THE YOUNG MILLIONAIRES PROGRAM WORKSHOP # 1, 2, 3 OUTLINES
DAY ONE AGENDA
Activity: Name Tag Creation
General Welcome: Outline workshops, establish ground rules, etc
Activity: People Bingo
Activity: Anatomy of an Entrepreneur
At-home Activity: The Entrepreneur in Me
Discussion: Business by Myself or Business with a Buddy
Discussion: Choosing a Mentor/Support System
Activity: Business Ideas Under $100
Discussion: The Business Plan
Activity: Mind Mapping the Business Plan
Activity: The 4 P’s
Review/Homework
**As participants begin to arrive, have them start creating a name tag for themselves that is
representative of their skills, interests and personality.
9:00 a.m.
General Introduction
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Participants are asked to establish ground rules for the workshops.
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describe project schedule and goals for the workshops
Requirements: list of outcomes, outline of workshops, flipchart, markers,
participant workbooks for all.
9:15 a.m.
Name Tag Creation
Provide participants with an additional fifteen minutes to complete name
tags.
9:30 a.m.
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Activity: People Bingo
Ice breaker and fun way of meeting the other participants.
Requirements: pens, photocopies of the “People Bingo” sheets, and a prize
(if one will be given).
9:45 a.m.
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Activity: Anatomy of an Entrepreneur
Participants learn the definition of an entrepreneur and the
characteristics of an entrepreneur.
Requirements: Flipchart paper, markers, handout on Entrepreneurial
Characteristics (could use the list from the Word Search)
*Snacks could be served while groups are working on this activity
10:20 a.m.
At-home Activity - The Entrepreneur in Me
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Indicate to participants that this is an exercise for them to complete
at home. It gives the participants time to reflect on the
entrepreneurial characteristics that they possess and those which
they feel need to be developed more.
10:30 a.m.
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Activity: Business by Myself or Business with a Buddy
Discuss the advantages/disadvantages of each scenario. Could
involve some role playing.
Requirements: Flipchart, markers, pencils, participant workbook
10:45 a.m.
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Discussion: Choosing a Mentor/Support System
Discussion surrounds the role of a mentor and the qualities to look
for in a mentor.
Requirements: Flipchart, markers, pencils, participant workbook
11:00 a.m.
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Activity: Business Ideas under $100
Gives participants an opportunity to brainstorm. This activity can
also be used to illustrate the types of business opportunities that
exist such as retail, service or manufacturing by going over the
suggestions and identifying what each is.
Requirements: Flipchart, markers, pencils, participant workbook
11:30 a.m.
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Discussion: Why do a business plan?
An opportunity to discuss with the participants the reasons why it
is important to do a business plan.
Requirements: Flipchart, markers, pencils, participant workbook
11:45 a.m.
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Activity: The 4 P’s of a Business Plan
This activity involves creating a mind map that illustrates all the
things that should be considered when opening a business and
preparing a business plan. Most of the considerations will fall into
the category of: price, place, promotion, and product/service.
Requirements: Flipchart, markers, pencils, participant workbook.
12:00 p.m.
Activity: Mind Mapping the Business Plan
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Provides participants with an opportunity to create a mind map for
their own business.
This could be given as an “at home” activity if there isn’t enough
time for participants to complete it during the workshop.
Requirements: Participants will need their workbooks & a pencil.
12:15 p.m.
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12:30 p.m.
Review & Homework
Review topics covered during workshop session and point out
which sections can be filled out in the business plan after today’s
session.
Homework includes: The Entrepreneur in Me, deciding on a
business idea, choosing a mentor, and mind mapping their business
idea.
Optional homework: Word Search
Day One Complete!!!
DAY TWO AGENDA
Activity: Icebreakers/Brain Teasers
Review: Homework Review
Discussion: Business Idea Description
Activity: Tell Us About Your Idea
Discussion: Transportation
Activity: Knowing Your Customer
Discussion: What’s in a Name?
Activity: The Name Game
Discussion/Activity: Market Research
Review & Homework
9:00 a.m.
Activity: Ice Breakers and/or Brain Teasers
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A selection of Ice Breaker activities have been provided in the
Leader’s guide.
Requirements: dependent on the activity chosen.
9:10 a.m.
Day One Review/Day Two Overview
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9:15 a.m.
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Review Entrepreneur in Me, business ideas, and ask for mentor
slips.
Discuss with participants the topics that will be covered during
Day Two.
Discussion: Business Idea Description
Explains the importance of developing a concise, business idea
description.
