TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
REAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIVITIES ALIGNED with VERMONT STANDARDS
CURRICULUM
UNIT
Introduction
RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITIES
Get Up and Go
Self Assessment
-Am I Entrepreneur Material?
-Personality Types
-REAL Goal Setting
-Personal Budget
ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITIES
VERMONT
STANDARDS
2.8 Taking Risks
2.9 Persevering
2.13 Product/Service
Evidence a-c
3.3 Respect
3.10 Teamwork
3.11 Interactions
3.12 Conflict Resolution
1.12 Personal essays
Evidence a, b, c
3.1 Goal Setting
3.2 Learning Strategies
3.3 Respect
3.8 Personal Economics
Evidence d, e
3.14 Dependability &
Productivity
Evidence dd
ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA
Finding a Niche
-Community
Analysis
-Business/Industry
Analysis
-Trend Analysis
-Business Idea
Research
- Product
Development
-The Lay of the Land
-Mapping the Community
-The Company We Keep
-Small Change
-Plugging the Leaks
-Slug Slime
-Trash to Treasure
-Niches (Culminating Activity)
1.12 Personal essays
Evidence a, b, c
1.18 Research
1.19 Informational
Sources
1.20 Communication of
data
2.1 Types of Questions
2.7 Information
2.10 Fluency
3.15 Career Choices
Evidence a, aaa
7.2 Investigation
Evidence h, dd
Introduction to
Financials
-Cash Flow
-Break Even
Analysis
-Go With the Flow
-Markolini
-Are We Having Funds Yet?
(Culminating Activity)
1.12 Personal Essays
Evidence a, b, c
1.18 Research
2.3 Types of Problems
Evidence c, aaa, bbb
2.5 Mathematics
Dimensions
2.6 Application
2.7 Information
3.7 Informed decisions
Evidence a-cc
7.10 Applications
Evidence a-g
Products, Services,
& Market Feasibility
- Industry Analysis
- Target Market
- Customer Profile
- Competition
- Initial Sales
Forecasting
- Trash to Treasure
- Why Buy?
-Paper Dolls
- Walking a Mile in Their
Shoes
- Gail’s Great Outdoors
- How do I Forecast
Sales?
-Diapers, Cabinets, & Video
Tapes ( Culminating Activity)
1.12 Personal Essays
Evidence a-c
1.15 Speaking
Evidence a-g
2.1 Types of Questions
Evidence a-ff
2.10 Fluency
2.11 Elaboration
2.13 Product/Service
Evidence a-c
6.3 Analyzing Knowledge
Evidence a-d
Financial Feasibility
- Personal Costs
- Location costs
- Product Costs
- Operating Expense
- Setting Up Shop
- RV Park
- Tony’s T-Shirts
(Culminating Activity)
1.12 Personal Essays
Evidence a-c
1.20 Communication of Data
1.21 Selection
6.18 Applying Economic
knowledge
Marketing
-Product
- Price
-Place
-Promotion
- People
- Who Said That?
- D.C.V. Pricing
- Promoting & Moving
- Pricing for Profit
- Want to Hear About My
Business?
1.11 Persuasive Writing
Evidence a-g
1.12 Personal Essays
Evidence a-c
3.7 Informed Decisions
Evidence a-cc
5.14 Responding to Media
Evidence a-h
5.15 Design & Production
Operations
- Management &
Personnel
- Customer Service
- Legal Structure
- Location & Layout
- Renovations &
Capital Equipment
- Taxes Licenses &
Insurance
- My Business is
Making
Me Hire and Hire
- Boffo’s Balloons
- Are You Liable to Be
Liable?
- Operation Wash, Sand &
Rewind (Culminating
Activity))
1.12 Personal Essays
Evidence a-c
1.13 Clarification &
Restatement
Evidence a-c
1.14 Critique
Evidence a-e
1.15 Speaking
Evidence a-g
2.2 Problem Solving Process
Evidence a-f, aa, aaa
Financials
- Cash Flow
- Break Even Analysis
- Personal Financial
Statement
- Risk Factors
- Sweet Thang
- Clay Pots
- Stepping Stones
(Culminating Activity)
1.12 Personal Essays
Evidence a-c
1.17 Notation & Represent.
Evidence b, aa
2.2 Problem Solving
Process
Evidence a-f, aa, aaa
7.10 Applications
Evidence aa, cc, bbb
Executive Summary,
Revision &
Presentation
Of Business Plan
- Editing
- Public Speaking
Updated August 2007
- Writers Workshop
- Peer Editing
- Stagefright
1.5 Writing Dimensions
1.6 Writing Conventions
Evidence a-aa
1.8 Reports
Evidence a-h
1.9 Narratives
Evidence g, k
1.12 Personal Essays
Evidence a-c
1.13 Clarification &
Restatement
Evidence a, c
1.14 Critique
Evidence a-e
1.15 Speaking
Evidence a-g
2.4 Improving Effectiveness
Evidence a-f
2.12 Flexibility
2.14 Planning/Organization
Evidence a-c
5.6 Critique & Revision
5.7 Audience Response
5.18 Structures
5.23 Critique