Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Business Plan Report

Due Friday: Create a business plan report using Google Docs that includes:

  • Business Name
  • Business Logo
  • Slogan for your business
  • Problem Statement
    • what problem are you trying to solve
  • Products List Details
  • Costs of each product
    • include the source of you costing info
  • Selling Price of each
    • include expanation of how you arrived at selling prices
  • Sales Forecast
    • how many of each product are you planning on selling and at what price
  • Customer Analysis
    • describe your target market
  • Survey Results
    • summarize your survey results
  • Advertising Plan
    • how are you going to promote your business
  • Sales Plan
    • how are you going to sell your products
  • Team Member Roles
    • describe each team member's responsibilities

Monday, October 29, 2018

Business Name / Logo / Competition

Today's Agenda:

Friday, October 26, 2018

Sub Plans

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Day 43: Miscellaneous Info

Today's Agenda:

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Day 42: Competitive Analysis Again

Today's Agenda:
  • Various Group Business Activities
    • Work on product designs
    • Research product ordering & prices
    • Misc business decisions

Monday, October 22, 2018

Day 41: Even More Competitive Analysis



Today's Agenda:
  • Competitive Position Discussion (based on group competitive analysis posters)
  • Our Business Competitive Analysis
    • You may need to ask others outside our class to get the information needed to complete the competitive analysis
  • Various Group Business Activities
    • Survey result?
    • Product ordering?  Where?  Cost?
    • Product designs?

Friday, October 19, 2018

Day 40: More Competitive Analysis

Today's Agenda:
  • Competitive Analysis Assignment (first come, first served)
    • Uber vs Lyft
    • Apple Music vs Spotify vs Pandora (pick 2)
    • Dunkin' Donuts vs Starbucks
    • Nike vs Reebok
    • Wal-Mart vs Target
    • Netflix vs Hulu vs Amazon Video (pick 2)
    • Sony vs Microsoft vs Nintendo (gaming segment of business)(pick 2)
    • Lifetime Fitness vs Xsport vs LA Fitness vs Anytime Fitness (pick 2)
    • Forever 21 vs H&M
  • Competitive Analysis Poster Share

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Day 39: Competitive Analysis

Today's Agenda:
  • Competition Basics
    • Benefits of Competition
    • Direct vs Indirect Categorization
    • Competitive Positions
  • Competitive Analysis Assignment (first come, first served)
    • Uber vs Lyft
    • Apple Music vs Spotify vs Pandora (pick 2)
    • Dunkin' Donuts vs Starbucks
    • Nike vs Reebok
    • Wal-Mart vs Target
    • Netflix vs Hulu vs Amazon Video (pick 2)
    • Sony vs Microsoft vs Nintendo (gaming segment of business)(pick 2)
    • Lifetime Fitness vs Xsport vs LA Fitness vs Anytime Fitness (pick 2)
    • Forever 21 vs H&M

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Day 38: Surveys and Logos

Today's Agenda:
  • Class Business Share & Feedback Session (from East Leyden classes)
  • Survey Check
    • Make final revisions based on class feedback
      • Make sure your incentive is featured
      • Double check for spelling and grammar mistakes
    • Revise Settings
      • Decide if you want to "collect email addresses"
      • Do NOT "restrict to users in Leyden Students"
      • Select "Limit to 1 response"
      • Select "Edit after submit"

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Day 37: Business Work Time

Today's Agenda:
  • Class Business Work Time
    • Name/Logo/Survey Revisions
    • Other Business Activities

Monday, October 15, 2018

Day 36: Competition

Bellwork:
  • Which is better?
    • Pepsi or Coca-Cola
    • Android or Apple phone operating systems
    • Los Comales or Dos Compadres

Class Objectives:

  • Differentiate between different types of competition
  • Identify competitive positions


Today's Agenda:
  1. Understanding Competition
  2. Competitive Analysis
    • Link this to your Business Plan (in the "Your Plan" section of the "Competition" blue boxes)
    • Fill in the "Competition" blue box
By the end of the period tomorrow, you must have tasks number 1-7 completed:
  • Finalize your business name
    • Finalize your business logo
    • Finish creating your business survey.
      • Send the survey to all least 10 Entrepreneurship classmates and have them complete the survey.
      • To email the class, copy and paste ENTREPRENEURSHIP S1 Per10 MH West - 2019 in the To: box and select the class that pops up
      • Review the results of the survey to make sure the survey questions provides you with data that makes sense and it organized they way you want it.
      • Revise your survey questions if needed.
      • Email Mr. Haworth at mhaworth@student.leyden212.org with the following information:
        • Your business name
        • Attach or link your business logo
        • The viewable link to your completed survey
    1. Use any remaining class time to work on your business (ex. research products, check prices, etc).

    Tuesday, October 2, 2018

    Day 33-35: "Mayo Days" (like a Catch-up Days)

    UNIT 1 CATCH-UP
    If you have not done so already... 

    UNIT 2 GET-AHEAD

    Review each chapter's notes and begin working on the next unit's assignments. 
    • make a copy of the Review Worksheets
    • complete the assignment
    • share the document with anyone who has the link 
      • (do not share it with me or email it to me
    • submit the URL for the Review Worksheets through the Assignment Submission Form.