Entrepreneurship

**ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2009-2010**

Mrs. Knight's Entrepreneurship Class 2009-2010

[|Money Skill Simulation] [|Investopedia Simulation]

Module 1 per class per class period.

MONEYSKILLS MODULE SCHEDULE Module 1 per class per class period.

Module 25 - Thursday, January 7 Module 26 - Tuesday, January 12th Module 28 - Thursday, January 14th Module 29 - Tuesday, January 19th Module 30 - Thursday, January 21st Module 31 - Tuesday, January 26th Module 32 - Thursday, January 28th Module 33 - Friday, January 29th Module 34 - Tuesday, February 2nd Simulation - Thursday, February 4th Post-Test - Thursday, February 4th

Thursday, November 19, 2009 **MARKETPLACE**

We have begun preparing for Marketplace. This will be your TEST for your business as you compete against other teams to see who makes the most profit during the week of Marketplace which will occur the third week in January.

You should have your team members chosen and a good idea of the product you are going to make, market, and sell. All good business ventures begin with a Business Plan.

A business plan is any plan that works for a business to look ahead, allocate resources, focus on key points, and prepare for problems and opportunities. Unfortunately, many people think of business plans only for starting a new business or applying for business loans. But they are also vital for running a business, whether or not the business needs new loans or new investments. Businesses need plans to optimize growth and development according to priorities.
 * [|What is a business plan?]**

Resource #1 [|Standard Business Plan Outline]

You need to focus on steps 3 and 7 today.

STEP 3 - **Product or Service**: Describe what you’re selling. Focus on customer benefits.

STEP 7 - **Management Team**: Describe the organization and the key management team members.


 * DUE BY THE END OF CLASS:** Your Business plan in a Word document with a rough draft of steps 3 & 7 completed. This is going to be a working document that you will add to each class period until the entire Plan is complete. Be sure to save. Sob stories of how you lost all your hard work will not be accepted. Remember this document, along with a Business Presentation, is what you will use to pitch your product to the bank so that you may obtain financing. Your grade depends on your ability to obtain a loan to begin production and complete the project!

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Global Opportunities /Ways to Enter the Global Market

Answer the following discussion questions by clicking the Discussion link above > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **Tuesday, August 14th A DAY** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you an Entrepreneur? 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 * Top ten exporting companies as of 2009
 * Top imported good in America
 * Top exported good in America
 * The country you would most like to do business in and why

Friday, May 8th, 2009 B-day
Investopedia - Buy, Sell, Trade Virtual Personal Finance - Go to your virtual life

Thursday, May 7th, 2009 B-day
Bonds and Mutual Funds - Handout Check your stock on Investopedia. Mrs. Knight will be giving away $20.00 cash May 15th to the top investor!

Play these financial games to keep your Moneyskills sharp! Go play the game. Click on the link and then look on the menu to the left and click on Road Trip to Savings [|Road Trip to Savings] You have 4 weeks to save. When your finished with **//Road Trip to Savings//**, play //Smart Money Quiz Show//. Good Luck!

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 B-day
Progress reports today! We are finished with Moneyskills therefore you will not receive any makeup grades if you were not finished. Review your Ch. 10 terms in Quizlet. Take a test on them when you are ready and ask Mrs. McGhee to record your grades for me on today's role. Open a blank Word document and type the answers to the following sections on the document. Save it Ch. 10 and email it to me as an attachemnt to mrsknightbuz@yahoo.com Make sure your subject line reads: Entre May 5th work.

pg. 169 Check Your Understanding. Answer questions 1-3 pg. 177 Check Your Understanding. Answer questions 1-3

Now For Some Fun. Go play...Click on the link and then look on the menu to the left and choose Road Trip to Savings [|Road Trip to Savings] You have 4 weeks to save. When your finished with **//Road Trip to Savings//**, play //Smart Money Quiz Show//. Good Luck!

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 B-day
CONGRATULATION ROBERT HORN - I was just notified from the State Department of Education that Robert placed 4th in state in Marketing at FBLA competition. The first place winner cannot attend national competition and now Robert has been invited to compete in national competition in Aneheim!

I am taking a test today to make me a better teacher. Don't talk to me about the grad exam....I have 6 questions and 3 hours to answer them. If I didn't care about the test, I'll type something in, click finished, and I'm out of there. But I care so the timer will have to kick me out!

