Merry Christmas and Enjoy Your Break!

20 December

Period 1/3-Purple Cow
Semester State Performance Activities:  Click here for your final project.
Here is a review PowerPoint for the State Test.

Period 4-BPC
Here are the Chapter 8 questions.

19 December

Period 5-You, Inc.
Your sections for the Business Model Canvas were all due yesterday, so I hope that was taken care of.  Here are the details for the remainder of the semester:

1. Complete the one-page Business Model Canvas paper.
2. Complete the PowerPoint on Business Model Canvas in preparation for your presentation.
3. On the first day after the break, we will assign presentation dates.  You will have 10 minutes to present your Business Model Canvas.
4. State Test (click here for a list of topics to review for the state test.)   It looks harder than it is  Lots of common sense questions on the test. You may check out an Entrepreneurship book if you are looking to score well on that test.  Here are two review sources that you would go through as well. Part A and Part B

Period 7/8-Management
PLayed with ThingLink.com and then assigned to use it for PC3 Assignment.  Send the final link to me in an email with subject line: Your Name PC3

18 December

Period 1/3-Purple Cow
Discussed marketing research.
Created a survey on FreeOnlineSurveys.com for a customer profile of the business of your choice.

Period 4-BPC
AMA session.  Some good questions . .  .
Here is the Chapter 7 assignment

15 December

Period 5-You, Inc.
Worked on Business Model Canvas.  All sections must be turned in by 7:30 AM on Monday.  No exceptions.

Period 7/8-Management
Pre-test on IT.  Not so good . . .
Article on  10 Truths About Management No One Tells You. Read and discussed.

14 December

Period 1/3-Purple Cow
Here is your pre-test.
Continued to cover Section IX. Helping Customers Buy.

Assignment #1 for Sales (only those with a 90% get to skip this!)

Here is a list of those who scored 90% or higher 1st period:
Cooper, Nash, Mikela P., Jacob B., Corey, Jazmine, Kayley, Levi.

Those with 80% talk to me next class period and you will skip the 2nd assignment.

Period 4-BPC
Here is the information on your personal pitch deck.  Impress me with the look and the content.  Drop it to me before the end of the semester.

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In class we looked and discussed the Pitch Deck, then you were given time to work on your marketing plan.

13 December

Period 5-You, Inc.
Time to get a shot at $100.  Complete this assignment.

All 9 sections must be completed and turned in by 7:30 Monday morning.  I will NOT accept any items after this time.

Here is the link to the PowerPoint template you will use for your presentation after the break.

Here is the template for the written version of your Business Model Canvas.


Period 7/8-Management
10 Hard Truths About Management No One Tells You

12 December

Period 1/3-Purple Cow
Took "Place" test
Read section IX on Helping Customers Buy.  Pre-test next class.

Period 4-Beyond Purple Cow
Assigned Chapter 6 questions, continue to work on your marketing plan.

An interesting perspective: 

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A quick update on something special we're cooking up by popular request...

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The 6-month program will give you a solid introduction to your professional career and access to Praxis coaching and curriculum materials while still allowing you plenty of time and freedom to focus on your side hustle, sports, or your school commitments. 

It launches in March, 2018 and opens with a 3-month remote bootcamp followed by a 3-month PAID part-time summer internship at a startup in Atlanta, Austin, or San Francisco, ending in August, 2018.

You'll leave the program with a great start for your professional portfolio and the skills to accelerate pass your peers into the next stage of your career. 

The application is open now, and closes February 15.  Spots are limited, so apply now!

Let me know if you have questions about the full program or this new pilot internship program.

Best,
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11 November

Period 5-You, Inc.
Here is the template for your PowerPoint presentation.  USE IT!

Period 7/8-Management
Covered Human Resources. Be prepared for a test next time.

8 December

Period 1/3-Purple Cow
Took a pre-test on Channels and then covered the unit.  An assignment (required for those who did not meet the standard on the pre-test, optional (extra credit) for those who did.  Homework free weekend.

Period 4-BPC
Worked on writing your marketing plan.

7 December

Period 5-You, Inc.
Reminder: I will record sections 3, 4, 5 today.  In addition, the quiz on both Customer Segments and Channels must be complete by the end of class today.

Period 7/8-Management
STarted in on Human Resource Management.  Finish reading the chapter and watching the videos, etc. by next class.

6 December

Period 1/3-Purple Cow
Took a test on Pricing Unit after review.
Next up---read the unit on Place.  There will be a "pre-test" next class period.  Score 80% or better and you will get 100% on the assignment--but you will not have to do it.

Period 4-BPC
Sample Markeing Plan
Marketing Plan Template

Your assignment is to start developing your 6 month marketing plan for David's Pizza base on the template you have been provided.

5 December

Period 5-You, Inc.
I will record sections 3, 4, 5 and the quiz on Channels this week.  They are due by the end of class on Thursday.

Period 7/8-Management
Here is a link to your Performance Requirements (same as the sheet I handed out but includes the links).

4 December

Period 1/3-Purple Cow
We went through most of the section on pricing.  Will finish next time.

Period 4-BPC
Reviewed your writing assignment
Here is the assignment for Section 4 on the marketing plan.

EXTRA CREDIT: Here is a seminar you can watch.

Take note and send me YOUR THOUGHTS on the topic.

Go here to register ASAP.  It is TOMORROW NIGHT (Tuesday)

December 1

Period 5-You, Inc.
You have the period to work on your project.  You should be at #5 or #6 by now.

Period 7/8-Management
Read this case study: Coffee - The Supply Chain
Use the program we looked at in class on Wednesday and make a presentation about this case study.  In other words, your presentation should be able to be used in place of the case study.

Get extra credit by answering these questions before the next time we have class.