (not your dog)

How will you record what you customers are saying? What questions will you ask them?


 * Examples of questions to ask your customers:**


 * 1. What do you like about this product?**
 * 2. What could be better or what would you like to see?**
 * 3. How would you use this product?**
 * 4. How much would you be willing to pay for this product?**


 * Also, now that your groups are hopefully decided, for your businesses, who is going to do what position?**

President VP of Finance VP of Marketing and Sales VP of Technology VP of Human Resources VP of Production


 * We will look at this more on Friday (so don't freak out)**, as well as deciding when the business plan will be completed for your company.

By Friday, I want to see how much market research you have done! This is your company, not mine! How are YOU going to make this work for YOURSELF and your team?

__**Friday, Octob****e****r** **31st:**__ MARKET RESEARCH DAY!!!! What have you done and who have you talked to?

Also, we will be looking at the roles of President and all the VP positions. How are you going to figure out who is doing what?


 * Business Plan**! We need to set a date for you to be done this! What works for you?

Have an awesome weekend!

__ ** Monday, October 20th to Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 ** __ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can look at the "Big Ideas" when it comes to choosing a product for our business
 * We can reflect on the idea of using our "personal contacts" in helping us with our business
 * We can examine the ideas of others and how their products lead to their success
 * We can examine the ideas of others and how their products didn't succeed and what we can learn from their mistake
 * We can discuss our ideas for our products with a consultant
 * We can conduct Market Research to nail down who are target market will be for our products
 * We can identify the cost for a prototype for our chosen product and the the breakdown that will make that cost
 * We can examine the idea of profit and what is a reasonable cost for our product

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Octobe****r**__ **__20th__:** Today, Mrs. McKinnon will be joining us in hopes to answer some of our questions about forming our own business and the pros and cons that we need to be thinking about.

__**Tuesday, October 21st and Wednesday, October**__ **__22nd__:** We will use this time to think about our discussion with Mrs. Mckinnon, yesterday and figure out:

1. One or Two companies 2. What product are you going to start targetting? 3. What are the roles in your company going to look like for each individual?

You have to start narrowing down your ideas for your product. That means showing your product to other people by making something up on the computer or creating a prototype of your products. Based on your market research, you will hopefully we able to narrow down your product choices even further from the list that you already have. There are some questions that we need to answer before we can go ahead with your chosen product. Please feel free to take the document and use it however you wish. You can change it to fit Here are some copies for you:
 * Identifying your business idea** - Market Research for your product



Hope you all have a great long weekend!!!



__ ** Tuesday, October 14th to Friday, October 17th, 2014 ** __ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can look at the "Big Ideas" when it comes to choosing a product for our business
 * We can reflect on the idea of using our "personal contacts" in helping us with our business
 * We can examine the ideas of others and how their products lead to their success
 * We can examine the ideas of others and how their products didn't succeed and what we can learn from their mistake
 * We can discuss our ideas for our products with a consultant
 * We can conduct Market Research to nail down who are target market will be for our products
 * We can identify the cost for a prototype for our chosen product and the the breakdown that will make that cost
 * We can examine the idea of profit and what is a reasonable cost for our product

__**Tuesday, October 14th**__: THE DRAGONS ARE HERE!!!!!!!!!!

__**Wednesday, October 15th to Friday, October 17th**__: Today, we are going to be debriefing about your presentations from yesterday. Here some questions to look at as a class:


 * 1. What went well in your presentation? **
 * 2. What could have gone better? **
 * 3. Did you feel prepared to answer the questions that the Dragons asked? **
 * 4. Was there a product that stood out as one that tweaked your interest as one that we could sell for our business? **

Today, as well, we are going to be taking a look at some of the positions within the company that will up for you to decide. Some of the titles include President, Vice-President, etc. We will go through each of these roles, using the Junior Achievement handbook and over the course of the next couple of days, we will decide or vote on who will be taking on these roles within the company.

Some of the topics we will be looking at when it comes to YOUR company, will be the following:

1. **Voting** - Talk briefly about how you will vote when things come up in your company. Whether it be voting for positions or on products, there needs to be a vote on how things will be handled in your group. We will be looking at this this week and we will need to come up with a written document, with all signatures, on how voting will happen. Some groups in the past have done that there needs to be a 100% commitment from everyone, or go with over 60% majority gets the vote. Think about it. We will be looking at page 34 in our books for guidance.