Thank you to those of you who could and GAVE BLOOD yesterday! I tried, developed a blood clot and now my arm is swollen and I have to type for 3 hours! Send your smart brain waves my way!

IMPORTANT - Some of you think the Academy is your personal space to do whatever you want. Well, Mrs. Knight and BIG BROTHER are watching you! The reason the internet is slow is because we have people downloading stuff to their jump drives, MP3 players, and the like. The central office is now tracking all computers in the Academy. They are printing out the time, the site, the song, the website and anything else we need to prosecute you. You and your parents signed agreeing to use these computers for school use and not for any other means and you also agreed to accept the consequences for actions that do not promote learning and your assignments. YOU HAVE NOW BEEN SERVED A FAIR WARNING!!!

TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT: Finish your Moneyskills!

Robert, Brittanie, Brancy and Jazmin are still not finished! Destin work on your retake modules. The remainder of the class needs to work on their virtual game "Virtual Sports" and refresh your memory. Part of you final exam will be on this virtual game.....even though you enjoy Personal Finance better! It's not your assigned work. I'll be back tomorrow!

Tuesday April 28th, 2009 - B-day
THE TRUTH ABOUT MONEYKSILLS!

Robert - You need to complete 30 -34 today! Althia - You need to complete 30 -34 today! Amanda - You need to complete 34 today! Brandy - You need to complete 31- 24 today! Brittanie - You need to complete 30, 32, 33, and 34 today! Destin - Your finished but I have reset: 23, 24, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, and 34. Good job but see if you can improve your score! Jazmin - You need to complete 30-34 today! Kayla - You need to complete 32 -34 and be sure to make changes to your FBLA video First! I must mail your changed version by Thursday....overnight! Kenya - You need to complete 30-34 today! Ashley - You need to complete 30-34 today!


 * If I missed anyone on the wikispaces...that does not mean your work should not be completed by today! The absense of your name and your modules does not relieve you from completing your work today!**

Virtual Game 2-Moneyskills Be quite and nice and go check out your stocks. $20.00 will be given away on May 15th!

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Virtual Game Email projects to mrsknightbuz@yahoo.com

Chapter 10 - The Marketing Plan. Read Chapter 10 starting on page 163. Using Quizlet, define the terms and save them. I will come around and check your terms.

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 - Assignment
AM IN AN ENTREPRENEUR?

Today we are going to find out if you have the born skills or the desire to become an entrepreneur! First we need to figure out what an entrepreneur is. Click here and scroll down as you read quietly to yourself. [|**What is an Entrepreneur?**]

Take the Entrepreneurship Quiz to find out more about yourself [|**Are you a Born Entrepreneur?**] Click on this page. Click skip to next page. Read "Are You a Born Entrepreneur" as you scoll down the page. Once you are finished reading, click on Take the Quiz.

Go take a look at some Famous Entrepreneurs.....They are divided in categories and I want you to look at all the categories and people who interest you. Be sure to be able to tell me how they became an entrepreneur. [|**Famous Entrepreneurs**] This should take you approximately 30 minutes. You may share your information quietly with each other but continue to search.

Famous Quotes of entrepreneurs. Search this site for inspiration from your favorite entrepreneurs. [|**Famous Quotes of Entrepreneurs**]

Search these Google images for famous entrepreneurs or one that is interesting to you. Begin thinking about a Entrepreneur you would like to do your project about. It's always good to use someone that is interesting to you or someone you feel like you are most like. [|**Google Images**]

__Now, Let's do your project!__ **Using Blabberize find either a picture of your Entrepreneur of choice from the Famous Entrepreneurs website or an icon associated with that Entrepreneur. If you don't understand what Icon means....look it up. I want to know everything about him and I want to be wowed! You can use 1st or 3rd person in your Blabberize. How did he/she get started, How are you like the person, what do they do, how do they do it, How successful are they. I want to be able to visualize the person and be entertained by your Blabberize presentation. Go to famous guotes and see if you can find a quote or phrase associated with your Entrepreneur.

