Today we will be carrying on with learning about Corporations, Publicly Traded companies and the stock market.
Activity:
We will be starting a stock market game/competition that will run from today until January 10, 2008. You will be given $100,000 (imaginary) to invest using an on-line stock market simulator. This is VERY realistic, because it uses REAL stocks and stock prices. The people who make the most money by January will win a PRIZE!!
Go to the following link and create a login (MAKE SURE YOU WRITE IT DOWN so you don't forget)
http://www.investopedia.com/
Next, search for the game called "Frank Hurt"
The game login is: Frank Hurt
Password: frank
Start buying and selling stocks.
(See the teacher and the internet for help and stock tips)
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Week 4 Thursday September 27 2007
Dragons Den presentation
Today we will carry on with our Practice, On-line Business Simulation Competition.
Once the class has made their quarterly business decision we will carry on with our lecture and notes from yesterday.
Notes: Corporations and the stock market continued.
Today we will carry on with our Practice, On-line Business Simulation Competition.
Once the class has made their quarterly business decision we will carry on with our lecture and notes from yesterday.
Notes: Corporations and the stock market continued.
Week 4 Wednesday September 26 2007
Legal Forms of Business:
Sole proprietorship, partnerships, and the corporation.
Today we will have a lecture explaining the above forms of business and you will get an introduction to the basics of the stock market.
Sole proprietorship, partnerships, and the corporation.
Today we will have a lecture explaining the above forms of business and you will get an introduction to the basics of the stock market.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Week 4 Monday September 24 2007
Hand in your 'buying a business' worksheet.
Activity: You are to go on-line and find 3 franchises that you can buy into. For each, answer the following questions
1. What is the franchise called? Briefly describe the business
2. What is the initial franchise fee?
3. What will you need to start this franchise (make a list)
4. Now you have a list of what you need to start the franchise, how much do you estimate the TOTAL Start-up cost to be?
5. Do you have to pay any Royalty Fees, Advertising Fees or other Fees to the Franchise? Is so, how much and for what?
6. How much Capital (money on hand) will you need to start this franchise?
Print and Hand in when you are finished, out of 12 marks!
Activity: You are to go on-line and find 3 franchises that you can buy into. For each, answer the following questions
1. What is the franchise called? Briefly describe the business
2. What is the initial franchise fee?
3. What will you need to start this franchise (make a list)
4. Now you have a list of what you need to start the franchise, how much do you estimate the TOTAL Start-up cost to be?
5. Do you have to pay any Royalty Fees, Advertising Fees or other Fees to the Franchise? Is so, how much and for what?
6. How much Capital (money on hand) will you need to start this franchise?
Print and Hand in when you are finished, out of 12 marks!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Week 3 Friday September 21 2007
You will have time to work on yesterdays assignment "Buying and Existing Business"
Discussion: What is a franchise?
Discussion: What is a franchise?
Week 3 Thursday September 20 2007
TEST #1 on Chapters 1-3.
Dragons Den.
Read pgs 80-83 on running an existing business
Activity: You will be looking for and comparing three companies that are currently for sale and deciding, which posses the best oppourtunity.
Dragons Den.
Read pgs 80-83 on running an existing business
Activity: You will be looking for and comparing three companies that are currently for sale and deciding, which posses the best oppourtunity.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Week 3 Wednesday September 19 2007
TEST Review
Here is a list of all the terms and concepts that you are responsible for on the first test.
entrepreneur
employee
% of small businesses in Canada
advantages of being and entrepreneur (4)
disadvantages of being an entrepreneur (4)
basic business letter format
key points of good communication (eye contact, be polite, speak clearly etc)
how to determine markup and mark down
how to calculate percent
how to calculate profit
'principle'
productivity
supply and demand
monopoly
4 functions of business (productivity, marketing, management, and finance)
fixed cost
variable cost
marginal cost vs marginal benefit
economic cycle (boom, growth, recession, depression)
government intervention in the economy
HOMEWORK: Study for the test!!!
For Practice: http://www.ideas-in-action.swep.com/second/crossword/ch03.html
Here is a list of all the terms and concepts that you are responsible for on the first test.
entrepreneur
employee
% of small businesses in Canada
advantages of being and entrepreneur (4)
disadvantages of being an entrepreneur (4)
basic business letter format
key points of good communication (eye contact, be polite, speak clearly etc)
how to determine markup and mark down
how to calculate percent
how to calculate profit
'principle'
productivity
supply and demand
monopoly
4 functions of business (productivity, marketing, management, and finance)
fixed cost
variable cost
marginal cost vs marginal benefit
economic cycle (boom, growth, recession, depression)
government intervention in the economy
HOMEWORK: Study for the test!!!
Week 3 Tuesday September 18 2007
Dragon's Den product pitch
Mark T/F and multiple choice questions on cost from yesterday.
Go over list of Fixed and Variable costs
Lesson: the Economic Cycle and government involvement in the economy
Activity: Complete worksheet 'You be the Government'.
Mark T/F and multiple choice questions on cost from yesterday.
Go over list of Fixed and Variable costs
Lesson: the Economic Cycle and government involvement in the economy
Activity: Complete worksheet 'You be the Government'.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Week 3 Monday Sept 17 2007
Bee T.V.
Divide class into teams for 'Carleton University' business competition
Read pg. 63 - 66 on Cost
Activity 1. Two work sheets on Cost
Activity 2: You may work individually or in partners (not 3's or 4's) do do this activity. You are to come up with a business idea and write it down.
Next, you are to create a chart listing the fixed and variable costs that will be involved in your business. List as many as you can!! Remember taxes, employees, utilities, legal etc..