2. **Identifying your business idea** - Market Research for your product You have to start narrowing down your ideas for your product. That means showing your product to other people by making something up on the computer or creating a prototype of your products. Based on your market research, you will hopefully we able to narrow down your product choices even further from the list that you already have. There are some questions that we need to answer before we can go ahead with your chosen product. Please feel free to take the document and use it however you wish. You can change it to fit Here are some copies for you:



3. **Cost for Prototypes of Products** - How will this happen?

> Again, HE WILL be paid back!!!!! :)
 * Mr. Young will see if there is some money available in our School Supplies account (will talk with Mr. Falk) that would help you with your prototypes (this money would need to be paid back when you make your profits). Recipts MUST be submitted!
 * Mr. Young can give you a loan (with advance notice) but he will be paid back as you make profit on your product.
 * You keep a copy of your receipts of the things you pay for for your your prototype products and the company will pay you back as you see profit.
 * Any other ideas???

4. ** CONTACTS - ** Now is the time to start thinking about WHO you know and WHO you can go and talk to about your products. Once we have an idea nailed down, you are definitely going to want to go and use those contacts to see how you can use them in some way. WHO DO YOU KNOW THAT COULD HELP US OUT WITH DIFFERENT AREAS SUCH AS MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION? The more opportunities to get your product out there, the better!!!

Have an awesome weekend!



__ ** Monday, September 29th to Friday, October 10th, 2014 ** __ __ ** What are we learning? ** __ > __**How we will learn it**__
 * To develop entrepreneurial skills that may contribute to the success of the student’s practical learning experience
 * To assess opportunities at home, school, and in the community and to develop those opportunities by applying personal experience, knowledge, and expertise.
 * To promote both intuitive, imaginative thought and the ability to evaluate ideas, processes, experiences, and objects in meaningful contexts in order to create or identify entrepreneurial opportunities
 * To develop independence in planning, monitoring, and evaluating learning experiences
 * To enable students to think for themselves and to recognize the limits of individual reflection and the need to contribute to and build upon mutual understanding

__**Monday, September 29th to Friday, Octobe****r 10th**__**:** You will be given this week to work on your "Next Big Idea" projects (refer to last Friday's entry). Remember, the Dragons are looking for your best and that you know your product! Be ready for every question!

Here is the evaluation you will be going through, after the presentation takes place.



** PRESENTATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON ** ** TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH DURING CLASS TIME!!!!!!!! ** Have a good week of preparing and have a great (long) weekend!



__ ** Monday, September 22nd to Friday, September 26th, 2014 ** __ __**What are we learning?**__
 * To develop entrepreneurial skills that may contribute to the success of the student’s practical learning experience
 * To assess opportunities at home, school, and in the community and to develop those opportunities by applying personal experience, knowledge, and expertise.
 * To promote both intuitive, imaginative thought and the ability to evaluate ideas, processes, experiences, and objects in meaningful contexts in order to create or identify entrepreneurial opportunities
 * To develop independence in planning, monitoring, and evaluating learning experiences
 * To enable students to think for themselves and to recognize the limits of individual reflection and the need to contribute to and build upon mutual understandinng

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Septembe****r**__ **__22nd__:** SELL THAT LEMONADE!!!!!!!


 * __Tuesday, September 23rd__**: You will be given this time to work on your responses regarding the Lemonade project. This can either be written out in hand, typed, or completed by video as a journal type entry. Here are the questions you need to look at:
 * How do you feel the project went? A full reflection from start to finish. Don’t’ say I felt it went well.
 * What worked for your group?
 * What could be improved?
 * What personal skills did you see in yourself that you think contributed to the success of your business (two qualities with examples)?
 * If you were to go back and do it again, what would be one or two things you would do differently to make your life easier and the business more successful?

**Evaluation**:

__**Wednesday, September 24th**__: YOU WILL FIND OUT DAY!

__**Thursday, September 25th**__: Mrs. McKinnon, from Junior Achievement, will be joining us for the period to discuss the business venture for the class.

__**Friday, September 26th**__: We will be debriefing our discussion with Mrs. McKinnon, and starting to think about the big idea for your product as we begin to look at your company!

**Here is the next part of our Journey**:



Have a great weekend!



