Start+Your+Own+Business

Course Outline

Class Rules Start your Own Business

Catch up
 * Jan 28**-Last class of semester


 * Jan 24**
 * Test Day**

Check stocks Mark chapter review questions as a class.
 * Jan 20**
 * Test is Monday Jan 24-ch 10 & 11**

Choose and check stocks
 * January 18**

Chapter Review Question-hand in Friday Jan 14 p283 KU 1,3 TI 1-4 A 1,2


 * January 12**

media type="custom" key="8025094" [|Stocks] You h ave $10,000. Set up a schedule on your wiki, record your stock, the stock symbol, the purchase price and the number of shares you have purchased. Over the next 5 classes, we will follow the stock prices and graph the growth or loss.

Company / Company Symbol Purchase / price / Number of shares purchased / Value of stock

Chapter Review Question-hand in Friday Jan 14 p283 KU 1,3 TI 1-4 A 1,2

Hand in interest calculations Create a savings game-due January 12
 * January 6,10,12**
 * 8 classes until end of semester**

Savings notes and interest calculations Deposit slips
 * Dec 21**

Ch 10 review questions-KU 1,2,4,5, TI 2 go over Wednesday, Dec 15 Find 5 articles online that are about budgets, save the url of the article on a google doc, summarize the article focusing on the budgeting. Try to find a Canadian article.Why is budgeting important? Present 1 article on Wednesday.
 * Dec 13-15**

[|Understanding accounting terms] complete task 1,2,3
 * Dec 9**

Budget assignment due today.
 * Dec 7**

**Dec 1,3**Work on budgeting assignment, you should have it in your google docs account.

**Nov 19** **Ch 10 Money: Earning, Spending and Managing It** Where can we buy?

Money's true value is its purchasing power-the currency (paper, metal) has almost no value in itself. It is only worth something because we accept that it has a specific value.
 * department stores
 * discount stores
 * factory outlets
 * specialty stores
 * supermarkets
 * convenience stores
 * warehouse clubs
 * big box stores
 * online shopping

TASK 1.Above is a list of different types of stores. Provide an example for each. With your example, provide an item that you could buy at that store. Share with me via google docs.

2. Go to Monster.com and find a job that appeals to you.Then prepare a **resume and cover letter** to apply for this job. **Due Nov 25**. (student resume in Microsoft office templates)(resume 20 marks)


 * a cover letter is a 2-3 paragraph summary of your resume. (10 marks)
 * In your letter explain why you want the job and why you would be good for the job.
 * Upload both the resume and cover letter into your google docs and share with me.

3.Complete questions 1a,1b pg 240, 1ab,2ab pg 257 **Nov 15**Using [|animoto], create a 1-2 minute commercial, advertising your business. Upload to your wiki.It should have a clear target market.What do you want people to think about your business, what are you going to do for your potential consumers? **Marking scheme**target market **5**clear presentation of what company sells and appropriate descriptions of products with supporting pictures **25**visual and audio interest **10****40 marks** **Nov 10****Ch 15-17 Unit Test** **Nov 8**Finish and hand in business plan, business questions and publisher brochure on your business. Take the rest of the period to study for the test on Wednesday. **Nov 4****Ch 15-17 Unit Test Nov 10**Finish questions from link below and complete brochure and hand in. **Nov 2** 1.Go to this [|link], answer the questions on a google document and share with me. 2.Then complete a brochure, using Publisher about the business that you are starting.You need a logo, slogan, pictures of product or service, describe type of ownership and some background info about your business. 30 marks-info 15, pics 5, creativity 10 **Oct 29**Finish the financial strategy, references and appendices of your business plan. Put the entire business plan on google docs and share with me. ffbomber22@gmail.com **Oct 25**Complete Product and Services, Structure of Business and Market Analysis for the business plan that you are developing. **Oct 19****Read the business plan sections and complete the worksheet, will go over in class.What are the 10 parts of a business plan and what does each entail? complete the Brief Summary and background information sections for a business of your choice.** **Oct 13**Pick a product and describe the innovation of that product, for example the cell phone, tv or computer. Using a prezi demonstrate the innovation of that product from its inception to now. 20 marks-15 information provided and 5 on presentation( you must have at least 5 changes of innovation)Finish up prezi on Innovation and attach to wiki. **Oct 4**Watch Wal-Mart the High cost of Low Prices and complete handout. Hand in Wednesday, Oct 6 **Sept 22**Complete presentations on an entrepreneurial characteristicPresent to the classRead pages 386-393 complete questions 1a,c and 2a,b on page 394 on google docs, share with me. **September 20** [|1.Entrepreneurial Characteristics]2.Submit group event with job assignments for each person. September 16 Compile notes on google docs from pages 370-376 Entrepreneur Skills -research, management and relationship skills(staff, supplier, customer) Split into two groups and plan an event within the school. Elect a group leader and delegate roles to each member. Each person will be submitting a written description of their role within the group.** Today **, decide on the event and when it will be held,a list of supplies needed, a list of group members and their specific jobs and ** submit it to me **. Your group will then put on the event in the next 2 weeks. After the event has taken place the group will submit one paper describing the event as a whole. You should discuss what went well and what didn't go well. Each member will also evaluate privately, the members of the group along with assigning them a mark out of 10 with an explanation as to why you assigned that mark.I will also evaluate the event in terms of organization, preparedness,and participation of all group members. **mark scheme-80 marks**job descriptions-20group paper-30student evaluation-10my evaluation of event-20 Aaron Nick Conner Ryan Cody Jordan-Team Leader Alexandria
 * Group 1**

Dylan Dustin Cole-Team Leader Logan Rebecca Kiana Lance Shannon
 * Group 2**

** September 14 **[|Entrepreneurial Characteristics]

Choose an event that you could host. Write a 5 paragraph paper on how you would go about putting that event on. Be very detailed in your thinking, be very organized in your planning of the event. Submit on google docs to me at ffbomber22@gmail.com. For every question I have I will be deducting one mark. You will have today to work on it and it is to be submitted to me on Thursday before class.Submit your event on the [|wallwisher] so we do not have people planning the same event.25 marks content5 marks grammar and structure ** September 10 **Unit 1-Becoming an EntrepreneurWhat is an entrepreneur, examples?[|Entrepreneur Quiz]

[|Entrepreneur video]