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Enterprise Activities
LCVP National Seminar
Saturday, March 23rd 2013
Siobhán O’Sullivan
PDST Advisor
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Overview
• Ideas for Enterprise Activities
• Relevant Specific Learning Outcomes
• Organising an Enterprise Activity
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Enterprise Activity Ideas
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Bake sale
Battle of the Bands
Car wash
Christmas cards
Coffee morning
Cookery book
Fashion show
Movie day
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Plant sale
School fleeces
Sponsored sleepover
Sports tournament
Table quiz
Variety show
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ENTERPRISE ACTIVITY
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Link Module 2,
Unit 4: An Enterprise Activity
1. Work co-operatively with others to generate a range
of ideas
2. Prepare a plan for the selected enterprise activity
3. Identify available resources to support an enterprise
activity
4. Integrate information from a variety of sources
including relevant Leaving Certificate subjects
5. Assess personal and group skills and identify
possible training needs
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Link Module 2,
Unit 4: An Enterprise Activity
6. Identify and recruit consultants willing to advise on
a selected enterprise activity
7. Understand the practical importance of market
research and marketing mix
8. Be aware of the concepts of publicity and promotion
9. Actively participate in group work in a variety of
roles-owner, worker, team leader
10. Take responsibility to ensure that targets are
reached
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Link Module 2,
Unit 4: An Enterprise Activity
11. Participate in a review of group performance
12. Review personal performance in an enterprise
activity
13. Prepare and present a written or verbal report on
an enterprise report
14. Link the activities in this unit to learning in relevant
Leaving Certificate subjects
15. Evaluate the successes achieved and problems
encountered in this unit
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ORGANISING AN ENTERPRISE ACTIVITY
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Organising an Enterprise Activity
• Brainstorm/idea generation with students, (Braindrops
graphic organiser),
Click here for powerpoint on Idea Generation
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Brain Drops
When creating ideas.
Organising an Enterprise Activity
• Brainstorm/idea generation with students, (Braindrops
graphic organiser)
Click here for powerpoint on Idea Generation
• Class vote on shortlisted ideas (use Funnel graphic
organiser)
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Funnel
When a topic involves synthesising ideas, drawing conclusions, reducing a lot of information to its core e.g. creating a
definition
Organising an Enterprise Activity
• Brainstorm/idea generation with students, (Braindrops
graphic organiser)
Click here for powerpoint on Idea Generation
• Class vote on shortlisted ideas (use Funnel graphic
organiser)
• Elect an organising committee
– Chairperson
– Secretary
– Treasurer
– Public Relations Officer
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Organising an Enterprise Activity
• Plan the activity (action plan v business plan)
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Enterprise/Action Plan
Business
Plan
What?
Core item in LCVP Portfolio
Required when setting up a new
business
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Planning an enterprise activity
Planning a visit out, visit in
Planning for work experience
Planning a career investigation
Planning an investigation into
“My Own Place”
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Title
Objectives
Research Methods
Analysis of Research
Actions/Schedule of Time
Resources and Costs
Evaluation Methods
• Description of business and
information about owners
• Finance
• Market Analysis and Marketing
Plan
• Staffing
• Production
What will the
plan include?
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To apply for a bank loan or grant
To anticipate trends or needs
To help with day-to-day decisions
To help identify weaknesses
To evaluate how the business is
performing
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Organising an Enterprise Activity
• Plan the activity (action plan v business plan)
• Conduct research
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Organising an Enterprise Activity
• Plan the activity (action plan v business plan)
• Conduct research
– Surveys (Hard copy, Google Forms, facebook)
– Internet
– Library
– Arrange a meeting with Principal/previous LCVP
students/teachers
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Organising an Enterprise Activity
• Assign jobs to all class members
This can be done quickly and easily using
Google Spreadsheets
Click here to view an example for
organising a cake sale
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Organising an Enterprise Activity
• Assign jobs to all class members
• Hold regular meetings and keep minutes
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Organising an Enterprise Activity
• Assign jobs to all class members
• Hold regular meetings and keep minutes
• Decide on the Marketing Mix for the product, service
or event
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•What is being offered, e.g.
product/service/ event
•The customer needs/ wants
which the product meets
should be outlined
•The amount of money that is
being charged for the product
/service/ event
•Give reasons for the price
chosen
•State if any discounts are
available
Product
Price
Place
Promotion
•Describe all the ways
used to make the
product/service available to
the customer
•Examples: shops, school,
internet, etc
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• How is the target market
being communicated with
about the product?
•How will we convince the
target market about the
benefits of the product?
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Organising an Enterprise Activity
Decide on the Promotion Mix/Publicity
• Local newspapers or radio
• Email
• Free texts/webtext
• Internet
• Facebook
• Other?
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After the activity…
• Debrief and Evaluate
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Class discussion
Survey/questionnaire
Teacher’s opinion
Quality of enterprise report
• Evaluate:
– Activity
– Individual student performance
– Team/class performance
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Link the activity to
learning in relevant
Leaving Certificate
subjects
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Email: business@pdst.ie
LCVP website: pdst.ie/node/186
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and
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