__ ** Monday, September 15th to Friday, September 19th, 2014 ** __ __ ** What are we learning? ** __
 * To develop entrepreneurial skills that may contribute to the success of the student’s practical learning experience
 * To assess opportunities at home, school, and in the community and to develop those opportunities by applying personal experience, knowledge, and expertise.
 * To promote both intuitive, imaginative thought and the ability to evaluate ideas, processes, experiences, and objects in meaningful contexts in order to create or identify entrepreneurial opportunities
 * To work with others toward a common goal
 * To develop independence in planning, monitoring, and evaluating learning experiences
 * To enable students to think for themselves and to recognize the limits of individual reflection and the need to contribute to and build upon mutual understandings

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, September 15th to Friday September 19th**__: The week will ALL be about your lemonade project. Please refer to last week for schedule and specifics.

Also, at the end of this project you are going to have a reflection piece. This can be done orally (video or recording) or you can type out your responses. I will be using the following rubric to evaluate your personal performance on this project:



Remember, Monday, you are SELLING SELLING SELLING at noon! This is your first venture and I want you to be as prepared as you can, for it!

Have an awesome weekend!



__ ** Monday, September 8th to Friday, September 12th, 2014 ** __ __ ** What are we learning? ** __
 * We can discuss the skills of a beginning entrepreneur
 * We can analyze how Entrepreneurs have created success for themselves
 * We can analyze how Entrepreneurs have faced challenges within their success
 * We can discover the BIG IDEA when it comes to being an Entrepreneur within our society

__** How we will learn it **__ __** Monday, Septembe **** r **__** __8th__: ** We will continue viewing the "Road to Riches" Episode from Dragon's Den. Again we are looking at the response questions from last week.

__**Tuesday, September 9th and Wednesday, September 10th**__: Now, knowing what we know about the Dragons and the skills of being an Entrepreneur. We are going to take a look at a typical episode. This time, however, I want you to be thinking like a Dragon. Really take a look at the presentations of these presenters and what they are asking the Dragons for. The questions is:

If you are a Dragon, would you buy in? Yes or no? Why or why not?

We will discuss this, as a class, as we go along in the episode.

__**Thursday, September 11th and Friday, September 12th**__: GET YOUR LEMONADE!!!!! Now, it's time for you to start your own business!!!



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__ ** Tuesday, September 2nd to Friday, September 5th, 2013 ** __ __ ** What are we learning? ** __
 * We can view the course outline and go over classroom procedures
 * We can discuss the skills of a beginning entrepreneur
 * We can analyze how Entrepreneurs have created success for themselves
 * We can analyze how Entrepreneurs have faced challenges within their success
 * We can discover the BIG IDEA when it comes to being an Entrepreneur within our society

__ ** How we will learn it? ** __ W elcome Entrepreneurship 30! Today we will be going over the course outline, classroom procedures here on the wiki. As you can see, I am not giving you a paper copy of the outline as you can always access it here. The wiki address is the only thing you need to write down. Please remember that this wiki is setup for your use! You can access this on computers, tablets (iPads, etc), smartphones, and iPod touches. Please remember that you can download document from the wiki, as well. There is no excuse for you not knowing what is going on in the class!



We will also talk, briefly, about Junior Achievement of Saskatchewan as you will be part of this program through our class.

** __ Wednesday, September 4th to Friday, September 6th __ **: Today, we are going to be looking at what it takes to be an Entrepreneur within our society. A few years ago a show called Dragon's Den worked it's way onto TV and became and Entrepreneurs dream! 5 successful CANADIAN entrepreneurs would judge up and coming ventures and see if they would like to invest their own money into a beginning business. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it goes up in flames.

As we watch a number of these episodes there are some guiding questions I want you to think about:


 * How do the presenters handle themselves when it comes to promoting their products to the Dragons?
 * How well do they know their product?
 * What qualities make the presenters good Entrepreneurs?
 * What do you notice about their style of dress when presenting their product?
 * What qualities would hinder them from being successful as an Entrepreneur?
 * How do they respond to the Dragons when questioned about their product?

__ The Road to Riches Episode __ :


 * Where did the Dragon's come from? What was their childhood look like?
 * What obstacles did they face within their lives?
 * How did they handle those obstacles?
 * What is one word that describes the Dragon as an Successful Entrepreneur? Why did you pick that word?

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