I will consider your projects, along with the other classes, when I pick 5 students to accompany me to CHS all day the end of April for the technology fair. I hope I can pick one of your projects to present. We will post all of them to the projects page of the wikispace and possibly one to this page for visitors! Begin today and we will finish on Thursday!**

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 - Assignment
ALL JUNIORS - If you would like to Co-Op next year which means leave school early to work and receive credit for it, see Mrs. Knight. I have a form you will need to complete today and give back to me.

PROGRESS REPORTS - Go out Thursday. The last progress report grade you received in my class was not updated. This progress report grade will be up to date so make sure all of your work has been turned in. I have collected all assignments and will not accept any late assignments. I will accept Memo 2 only from Monday.

MONEYSKILLS- Grades for modules 15-25 will be on this progress report. If you will go back and look at all assignments, if you had followed each assignment you should be finished will all 34 modules at this point. If you are behind it is because you have been playing. I will reset the modules you would like to re-take because of a low score. I will not reset any modules if you have note completed all modules through 25.

Friday, January 30th, 2009 - Assignment

1-Moneyskill

Virtual Sports simulation until the end of class.

Check on us at JSU by clicking on our WHSWeb360 link **[|Winterboro's Live Webcast Coming Soon]**

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 - Assignments

GOOGLE - Set up and account and write it on my Google address list.

On Thursday we are going to do a Demonstration Project. I will demonstrate how to do something fairly simple and then you will turn around and copy what I have demonstrated. Before we do this, you will need to set up a Google account. The cool thing about Google is that they understand we all already have email accounts!! You will use an email address you already have as your username and the password you use with that email address as your password.

EXAMPLE: My yahoo email address is Mrsknight@yahoo.com and my password is __bulldog__. To set up my email address for GOOGLE I will use Mrsknight@yahoo.com as my user name and __bulldog__ as my password.

Once you have set up your GOOGLE account, write your google email address on my list I have for you. DO NOT write your password. - That is all you will need to do today for Thursday.

=HISTORIC DAY - INAUGURATION TODAY!= = Barack Obama's Inauguration: Everything you need to know = == [|Inauguration Details] Barack Obama will make history when he is sworn in as the 44th President. Click on the link for everything you need to know about the inauguration and the celebrations and festivities surrounding it: ==

==THE WINTERBORO BUSINESS AND MARKETING ACADEMY WILL BE HOSTING THE INAUGURATION LIVE VIA OUR HDTV. All Academy members are welcome to watch beginning at 11:40 and ending at 12:30. You must have signed permission from your teacher. First come, first serve. We cannot exceed 30 students and you must be in good standing with a B average or above on STI. YOU WILL REMEMBER "WHERE YOU WERE" ON THIS IMPORTANT DAY!==

Virtual Business Sports - Continue working on your virtual program

Thursday, January 15th, 2009 B-day Virtual Sports - Promotions in the use of Virtual Business - Sports Promotion screen.
 * After finishing this lesson, students should show an understanding of different promotional strategies. They should understand certain terms, such as event marketing, promotional mix, media, and target audience. They should also show proficiency

//Handout - To be placed in my box prior to leaving// **

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 B-day

Virtual Sports - Ticket Pricing After finishing the lesson, students should understand ticket pricing related terms including price, revenue, demand, and yield management pricing. Students should understand the effect of ticker price on attendance and revenue. Students should also show proficiencey in the use of the Virtual Business - Sports Ticker Pricing screen.

//Handouts - To be placed in my box prior to leaving.//

Thursday, January 8th, 2009 B-day

Virtual Sports - Franchise Location


 * After finishing the lesson, students whould show an understanding of the considerations of locating a football franchise including population, income base, fan loyalty, community support, stadium capacity, available sponsorship dollars, and available infrastructure. They should understand how location impacts ticket sales and profits. Students should also show proficiency in the use of the Birtual Business - Sports Market Researcha and Franchise Location screen.

//Handout - To be placed in my box prior to leaving.//**

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

2-Moneyskills HANDOUT -Unscramble and Match HANDOUT -Target Market
 * Place both in my box for grading when you are finished.**

Go BLABBERIZE yourself! [|BLABBERIZE] What is this you say? Have you seen the funny commercial where the baby is in a high chair talking about stocks. He gets a call on his cell phone and says "Girl can I holler back at ya"? We'll this is the same concept. You can upload a picture of anything....a piece of fruit. You then indicate where you want the mouth to be and record the voice. You are going to have to record the voice on the computer and then upload it. I have 2 microphones your going to have to share. Make sure you give them back to me/Mrs. Ingram, before you leave for the day. HAVE FUN

We will have a project using this later so this is your change to learn how to use BLABBERIZE. Don't waste your time!