Divide class into teams for 'Carleton University' business competition
Read pg. 63 - 66 on Cost
Activity 1. Two work sheets on Cost
Activity 2: You may work individually or in partners (not 3's or 4's) do do this activity. You are to come up with a business idea and write it down.
Next, you are to create a chart listing the fixed and variable costs that will be involved in your business. List as many as you can!! Remember taxes, employees, utilities, legal etc..
Friday, September 14, 2007
Week 2 Friday Sept 14 2007
Hand in graph from yesterday
Powerpoint presentation and notes
Watch 'Venture' on Fou Fou Dog.
Answer the following questions
1. Is the idea of fou fou dog a good one, wh or why not?
2. Evalate 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?
DUE MONDAY
Powerpoint presentation and notes
Watch 'Venture' on Fou Fou Dog.
Answer the following questions
1. Is the idea of fou fou dog a good one, wh or why not?
2. Evalate 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?
DUE MONDAY
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Week 2 Thursday Sept 13 2007
Watch clip from 'Dragons Den'
Mark Business Math Questions from yesterday.
Notes from Chapter 3, lesson one on Supply and Demand
Activity: Creating a Demand curve.
Mark Business Math Questions from yesterday.
Notes from Chapter 3, lesson one on Supply and Demand
Activity: Creating a Demand curve.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Week 2 Wednesday Sept 12 2007
Current Events
Talk and demonstration on handshaking and telephone skills.
Activity on basic Business Math: Worksheets
Homework: Finish worksheets if unable to in class
Talk and demonstration on handshaking and telephone skills.
Activity on basic Business Math: Worksheets
Homework: Finish worksheets if unable to in class
Week 2 Tuesday Sept 11 2007
Watch episode of "Dragons Den" on rakastaka and decide if you would invest.
Finish Business Letter to the Angry Customer from yesterday.
Activity: You are to write a Cover Letter (using correct business format) applying for the job of entrepreneur. When you are finish, staple it and the 'Angry customer letter' together using 'proper' business stapling form (I am going to be picky)
Homework: Finish Letters for homework to hand it at the beginning of class
Finish Business Letter to the Angry Customer from yesterday.
Activity: You are to write a Cover Letter (using correct business format) applying for the job of entrepreneur. When you are finish, staple it and the 'Angry customer letter' together using 'proper' business stapling form (I am going to be picky)
Homework: Finish Letters for homework to hand it at the beginning of class
Monday, September 10, 2007
Week 2 Monday Sept 10 2007
Read lesson 1.3 and 2.1
Finish the assignment from Friday and hand it in
Assignment: (Hand out) Complete 'angry customer' business letter assignment
Print out finished letter but do not hand it in until tomorrow. You will attach it with tomorrows assignment.
HOMEWORK: Finish Business Letter Assignment if not finished in class.
Finish the assignment from Friday and hand it in
Assignment: (Hand out) Complete 'angry customer' business letter assignment
Print out finished letter but do not hand it in until tomorrow. You will attach it with tomorrows assignment.
HOMEWORK: Finish Business Letter Assignment if not finished in class.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Week 1 Friday Sept 7 2007
We will start by marking the worksheet from yesterday.
Read aloud, Lesson 1.2 pgs 9-13
Activity 1: Think of five of your favourite companies. Then use the Internet to obtain the information that you need for the following task
Using Microsoft EXCEL create a chart of your five favourite companies. The chart must include the 'Company Name', 'Founders Name', 'Year Founded', 'list of Changes that have happened in the Company'.
Activity 2: When you finish activity one, work with a partner to come up with a list of 10-20 business opportunities that you feel exist. Pick the best one and write a few sentences explaining why you feel a business opportunity exists.
Read aloud, Lesson 1.2 pgs 9-13
Activity 1: Think of five of your favourite companies. Then use the Internet to obtain the information that you need for the following task
Using Microsoft EXCEL create a chart of your five favourite companies. The chart must include the 'Company Name', 'Founders Name', 'Year Founded', 'list of Changes that have happened in the Company'.
Activity 2: When you finish activity one, work with a partner to come up with a list of 10-20 business opportunities that you feel exist. Pick the best one and write a few sentences explaining why you feel a business opportunity exists.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Week 1 Thursday Sept 6 2007
Share our list of Entrepreneurs from yesterday
Read Lesson 1.1 (pgs. 4-8) in the textbook and complete True False and multiple choice questions.
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
HOMEWORK: The above activity is for homework if you do not finish in class.
Read Lesson 1.1 (pgs. 4-8) in the textbook and complete True False and multiple choice questions.
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
HOMEWORK: The above activity is for homework if you do not finish in class.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Week 1 Wednesday Sept. 5 2007
Welcome to Entrepreneurship 12!
Today you will receive the course outline. Please make sure you fill out the student information sheet.
What is entrepreneurship?
Type A/B personalities
Activity: Go to the following link and complete the questionnaire as honestly as you can.
(be prepared to discuss the results)
http://www.psych.uncc.edu/pagoolka/TypeA-B-intro.html
What is your personality type?
Do you think that it is accurate? Why?
Homework: Come up with an example of an entrepreneur
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: southwell_j@sd36.bc.ca
Today you will receive the course outline. Please make sure you fill out the student information sheet.
What is entrepreneurship?
Type A/B personalities
Activity: Go to the following link and complete the questionnaire as honestly as you can.
(be prepared to discuss the results)
http://www.psych.uncc.edu/pagoolka/TypeA-B-intro.html
What is your personality type?
Do you think that it is accurate? Why?
Homework: Come up with an example of an entrepreneur
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: southwell_j@sd36.bc.ca
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