Working in a Business
Enterprise: An Introduction
Access 2
Outcomes
1 Participate in start-up of a named
business enterprise.
2 Carry out an identified activity in order to
contribute to the business enterprise.
Outcome 1
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With your classmates, you will set up a
business enterprise after identifying the
skills and qualities you bring to the
group.
Outcome 2
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You will be given a job in the business
enterprise project that is suited to your
strengths.
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Once you have been given a job, you
should carry it out to the best of your
ability.
Background information
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You have been asked to set up your own
business enterprise project with your
classmates.
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Your teacher/tutor will work through this
PowerPoint show. They will then ask you to
work through the Student Workbook to
complete the tasks.
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When you have completed each task, ask your
teacher/tutor to check it.
More information
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When you see this icon
you are ready to do a task.
, it means
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When you see this icon
, it means
you can have a discussion with your
classmates.
Your responsibilities
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You will be responsible for your own
work.
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You must always check your work for
errors.
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You will also be responsible for marking
the work of your classmates.
The way you work
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There will be a high level of help from the
teacher/tutor.
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As you progress, you will take ownership
of your own work and ensure the quality
of your work is good.
‘Groovy’ idea
A ‘groovy’ idea is a profitable business that considers
its impact on the environment.
What’s the carbon footprint of your business?
Think about how products or services are produced and transported.
Can you reuse and recycle in your business?
Discuss with your classmates.
The challenge
Your challenge is to come up with a new
business idea that takes its inspiration
from something Scottish.
Your business can be a product or a
service – as long as it’s a ‘groovy’ idea
and makes your class money.
When deciding on your service or
product, consider the following:
Scottish inspiration
Scottish culture
a famous Scottish person
Scottish resource
a local place
Scottish history
Remember!
No idea is a rubbish idea – don’t throw
anything away and give everyone a
chance to speak.
Play to your strengths and think about
who is good at what within the team.
And remember to have fun!
What you need to do
1.
Plan your business enterprise project.
2.
Set up your business enterprise project.
3.
Work out a price for your product or service.
4.
Make the product or carry out the service.
5.
Advertise your business enterprise project.
6.
Run your business with your classmates.
7.
Review your performance.
Things you may be good at
Here are a few examples of what you may
be good at:
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using a laptop or personal computer
using a word processor
searching the internet
designing and making things
coming up with ideas.
Your skills
A skill is the ability to do something well.
Here are a few examples of skills you
may have:
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using e-mail
counting money
using the telephone
word processing letters.
Your qualities
A quality is something that makes you who you are.
Here are a few examples of the type of qualities you may
have:
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good communicator
great listener
gets on well with other people
patient
thoughtful
helpful.
Your interests
An interest is another word for a hobby.
Here are some examples of interests:
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drawing
using computers
designing birthday and Christmas cards
making things out of recycled items.
All about you
With your classmates, talk about and then
answer the following questions in your
workbook:
What are you good at?
What are your skills?
What are your qualities?
What are you interested in?
What is a service?
 Work
done by one person or
group that benefits another, eg
car washing, whiteboard
cleaning or running a fruit shop.
What is a product?
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An item offered for sale, eg
Christmas cards, calendar or
garden gnomes.
Planning
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With your group, decide what your
product or service will be.
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Complete Task 1.
Planning
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Now that you have decided to offer a
service or sell a product, can you decide
what items you need to set up your
business enterprise project?
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Discuss as a group and then complete
Task 2.
Planning
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As a group, decide what jobs need to be
done.
Now complete Task 3.
Job titles
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Manager – makes sure everyone does their job.
Finance person – looks after the money.
Marketing person – tells everyone about the business.
Admin. person – word processes and files.
Other agreed job.
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How many people will you need to run your business?
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What jobs will they do?
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Remember to play to their strengths.
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Complete Tasks 4 and 5.
Things to consider
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How much money will you need to start your
business enterprise?
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How much will you charge for the products or
service?
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What will you do with the profits?
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How long will the enterprise run?
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Complete Tasks 6–10.
Decide on a name for your
business
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With your teacher/tutor’s help, decide on
a name for your business.
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Use flip-chart paper and write down your
ideas.
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Vote for the best one.
What is a logo?
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A logo is a visual mark to identify a
business product or service.
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Do you recognise any of the logos
below?
What makes a good logo?
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It’s easy to understand.
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It’s memorable.
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It’s effective without colour.
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It catches your eye.
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It works when only a few centimetres big.
Design a logo for your business
Using a computer or using paper and coloured
pens, design a logo for your company.
Your teacher/tutor will ask the
group to vote for the best one.
Complete Task 11.
What is a slogan?
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A slogan is a saying or phrase relating to
a product or service.
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Slogans can help draw attention to one
or more aspects of a product or service.
Guess the slogan
What makes a good a slogan?
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It’s catchy.
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It’s easy to remember.
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It’s not too long.
Create a slogan
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On your own, try and come up with several
catchy slogans for your business.
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Share your ideas with your group.
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Vote for the best one.
Complete Task 12.
What is a business plan?
In business, so much depends on making
a good impression, and being able to
present to others a positive and interesting
image.
A business plan is all about controlling
the business and providing direction for its
progress.
Features of a business plan
The following are the most important features of a
business plan:
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your business idea
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company members
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roles
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how you will market your product/service
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your product/service.
Completing your business plan
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The person responsible for administration
tasks should enter the correct information
into the business plan template.
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Your teacher/tutor will help you with this
task.
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Everyone should be given a copy of the
plan.
Setting up your business
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As a group, decide what the rules will be.
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Your teacher/tutor will give you flip-chart
paper to record them.
Now do Task 13.
Setting up your business
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Discuss what items you need to
purchase.
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Visit a shop and purchase them.
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Keep a copy of the receipt.
Now do Tasks 14 and 15.
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do Tasks 16–18.
Advertising your business
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Make posters using ICT or paper/coloured pens.
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E-mail school staff.
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Send letters out to parents.
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Speak to school staff and students during break
and in the corridor.
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Let the whole school know about your enterprise
project at the next school assembly.
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Complete Tasks 19–21.
Run your business enterprise
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You are now ready to start your business.
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Appoint someone to take photographs of
you taking part in your business enterprise
project.
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At some point you may need to buy more
materials.
Complete Tasks 22–25.
Review your performance
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Customer feedback allows you to really find out what
your customers think of your product or service.
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Now that your business enterprise project has ended,
you need to get feedback from customers.
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Ask customers to complete the feedback form and
return it as soon as possible.
Complete Tasks 26–29.
Customer feedback form