Tuesday, December 8th, 2008 1-Moneyskill

Quizlet, Chapter 6 terms - Print 1 copy and place in my box. Investopedia - Check your portfolio's Nadolski is winning!

ARE YOU ON SANTA'S NAUGHTY OR NICE LIST? GO SEE [|Santa's workshop]

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

SURVEY [|Speak Up] Secret code //tcboe// All teachers and students are ask to take this survey. Answer honestly and responsibly. Raise your hand when you are finished for Mrs. Knight to come by and give you credit for taking the survey.
 * VOCABULARY QUIZ - Study the first 20 minutes. I will have everyone stop what they are doing to take the test. The words that you will need to know are listed for you below.

//HOME PAGE// **- Click on discussion at the top of the page and suggest where you would like to go on a field trip this year.


 * //JSU SIGN-UP SHEET//** - Each person can sign up as a team or individual for competition at JSU. Should we have more team members than allowed (8) in each category, we will have a in-house competition prior to JSU to pick the top 8 to represent Winterboro School. Teams can have no more than 4 members. All projects must have a notebook. I have an example to show you.


 * //FBLA COMPETITION//** - Use any spare time to have to look through the FBLA handbook under competitions or click here to research competition categories. **[|FBLA Competative Events] Place a sticky note on the competition you would like to compete in on that page in the book with your name, or your teams name. Competitions are marked as (C) Chapter event, (T) Team event (I) Individual event. **

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

The top 25% in the Financial Literacy Challenge will be announced on December 15th. I'll quickly let you know if any of our students qualify.

Vocabulary Quiz - Chapters 4 & 5. Take 40 minutes to review these chapters on Quizlet and prepare for a quiz the last 20 minutes of class.

Words to focus on: interpreter business concept disposable income SITC codes freight forwarder trade mission technology exporting closed tariffs gross domestic product (GDP) benefits target customer vision trade association features feasibility competition grid distribution business plan

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

YOUR AN INDUSTRY MASTER! In the business world you __are__ "Donald Trump"! Everyone wants to work and do business with you because you have worked hard and moved yourself quickly upward in the business world and have learned to successfully and seamlessly run a business. // SCENARIO // You are the CEO of your own company. At each real-time simulation round you can win a competition for the highest share price.Your competitors - other players from around the globe - will be just as tough as in the real world. Each simulation round is an engaging and realistic learning experience. Your virtual staff members will help you to get ready. A new game starts every 60 minutes so go ahead and get ready for the next game. You may not be successful your first few times but remember we all have a learning curve where we make mistakes and learn from them. We will do this several times and I will also play. Your goal is to make good decisions which will make your company more valuable and this will drive the share price of your stock upward. This game will help you connect **//Investopedia//** to the real world and give you a better idea of **//how it all works//**!

Click here to get ready [|IndustryMasters]

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

NATIONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY CHALLENGE! We will all start the challenge together after I have given out passwords. This is a 35 question on-line test. You will receive a grade for your effort. Your moneyskills should pay off on this challenge. Be sure to have a calculator ready, scratch paper and a pencil. The test should not take over 1 hour. They will notify me how my students did at a later date and I will pass the information along you you. THIS IS TO BE SERIOUS BUT FUN. TAKE YOUR TIME, GIVE IT YOUR BEST EFFORT, AND SHOW THEM HOW SMART WE ARE IN ALABAMA!

Your commercials were all good. Some of them look more like PowerPoints than Commercials! Unreal tech was an excellent example of a commercial! I know some of you were not happy about your finished product once it hit the "Big Screen" and want to tweak. I think that's great but you'll need to do it on your own time. Go back and look at the instructions for November 4th for your project. Some of you I couldn't but your product if I wanted to...you did not include the contact information I ask for. Remember it cannot exceed 2 minutes.

Moneyskills - Complete 1 Investopedia - Manage your portfolio's

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Teams will present their commercials!


