YOU ARE GOING ON VACATION ! (sort of...)

You have $5000.00 imaginary dollars to spend on a two week vacation!

You have two classes to put together your trip and SHOW your budget.

So... how will you do this?


1st: determine where you want to go, and how you will get there. Use the Internet to gather PROOF of travel costs. (That means print something that shows the cost of travel).

2nd: determine where you will stay. Get PROOF of costs -- that means 'clip' from the webpage you find the item on, and show it in your work.

3rd: what are you going to eat? How much will it cost? Look around on some travel journal sites or travel blogs that refer to your destination to get PROOF of your costs.

4th: what are you going to do while you are there? How much will it cost? Again, show PROOF.


FINALLY,

Put all of your costs together in a table or spreadsheet and print it. Attach your PROOFs to this cover sheet and hand all of it in with your name clearly listed on the front of the package.

Your page should have:

Name and Date

Destination of Travel

A table showing the total costs of:

Travel

Accommodation

Food

Recreation

HAPPY TRAVELLING!

Create an Advertisement for YOUR Business

Create and Advertisement for YOUR Business


Use the knowledge you now posses about business, marketing, and advertising to create an effective advertisement for your business.

This advertisement can be in the form of
· A poster on a standard sheet of paper or
· A website page.
· A power point presentation.


Use the concepts of
· Product
· Promotion
· Price
· Place
· Attracting attention
· Gaining Interest
· Building Desire
· Getting Action


Your advertisement will be graded on your use of these concepts as well as text, format, color, and originality.

/50

Starting A Business

Starting a Business

This is not a comprehensive business plan like the type you would take to a bank for a loan, but it covers many of the important basic considerations.

1. Using ‘Word’ write a partial business plan using all of the headings listed below.

2. Include your full name, date, and use each heading listed below.

3. Research information as needed.

4. You have 3 classes to complete this work.

Business Plan

Include information under the following headings:

I. The Company

a. Ownership – who? What type?
b. Products & Services – what are they?
c. Company Location – where? Why?

II. Industry Analysis

a. Why this is a good industry to go into?

III. The Target Market

a. Target Market – who? Why?
b. Competitive Environment – is it?
c. Company Strengths – what are your competitive strengths?

IV. The Competition

a. Direct Competitors – who? Why?

V. Marketing Outline & Sales Strategy

a. Company Image/Message – what is it?
b. Marketing – what will you use? How? Why?
c. Facilities – what do you need? Where?
d. Production – how? Who?
e. Customer Services – how will you serve your customer?

VI. Technology Outline

a. Internet – do you need it? Website? Why?
b. Hardware Needs – tools of the business; what are they?
c. Telecommunication Needs – yes or no? Why?

VII. Management & Organization

a. Management Team – who? Why?

VIII. Milestones

a. Goals – What are they in 1 year and then in 5 years?
b. Strategies – how will you go about achieving your goals, step by step?
c. Risk Evaluation – is this risk? Why or why not?

IX. Financial Data & Projections

a. Capital Requirements – will capital be required to start? How much? Where will you get it?

What type of business could YOU operate?

What Type of Business Could YOU Operate?

Lots of kids just like you are making real money with their own businesses! You will see their ideas and read their success stories during this two period assignment. Could YOU own a business too?

Your assignment is to provide an answer this question in the next two periods of Business Education.

You will have ample time to search the internet for ideas and opportunities. You will need to have a really good idea of what you could do for a business in order to move to the next assignments in this course.

You don’t have to actually run the business that you propose, but you will spend some time thinking about the steps that would be needed, so make sure you are interested in what you are researching. Check with Mr. L when you have some ideas.

Preview the following Websites for ideas. Pay attention to links and see where you end up.

http://www.moneyinstructor.com/art/childbusiness.asp

http://www.moneyinstructor.com/art/waysforkids.asp

http://www.showkidsthemoney.com/

http://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&id=qsoY-G05QNYC&dq=kids+in+business&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=6yIhs5jEEd&sig=LtOYfy0k69g3MU3CQehF1HshcN8&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result

http://showkidsthemoney.com/wp/why-start-a-business/

http://www.internetbasedkids.com/

You will need to write complete answers to the following on a word-processed page.

Title the page: A Business I Could Run Right Now

Put your name and the date at the top and hand it in to Mr. L by the end of the second period spent on this assignment. You can work on this at home too if you like.

1. Explain in detail what type of business are you interested in.

2. Fully explain in detail why you are interested in this type of business.

3. Explain how you would become successful in this business; what steps do you need to take?

4. What do you think you would call your business, and why?

Business Letters

Business Letters

This is a two-part assignment.

Follow the directions below.

Part #1Go to the website listed at the URL below.

Thoughtfully answer the following three questions using the information at this website.
1. Business letters. What are they?
2. How are they formatted? Be detailed and specific.
3. Why do they have this format?

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/653/01/

Hand in your answers with your name, the date, and the title “business letters” on your sheet. /15

Part #2

Hand in each of the following.

Letter of Complaint: write a letter of complaint to a real or pretend business. Use correct block format. Ensure that everything is formatted and spelled correctly. /5

Letter of Request: write a letter of request to a real or pretend business. Use correct block format. Ensure that everything is formatted and spelled correctly. /5

Response: respond to a letter of complaint. Use correct block format. Ensure that everything is formatted and spelled correctly. /5