Assignment 

Read the articles at the following links

Why a Business plan

What is and Why a SWOT

1. What is a SWOT?

2. What are some the the things that a business plan should include?

3. Why is a business plan necessary?

 

Now you have time to work with INVESTOPEDIA

Sept 18

Check your stocks

 

Watch 'Venture' on Fou Fou Dog.

Answer the following questions

1. Is the idea of fou fou dog a good one, why or why not?

http://www.foufoudog.com/

2. Evaluate the website, is it laid out well?  Visually appealing etc?

3. Do you think that Ms. Ng will recover her $75,000 and make a good profit, why or why not?

Please email  your work to me.

Sept 17

Dragons Den 

Discuss Simple Supply and Demand

 

Talk about purchasing existing businesses

Finish the worksheet on purchasing an Existing business and hand in

This LINK may help. 

Sept 16

Today's Assignment.  Today we will be looking at goal setting and goals. 

First we will Look at Bucketlist and goal setting

Questions.

1. Why is goal setting important?
2. Why is it important to write your goals down?
3. Write down 5 goals that you have.  They can be in business, school, life, travel or anything.  Just think what you would actually like to do. 

Look at Kickstarter 

Questions

4. Describe how Kickstarter is used to raise 'capital'.
5. Explore some of the active kickstarter Campaigns here.  Assume that you have a high paying job and money to invest.  Pick 3, name them and describe if you would invest in them?  Why or why not?  (think of what would make you more likely to invest.  It may come in handy if you are looking for investors)

Sept 15

Sorry that I am away today.

Today you will be going through a tutorial on stock trading.  Here is the LINK or you can search for another tutorial on you own to answer the questions.  There are several on youtube but you may have to watch a few to answer all the questions.  This should help you with your trading

Questions

1. What is a stock?
2. What is the difference between common and preferred stocks?
3. What causes the price of stocks to go up and down?
4. What is a dividend?
5. Explain what a price to earnings ratio is?
6. What is the NASDAQ?
7. What are Bulls, Bears, Chickens and Pigs in investing?
8. Accoriding to the the recap at the end of the article, what happens to pigs?

Sept 14

Talk and check Investopedia Stocks

Next please read pgs. 9 - 13

1. List and briefly describe the (possible) characteristics of an entrepreneur.

2. Now please list your skills (or developing skills) that could help you be an entrepreneur.

3. What are your areas of weakness (where you would need to hire help) or areas where you need to grow (perhaps learn more skills)

4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being and entrepreneur? 

Then we will look at "Identifying Business Opportunities"  Pg 14 and 15 

LINK

1. Find a business for sale that you feel 'could' be a good oppourtunity.  Name the business, the price, and why you think it could be a good investment.  

Today you will have time to finish the franchise activity from yesterday and to start trading stocks on 
Investopedia: Today we are going to start a new 'project' that will last the whole semester.

To start, please go to the following link and create an account for yourself.

http://www.investopedia.com

NOTES on the Functions of Business

Sept 10

Commercials and Dragons Den

Discuss, what makes a good entrepreneur

FRANCHISE ACTIVITY

You are to pick 3 different franchises that you would be interested in buying into.  To do this, search for the company's website and then find the part that says franchise info or business oppourtunity.  Once there, find the information on the following.

1. What is the franchise fee

2. What are the Royalty fees

3. What are the Advertising fees

4. How much money do they suggest you have

5. What do they do for you if you buy a franchise

Sept 9

Welcome to Entrepreneurship 12!

Today you will receive the course outline and we will go over the basics of the course and 

What is entrepreneurship?

Notes on Business Basics

Activity: You are to choose a famous entrepreneur. You are to then use the Internet to research your entrepreneur and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is your entrepreneurs name and what is the business/product that they are famous for.

2. Briefly explain some of their major successes.

3. Have they had any failures or troubles, if so, do you think that it hurt them or helped them in the end? Explain.

4. In a paragraph explain how this person has managed to achieve success, (you may wish to talk about their ideas, work ethic, ability to compete etc.)

5. Include a picture(s)

Here are some links to information about famous entrepreneurs

http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/famousentrepreneurs/Famous_Entrepreneurs.htm

Here is a list of famous entrepreneurs, you can pick on and google their name.

http://cecteachers.dpsk12.org/stories/storyReader$75

Due: THURSDAY

N.B. If you are late or away, don't forget to check the website. If you have any questions or need help, you can always send me an e-mail at: teachersouthwell@gmail.com