 * 1) Unreal Tech
 * 2) Delicious Designs
 * 3) K.A.R. Designs

We will watch the Motivational Speaker "Jonathan Sprinkles" on DVD. Some of us have been fortunate to see Jonathan who is the #1Motivational Speaker in the country right now. You will enjoy this performance.

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Moneyskills - 1 module Investopedia - Manage your portfolio Business Plans Work on and finish your commercials....you will present tomorrow

Tuesday, November 11th - VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Moneyskills- 1 module Investopedia - Manage your portfolio's (We have a Dawg fight going on between Nadolski and Hunter White for 1st & 2nd) One of you need to make a run at them. Go study their portfolio's and see what they've been doing! Business Plans Notebooks - put them together, prepare your cover page Work on your commercial

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 ELECTION DAY!

Chapter 5 - Define the vocabulary terms using Quizlet. Print 1 copy and place in my box. Review Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 terms and prepare for a vocabulary quiz on Thursday.

Complete 1 Money Skill Check your stock portfolio's

PROJECT Make a 2 minute commercial advertising your product. Remember you are trying to get customers and they need to know how to find you by automobile, phone, and on the internet. How can they buy your product. Why would they want to buy your product? Start your project today and you must finish it on Thursday. Email a copy to me @ kimknight@tcboe.org and save to a CDR. We will watch your commercials and select the best one! You will need to include your project on a CD in your notebook. Locate a recordable CD by Thursday and bring it to class.

FBLA AND ACADEMY PICTURES THURSDAY - WEAR YOUR ACADEMY JACKETS!!! MUST BE IN DRESS CODE. Thursday, October 28th, 2008 Election day is Tuesday, November 4th. Visit [|Democracy in Action] and become __President for the Day,__ __Step inside the time__ __machine__, and __send 3 E-cards__ to family members who are 18 years or older.

2008 Pesidenial Election Fun Facts: [|2008 Election Fun Facts] How does the Government Effect me? [|How our Government Works]

HANDOUT - Using the website above, complete the Business Education Democracy Project. Every question is an exact of what you will find on the site. Place your completed handout in the box prior to leaving.

1-Moneyskill if you have time Check your Portfolio's

FBLA - Mock Elections are Monday during 2nd and 3rd period. We will have 2 laptop's set up in the hall outside of the lunchroom as our voting booth. Students will come by and vote as they go to lunch. All who vote will receive an "I voted" sticker.

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Notebooks - Today you should have your team notebooks in class. In your notebook you will need the following:

All this needs to be placed in your notebooks and all turned in by the end of class.
 * Cover Page - stating you Business Name, physcical address, phone number and email address and also the owners (team members names)
 * Factors of Production Report (Completed the first term) Includes Land, Labor (employees), Entrepeneurship, Capital, Physical Address, Virtual Earth picture of site if you have one.

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Finish your Business Plans with your groups. Ask Questions as needed. MONEYSKILLS - YOU SHOULD BE AT MODULE 20 AT THIS POINT!

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 As a class we will review your discussion questions.

We will review the vocabulary words - I will explain any terms you need me to clarify.

BUSINESS PLANS [|Sample Business Plans]

Each team has already begun a business. You cannot borrow money from a financial institution without a business plan and we will assume each business will need a minimum of $20,000 in start up funds. Go to the website linked above and find a company or template that closely relates to your company. Take that plan and change it to fit your needs. Make the changes to the plan as a team. Once complete, print 1 copy and place it in your team notebook along with your original document. Refer back to September 16th on this wikispace if you have questions about the first document. I will check your notebooks and documents on Thursday!

Friday, October 17th, 2008

NEW - Find a country that is particularly interesting to you. Research their business customs and give an example of business customs...what you should and should not do. Use the internet. Post your answer to the discussion question - Complete the sentence "Be careful when you do business in ". Make sure it's interesting reading!

Investopedia - //Go take a look at your Portfolio. If you have not invested all of your money go a buy "trade" more stock. You should be up to $50,000 in investments or more by now.//

Quizlet - Define the terms for Chapter 4. There are 15 terms. Print a copy of your terms when you are finished and place in my box.

Moneyskill - Complete 1 before you go home.

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Investopedia - Check your portfolio. Buy, Sell, and trade as needed. You should have atleast 25% or 25, 000 of your portfolio invested by now. You cannot earn money if you do not invest...it's like burying your money in the back yard.

