Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Week 8 Thursday November 1 2007

Sorry that I was not in class today.  You may have seen me at school but I was busy with a district program.  

You have the class to work on your projects.  Use this time wisely or I will just assign it for homework!!

Week 8 Wednesday October 31 2007

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Presentations:

Read and discuss lesson 10.3 on management styles. What are different management styles? What kind of manager will you be?

Go to the Following Link to Find out your Mangament Style, are you Social, Intelectual, Task Focused, or Participative?
http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/management/story/0,10801,98557,00.html

Go to the following link and find out your Management Aptitude!!

http://www.businessbureau-uk.co.uk/growing_business/employee_relations/management_style_test.htm


Time to work on your project.


Week 8 Tuesday October 30 2007

Dragon's Den

Read and Discuss Lesson 10.2

New Project:  Preparing a business plan Part 2.  

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Week 9 Monday October 29 2007

Today we are going to look at hiring staff.  We will also discuss conducting and giving interviews.  

Read Lesson 10.1 pg 244-250 (you may notice that we have skipped a few chapters, we are going through the textbook a little out of order)

NEW PROJECT: Preparing a Business Plan Part 2A

Your first task will be to create an organizational chart for your business.  It should include the following:
* Your Business Name
* ALL people/positions in the company, including yours (if you don't have the names of employees, just list the job title.
* Job positions should be divided into categories (depends on the type of business)  Examples cooks, waitresses, managers, sales staff, etc.
* The chart should be arranged to show the management positions at the top and the part-time, low-pay positions at the bottom.  
(please see me if you business will have no employees)

(Make sure you know all bolded works in case there is a POP quiz!!)

Week 8 Friday October 26 2007

Dragon's Den Business Presentations

Watch "How Bad is Your Boss"

Talk about what a manager/boss should be like.  

Week 8 Thursday October 25 2007

Dragons Den

HAND IN PROJECT!

Activity: Create an analysis of competitors (similar to one on page 145 in your textbook)

Use 3 direct and 3 indirect competitors.  
Show to Mr. Southwell when you're finished.  

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Week 8 Tuesday October 23 2007


Dragons Den!


Time to work on Projects

DUE THURSDAY!!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Week 8 Monday October 22 2007


Chapter 4 and 5 QUIZ,

Read Lesson 6.2 in your textbook to help with your project

Time to work on your project


HOMEWORK:  PROJECT DUE THURSDAY!!

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Week 7 Thursday October 18 2007

Sorry that I am away at a meeting today.  Your quiz has been moved to Monday :(

Complete you On-line Carleton business inputs.  

You then have the rest of class to work on your project

Quiz MONDAY

Week 7 Wednesday October 16 2007

Business Idea/Dragon's Den Presentations

New Project:  Time to work on project.  

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Week 7 Tuesday October 15 2007

Dragons Den

Go over worksheet from yesterday

Powerpoint Presentation


SBC competition.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Week 7 Monday October 15 2007

Read Section 5.3 in the textbook

Complete 2 handouts (for HOMEWORK if you don't finish in class)

Friday, October 12, 2007

Week 6 Friday October 12 2007

First, you need to put in your inputs for the next quarter in your on-line business competition.  
Next: ....
Today is a Review of some of the things we have learned so far.
You are to play a game of JA Titan again. This time, keep in mind the importance of Supply and Demand, the importance of Marketing, R & D Research and Development, (and capital investment. This is for marks, here is the marks breakdown:
If you play a Short Game and get a Performance Index Score of 60+ you get 3/5
If you play a Medium Game and get a Performance Index of 50+ you get 3/5
If you play a Short Game and get a P.I. of 90+, you receive 4/5
If you play a Medium Game and get a P.I. of 80+ you receive 4/5
If you play either a Short, Medium, or Long game and get 100+ you will get 5/5
(If you try 2 games and still can't score a high Performance Index, you will still receive a 3/5)
Good Luck
Here is the link:
http://titan.ja.org/ The User Name is: frank hurt and the Password is: hornets
Next Start a practice game and name it YOUR NAME.  (so I can give you marks)  Good luck!

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Week 6 Thursday October 11 2007

Dragons Den

Read the article "Networking 101 and answer the following questions"

1. What is networking?
2. Why is networking important, especially to small businesses?
3. What are some of the do's and don'ts of networking?

Read the article "step by step guide to establishing a business" and answer the following questions

1. What are 3 things that you have learned from this article that would/will help you as an entrepreneur?

When you Finish, show to Mr. Southwell for completion marks.

Read Sec 5.2 on pages 110-114

Answer the two worksheets!

Next, login to the SBC game and complete your inputs for this quarter.  

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Week 6 Wednesday October 10 2007

Dragon's Den

Read, 'importance of a business plan' and Section 5.1 pages 105-109

Assign business Presentation Project

Go to the following link and complete activity.  When you finish, please hand it in.  
http://www.ideas-in-action.swep.com/second/index.html

Monday, October 8, 2007

Week 6 Tuesday October 9 2007

Dragons Den

Today we start our on-line business competition!


Tips and strategy guide.  
Each group will receive one strategy guide.  The team will be given time to summarize their tip sheet and then present it to the class.  

Once our presentations are finished, you and your team will make your first inputs for the competition.  MUST BE DONE BEFORE 4:00!

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Week 5 Friday October 5 2007

Start by answering the following questions and hand them in.  

Wall Street Questions:

1. What is the stock market?  Briefly outline how it works.
2. What is insider trading and why is it illegal?
3.  What is Limited Liability mean?
3. Create a list and EXPLAIN some of the pros and cons of having the idea of publicly traded companies (and therefor the stock market)
[think of the benefits/negatives to the shareholders, the workers, towns, cities etc]


Next:
 You are going to start creating the plans for a business.  Each student will need to come up with a business idea and create a business plan.  You will be using this business idea for the rest of the semester, so choose wisely.  

Criteria:  You have just inherited $150,000 to start your business.  In your plans, you could start a business that requires more capital but you'll need to account for it (loans, financing, partners etc)

Step 1:

Create a point form Pro and Con list for the following business types (for you)

Sole proprietorship
Partnership
Private corporation
Franchise

Step 2: Decide which type of business you would like to start and create a brainstorm of the business you will start.  (if you can't decide today, you can think about it over the long weekend)

Next: Read "Full Service Management" on pg 23 and answer question 1-4

HOMEWORK:
If you didn't finish in class Finish the above work for homework

Week 5 Thursday October 4 2007

Dragon's Den

We will be finishing up with Wall Street.

Final Inputs for the Carleton University business simulation.

Next, go to investopedia and check you investments.  If you have finished buying, print a copy of your investments and hand it in to Mr. Southwell.  

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Week 5 Wednesday October 3 2007

Today we will be carrying on with Wall Street.  

Monday, October 1, 2007

Week 5 Tuesday October 2 2007

Dragons Den

More Stock Market Vocabulary

Watch, selections from the movie 'Wall Street"
(There will be questions at the end)

Week 5 Monday October 1 2007

Current Event on 'Holey Soles'

Log in to Carleton business competition and complete the 3rd practice quarter.
www.carleton.ca/sbc

Next, log in to investopedia and continue your investing. (you will win a prize for the most money earned by Jan 10th as well as receive MARKS!)

More Stock Market Vocabulary
  Insider Trading
  Splitting a Company