Intro to Business and Legal Environment

                                                     
      The  students are now back from break and we head into our stretch run for the semester.   The students will spend the next two weeks learning about creating an effective marketing plan.  This week we will concentrate on the SWOT Analysis.

The week of Nov 11th thru 15th

   

This week the students will be learning how to determining the profitability of their businesses.
The students did an outstanding job of putting together their businesses. and creating an outstanding experience at the Young Entrepreneurs Popup Market.

Intro to Business

Introduction to Business

This week our business classes will work on teaching the students about the forms of business ownership and visual branding.

We look forward to the students sharing their creative thoughts and ideas on branding this week as we move towards our Small Business Pop Up Market in November.

The students are working hard and we look forward to an amazing event in November.

Intro to Business

This week we are working on high level business research. This will allow students to acquire a vital life long skill.

Introduction to Business and Technology

 The students will complete activities that will help them understand the Lean Startup Approach and the use of a Business Model Canvass. Once they understand we will move to our business launch activities. These include  Brainstorming and  declaring their businesses.

Introduction to Business and Technology

Introduction to Business and Technology

The students will complete the presentations for the Heroic Entrepreneur and they will begin learning about the business model canvas. This will help students plan and launch their businesses this semester. We are looking forward to an outstanding week!

Introduction to Business

This week students will complete their Heroic entrepreneur research projects and move into launching their businesses.  The students will begin learning the difference between the lean startup approach and traditional approach to starting a business.

Introduction to Business

This week we will research and discuss our findings on some heroic entrepreneurs.  We will begin presentations on our findings this Friday.

Introduction to Business and Technology

This week students will continue learning about the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. pitching techniques. They will  also experience effectiveness of focus groups. The students will use the focus group and work in teams to create a new product and then they pitch the new product as a team.  This will be our second pitch competition and will include three rounds with a winner at the end of the week.

Introduction to Business and Technology

 Welcome Back! We look forward to an exciting week. This week we will learn about communication, entrepreneurship and professionalism.  We will begin the week with communication and finish the week learning about S.U.C.C.E.S.S pitching.  We look forward to an outstanding week get ready.

Introduction to Business

Intro to Business and Business Communications 

          In both Intro and Business communications we will be working on final review and Final Projects.   In both courses students will have a performance based real life simulation to complete as a final project.

Introduction to Business and Business Communications

Welcome Bach! 13 days left let's finish strong


Introduction to Business

This week we will work on completing the personal finance project as well as getting a good start on the retail business project.  The students will be questioned on some of the topics discussed in each project.  The students will also continue to use canva to create and design social media post as they learn the skill of digital marketing.


Business Communications

This week in business communications we will complete our Business Simulation as each student is charged with running his or her own sports franchise.  They will be responsible for creating a profit of 3,000,000.00 dollars for the franchise.  Their task will include creating partnerships, choosing the proper marketing channels,  targeting the proper audience. and staff the business correctly to create profit.

Introduction to Business and Business Communications

Introduction to Business

 In Intro to Business we will complete our personal finance projects.   We will also begin our retail business project which we hope to finish by the 9th of May.   We look forward to the end of the semester we are getting close stay focused.

Business Communications

Our Business communications students will complete their business simulation projects. We hope to have those projects completed by the 9th of May.

Introduction to Business and Business Communications

                                 Introduction to Business and Business Communications

The students will be working on their personal finance projects this week. This will take place in both the Introduction to Business and Business communications Classes.   This will lead to our end of year Business Projects. 

Intro to Business and Business Communications

Welcome Back! Four Monday's Left let's finish strong!

This week our concentration is on investing.     The content will focus on future investments including buying a home, investing for retirement and investing for return.  Business Communcations will focus on PowerPoint Software and review for the End OF Pathway testing.

Intro to Business and Business Communication

This week in Intro to Business we will work in personal finance on filing taxes and online banking.\
We will also get into inventory control and merchandising.  We will begin our review for the End of Pathway exam in Business Communications.  We look forward to an outstanding week.

Intro to Business and Business Communications

This week we will have an outstanding week where my Intro to Business students will present their business stories. They will also learn about credit as well as gaining an understanding for the importance of email marketing.

Our Business Communications students will learn about Sponsorship's, social media, traditional media and email marketing. They will also learn about credit.

This should be a very exciting week leading into Spring Break.

Introduction to Business and Business Communications

 This week in Intro to Business our students will be taking a close look at shopping with in their budget. They will also look at using email to promote their businesses. This will help them understand an additional tool in the marketing mix. We have now explored Traditional media and email.

Introduction to Business / Business Communications

This week students will learn the steps that must be considered when purchasing a car.  They will understand maintenance  costs, insurance,  interest  and the cost of new  vs. used.  This is a practical lesson that will benefit all students. 

The students will also spend time making decision in their virtual businesses.  This should be another outstanding week of learning. Have a great one!

Introduction to Business and Business Communications

This week we will explore Budgeting and Savings, and finding an apartment in Financial Literacy. We will also begin to think about hiring our staff in our businesses.  We  will explore the steps we will take to assemble the best teams possible.  We look forward to a great week. Let's get it started!

Intro to Business / Business Communications

Welcome Back!!!   This week we return from Winter Break and we will work on Financial literacy,  GMetrix and our virtual businesses.  I look forward to an outstanding week

 

Introduction to Business/ Business Communications

This week in intro to Business the students will begin to add products to their stores. They will learn how to create a profit with proper product placement. Last week they learned about market research.

In our business communications class we learned how to price our tickets. This week we will work on properly staffing our stadiums.

This week both groups will prepare a short presentation on what was learned throughout the week.

Intro to Business and Business Communications

This week we have started our virtual businesses.  This will run throughout the semester providing our students with a real life business simulation. This will prepare and expose our students to decision making in a true business environment.  We are looking forward to an exciting semester.

Intro to Business and Business Communications

This week we will begin and sports franchise simulation in Business Communications. We will also begin a retail business simulation in Intro to Business. These simulations will force the students to think critically and get an idea of some of the decisions that must be made to run a business.  This will also allow them to strengthen  their reading and math skills while applying them to real life business situations.

Intro to Business/Business Communications

This week we will research and create our business descriptions. We will have clear ideas and detailed examples of the look, feel and sound of our businesses. We will also get our GMetrix software up and running and begin preparation for our testing at the end of the semester. We look forward to another wonderful week here at the Brook.

Introduction to Business

The students will complete All About Me projects and presentations. The students will give feedback and suggestions on business ideas each student she research throughout the semester.  The students will begin this week with a detailed business description.

Business Communications

This week in Business Communications the  students will give their first presentation. They will present the solution to a business problem using PowerPoint.  They will also begin to discuss Nonverbal and verbal communication and role play different examples.  The students will discuss the climate and opportunities in business today and  choose a direction for the semester.

Business Communications

Welcome to Business Communications.  This course will be a high level dive into business concepts that we touched on in the level one course.  This course will be heavy on creation of presentations and evaluation of information and data.  Presentation is a large part of the course assessments.  We will have to create presentations to both inform and persuade our business colleagues.

Intro to Business Jan 7-11

Welcome!

Introduction to Business and Technology

This week we will begin by getting familiar with each other and class expectations. We will introduce the essential functions of business and explore what it takes to start a business in this course.  We will discuss everything involved with planning your business.