Read Chapter 4- Global Markets Answer the following discussion questions based upon your readings //We are in an era of a ONE WORLD market What countries import Amercian goods and services Who will soon be the largest English speaking country in the World and why//

FBLA - Community Service Project (plant roses and flowers for the Winterboro Education Foundation)

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Read: Article from Fast Company on MySpace and complete the Story Map. Investopedia: Invest online in the BAMA Academy game Moneyskills: Complete 1 money skill

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Chapter 3 - Recognizing Opportunity

Read Chapter 3 - Pages 34-50. Define the terms using Quizlet. Once you have defined your terms, take your own quiz. Print your 1st score and place it in my mailbox for your class period.

GET RICH in Your Niche - Each one of you has begun a new business within the classroom. Now I want you to hear about how to GET RICH in your niche with Jonathan Sprinkles....the speaker we have traveled to Montgomery to see today. This is an audio CD so everyone stand up and roll your chairs around Darrelish's computer. I want her to listen too. Get comfortable and listen to the CD until the end of class (Your will probably need the last 25 minutes of class for this). Robert, you are incharge of getting the CD going and the volume loud enough for everyone to hear. Put the classroom back together before you leave. ENJOY!

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Have you ever heard the saying, Teach a Man to Fish and ..........................? Finish this quote like you think it goes by clicking on the discussion question above. Teach a Man to Fish. . . Don't go look it up on the internet. There is no wrong answer. I will give you more information a little later in class.

"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will eat for a lifetime." //Chinese Proverb// [|Teach a Man to Fish video] If you give a man or a boy a fish they will have food to eat for that day. You will need to give them fish every day or else they will starve. If you teach a man/boy to fish, they can take care of themselves. You may live in a home where your parents do everything or act like you can't do anything. Which makes you step back and just let them do it. What will happen is when you get our on your own, you will have a learning curve as to how to take care of yourself. If parents will slowly give children responsibility according to their age, the person will grow up self sufficient and be able to take care of and provide for themselves. Our countries Welfare system was to help people who were having hard times, it was not established as a way of life. Some families are in their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation of Welfare. They don't really know another way of life. If you teach yourself and your family to provide for itself then you will be self sufficient, develop high self esteem, and the sky is the limit.

If you saw the video above. The Teach a Man to Fish concept helps school age children learn to provide for themselves, creating income and self esteem which leads to a fullfilling life of giving to others. Go and answer the discussion questions, Teaching and Learning...a whole new way and tell me any ideas you have about my comments above. Post a detailed discussion and feel free to ask questions of your fellow students. Remember, that these discussion questions are an easy way to make up for any low MONEYSKILL grades.

FOR FUN**:** UNBELIEVABLE MATH PROBLEM (Use the calculator on your computer)

Personally I would like to know who came up with this and why that person is not running the country. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your Head) 1. Key in the first three digits of your phone number ( NOT the Area code) 2. Multiply by 80 3. Add 1 4. Multiply by 250 5. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number 6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again. 7. Subtract 250 8. Divide number by 2
 * Here is a math trick so unbelievable that it will stump you.

Do you recognize the answer??**

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Investements for small businesses are important. You must always save for a rainey day. Your computer system may crash, an expensive piece of equipment that produces your products may need to be replaced, your building could catch fire, you could be robbed, and well you get the point.

PLAN - SAVE - INVEST

There are all sorts of savings plans for small businesses. A 401k is a way to set up a small savings program where you can save before your taxed on your money. It is always a good idea, and some banks may require, that you have life insurance policies on the primary business owners. You will need workers compensation to cover your employees, disability to cover yourself incase you become unable to perform your daily duties.

The earlier you begin to save, the more money you will make off of your interest. This is called earning interest off of your interest....Compounded Interest. It's a beautiful thing.

Follow this link and read this article entitled [|Get Rich Slowly - Start Now!] Be sure to read about 20 year old Brittanie and look at how easily you could be a Millionare too!