They are... “Doing WHAT, for WHOM, so THAT”
Requirements: Flipchart and markers
9:35 a.m.
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Activity: Tell Us About Your Idea
Provides the participants with an opportunity to work on their
business description. Considerations should include (but are not
limited to): the type of product/service to be offered, how they plan
to offer this, and why their idea has potential
Requirements: Participant workbook & pencils.
**Snacks could be served while participants are working on this
activity.
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9:55 a.m.
Discussion: Transportation
Gives the participant an opportunity to think about different
reasons they would need transportation and who will provide it for
them
Requirements:
flipchart, markers
10:05 a.m.
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Discussion: Knowing Your Customer
Discussion surrounds the importance of understanding the
customer. Examples of companies that did a good (and a not so
good) job of knowing their customer.
Requirements: flipchart, markers
10:35 a.m.
Discussion: What’s in a Name?
 Discussion surrounds naming a business and how to choose
a good one.
Requirements: flipchart, markers, and examples of business names
10:50 a.m.
Activity: The Name Game
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11:05 a.m.
gives participants the opportunity to brainstorm names for their
own business.
Requirements:
participant workbook
& pencils
Discussion:Market Research
Activity: Developing a Market Survey
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Explanation of market research & types of market research. Also,
refer back to things they need to know about their customer.
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Participants are given time to develop a marketing survey for their
business.
Requirements: flipchart, markers
12:00 p.m.
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Review & Homework
Review topics covered and the corresponding sections of the
business plan that can now be completed.
Homework includes: deciding on a business name, completing
mind map, finish writing market survey, and ask the market survey
to 10 people.
**This is a “lighter” day. You may want to sit down with participants and help them work on
their workshops.
12:30 p.m.
Day 2 Completed
DAY THREE AGENDA
Activity: Icebreakers/Brain Teasers
Review/Overview
Discussion: Marketing and Promotion
Activity: Customer Service
Discussion: Supplies
Activity: Timbit Finances
Activity: How Much Can I Make? (Pricing Exercise)
Discussion: Banking
Discussion: Goals and Objectives
Homework & Review
9:00 a.m.
Activity: Ice Breakers and/or Brain Teasers
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A selection of Ice Breaker activities have been
provided in the Leader’s Guide.
Requirements: dependent on the activities chosen.
9:l0 a.m.
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9:20 a.m.
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9:30 a.m.
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Day Two Review/Day Three Overview
Find out if everyone: practiced their elevator pitch,
confirmed transportation for their business, decided
on a name for their business, and conducted their
market surveys.
Discuss with participants the topics
that will be covered during Day Three.
Review: Market Research
Take 10 minutes to make sure that participants had
completed their market research and understand their
findings.
Discussion/Activity: Marketing and Promotion
discussion surrounds the different methods of
marketing and promotion. What would the
participants use?
Requirements: flipchart, markers, pencils, and participant
workbooks.
9:50 a.m.
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Discussion: Customer Service
Participants will learn about the value of
communicating a good first impression to the
customer and how that impacts sales.
Requirements: flipchart, markers, pencils, and participant
workbooks
**Snacks could be served prior to the following exercise.
10:10 a.m.
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Activity: Supplies
This activity gives participants the opportunity to
think about what purchases they need to make for
their business, who their supplier will be, and how
much these items will cost.
Requirements: flipchart, markers, pencils, participant
workbooks
10:35 a.m.
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Activity: Timbit® Finances
to show participants the various costs that go into
running a business such as marketing, supplies,
wages, taxes, and etc.
Requirements: box of Timbits®, flipchart, markers, pencils,
participant workbooks
11:05 a.m.
Discussion/Activity: Pricing - How Much Can I
Make
 introduces the concept of pricing to participants
Requirements: flipchart, markers, pencils, participant
workbooks
11:35 a.m.
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Discussion: Banking
The purpose is to communicate to participants that,
should they be accepted into the Program, they will
need a bank account for their business.
Requirements: flipchart and markers
11:45 a.m.
Activity: Goals & Objectives
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Discussion surrounds the development of summer
objectives for the participants. Participants are given
the opportunity to set goals for themselves
Requirements: flipchart, markers, pencils, participant
workbooks.
12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
Review & Homework
Optional: Bookkeeping
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Review topics covered and the corresponding
sections of the business plan that can now be
completed.
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Indicate what needs to be done for the interview
week (ie: business plan complete, partnership
agreement if required, personal contract completed)
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If participants have not finished designing their
promotional material, allow time for this.
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If you are not holding a cheque presentation, then
you will want to also review bookkeeping with
participants at this time.
Day 3 Complete