Entrepreneurship Challenge Mary Jane Page, Halton DSB

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Entrepreneurship ChallengeMary Jane Page,
Halton DSB

• Resources, ideas and energy provide the diverse
  entrepreneur students with practical and engaging
  learning opportunities.
• Classic Toy Project challenges students to
  reinvent and market a Classic Toy.
• Fair Trade Week,
• Pizza Project and more ways to make curriculum
  meaningful and fun for student learning.
  Resources will be provided.

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The Challenge ?
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Establish Business setting.

• Supervisor Employee Relationship
• Productivity
• Customer service
• Pride in work
• Business atmosphere
• Responsible corporate citizens and smart
  consumers.

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Classic Toy Project - overview

• Assess prior knowledge
• 4ps 2cs, how can they reinvent, repackage a toy
  to increase sales
• Fun, short, everyone can succeed
• Teaching opportunities business terminology,
  basic marketing concepts, creativity, teamwork,
  business success, market share, customers,
  competition, trends and more

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Classic Toy - samples

• Instruction sheet
• Student sample
• Marking rubric

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Pizza Project - overview

• Simulated Business environment in classroom
• Class takes ownership naming streets, town
• Small groups 3-4 work as management teem for
  pizza business
• Lessons in pizza project, supported by text and
  curriculum.
• Fun, interactive, ongoing.
• Large task broken down into smaller achievement
  points
• Bonus along the way, for competed tasks.

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Pizza Project - samples

• Instruction lessons and web site
• Sample student work
• Marking rubric

This Pizza Simulation used in the Gr. 11 BD1 is a
good introduction to starting a business and
developing a business plan. This simulation was
developed using the following web site
    http//muweb.millersville.edu/mucee/techconn
ect/tc/pizza.html
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Fair Trade - overview

• Teaching opportunities
• Global awareness, international business,
  business ethics, environmental corporate
  responsibility, supply and demand, pricing,
  labour policies, labeling,
• Focus on specific- coffee industry, cocoa,
  cotton, soccer balls
• Support from local Fair Trade Store.- samples,
  guess speaker or field trip
• School awareness campaign,-posters,
  announcements, bulletin boards, electronic
• Sales opportunity for students and staff

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Fair Trade samples

• Instruction sheet
• Student sample
• Marking rubric

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White Ribbon Campaign -overview

• Teaching opportunities sales, manufacturing,
  packaging, advertising, pricing, profit, income
  statement, not for profit companies, community
  social responsibility, market strategy,
  networking, awareness, image.
• Celebrate success,with formal presentation of
  cheque to charity and reception.

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WHITE RIBBON CAMPAIGN

• 550.00 RAISED
• SELLING SCARVES
• DONATED TO
• HALTON WOMENS PLACE

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White Ribbon Campaign - samples

• Instruction sheet
• Student sample
• Marking rubric

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Entrepreneurs Challenge Overview

• Develop a school based business plan for
  approval, by teacher and admin
• Money goes to charity- set specific financial
  goals
• Small groups
• Low start up cost business or service
• Implement, sales tradeshow, or individual (proof
  required)
• Reflect on process

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Entrepreneurs Challenge - samples

• Instruction sheet
• Student sample
• Marking rubric

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In Conclusion! Its worth a try!