LET'S HAVE SOME FUN! We are going to simulate your investing from today until you are 65 years of age. Your are going to click on the link below but before doing that, here are the numbers I want you to plug in the first time. Put your current age. Use the interest rate of 5 (5%) to be conservative, and let's start by saving $25 per month. Something you could possibly do now, especially if you currently have a job. Let me show you how you can GET RICH SLOWLY!!! [|Compounded Interest Savings Calculator]

Now - What is your businesses' plan to save? Get together in your groups and come up with a short-term (1st yr), and your long-term goals. Put them in writing. Add them to the Business Plan you have already started. You should all have a notebook (1 per group) with a title page (Company Name) on the front and the pages you have already written about your company. Add a page for your short-term savings plan and 1 page for long-term savings plan. Go into detail. I will take up your notebooks soon to check your pages. Once you are finished with your Short-term and Long-term Savings Plan, print 1 copy to be turned in by the end of class.

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Quizlet terms - If you do not have a quizlet account, create one by going to: [|Quizlet] Define the terms from chapters 1 & 2 in your personal account on Quizlet. There are 30 terms in all. Once you have entered all terms then review by playing flashcard and scatter. You will be tested on these terms on Thursday. Feel free to take this time to review the chapter and ask any questions you may have.

Check out the New York tirp itenerary. Click on Home and then look for the New York link toward the top of the page. If you have not signed up saying your interested in more information, then do so at this time.

Be sure to check the IMPORTANT DATES** posted on the door. Our first professional dress day is October 9th.

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Click on this link and read the Entreprenurship profile. In 150 words or more tell me why you will make a great entreprenuer. Remember you are already starting your own business in class so you can pull from information you have already learned. Use word count to see how many words you have typed. Be sure to organize your paper into an Introduction, Body, and Conclusion and mention each of the parts in the article as you write. [|What it takes to be an entrepreneur]

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Recognizing Opportunity - Starting versus Buying a Business Students will understan the difference between: Family Business Buying A Business Starting Your Own Business

Read Chapter 3. Make sure you understand Section 3.2 as it relates to the advantages/disadvantages of Starting vs Buying a Business. Once you have completed your reading, conduct your Business Week Reasearch Activities handout by going to the link below: [|Business Week]

Add to your Groups Business Overview to reflect what you have learned from chapter 3. You currently have the following sections in your Company Overview. Be sure to save each time you add to it because we will continue to add as we go through the book. It is your teams responsibility to save a master copy of everything. Company Name Owners Type of Ownership Land Labor Entrepreneurship Capital Type of Ownership

=What is a Million Dollar Vocabulary?= People in business are frequently judged by how effectively they communicate. The manner in which a person speaks leaves an impression – either true or false – about that person’s intelligence, background, education, and job status. An individual with a comprehensive vocabulary will make a much more powerful first impression than one who lacks in this area, no matter how intelligent or well-educated that person may be. By using words with power, persuasion, and impact, or a million dollar vocabulary, a person can increase his or her communication and boost earning power. Good communication skills are essential in today’s competitive job market. A prospective candidate may have all the necessary qualifications, but lose out on the job to an individual who is better able to verbally express his or her ideas. But the concept of a million dollar vocabulary takes this a step further and focuses on the selection of specific words that have been shown to contribute to an impression of power and success. Words considered part of a million dollar vocabulary are not necessarily obscure or complex; rather they are words that may be less frequently used and because they are less common, convey a sense of power and confidence. The best way to illustrate the power of the million dollar vocabulary is to cite illustrations of power words. For example, using the word “gumption” to describe a person’s initiative or courage is far more effective than “nerve” or “guts.” “Augment” is much stronger than “add to” or “increase.” Using “ascertain” rather than “find out” conveys more self-assurance. “Exemplar” or “paradigm” are much stronger words than “example” or “standard.”

You've learned many words both through your Entrepreneurship Coursework and Money Skill. Some of these words you may not be able to recite off hand but they are in your memory bank. The best way to keep these words fresh in your mind is to use them as often as possible. You also need to review them as often as possible. Statistics show that your vocabulary can determine your salary. Don't you want to make as much money as you can for your time and effort? Sure you do. I have a site that helps you practice your vocabulary and helps Charity at the same time. Go sign up and begin reviewing your vocabulary. I want you to visit this site each class period for at least 15 minutes. There are levels you will advance to. I will be giving an AWARD for the student at the highest level in this class come awards day.

Get Started Increasing Your Earning Potential! [|Freerice Vocabulary and Community Service] Give me 45 minutes today!