Friday, November 30, 2007

Week 12 Friday November 30 2007

HAND IN Preparing a Business Plan Part 3.

Talk on business technology.

Assignment:  You are to use chapter 13 in your textbook and the internet to research how technology can help your business.  For this assignment you can look at how technology can help business in general, as well as your specific business.  (wireless printers, gps tracking of inventory, computer conferencing etc).

You are to create a powerpoint presentation highlighting how NEW technology can help business.  In other words, explain how a new technology can save time, money, space, or make life easier for business.  

Your powerpoint must touch on several different technologies, have a non-default background, include pictures, sound, and run automatically with proper timing.  

This assignment is to help teach you about new technology, increase your competitive edge, and help improve your proficiency with Microsoft Powerpoint.  

OUT OF:  30 Marks

Due Friday December 7th

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Week 12 Thursdy November 29 2007

Dragons Den

Put in your SBC inputs www.carleton.ca/sbc

Next: Go to the following link and read the article on the future (it is several pages long) and answer the following questions?

http://www.macleans.ca/science/technology/article.jsp?content=20071008_110118_110118

1.  According to the article, how will homes be different in the future?
2.  As a young person what are some business oppourtunities that may exist for you because of changing home technology?

3. According to the article, how may cars be different in the next 10 years?
4. What's your opinion, do you think that these changes would be good/bad why/why not?

5.  What are some of the changes predicted for the office?

6.  How will entertainment change in the future?
7.  Come up with at least 5 business oppourtunities that these changes may create for you?

FINISH YOUR BUSINESS PLAN PART 3:  DUE TOMORROW!!!

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Week 12 Wednesday November 28 2007

Hello, Today I am away on a fieldtrip.
 
You have today's class to finish your preparing a business plan part 3 assignment.  

See you tomorrow

Week 12 Tuesday November 27 2007

Dragons Den

SBC inputs

Time to work on your Business Plan Part 3B

DUE FRIDAY!!

Monday, November 26, 2007

Week 12 Monday November 26 2007

Hand in Worksheet 8.3 from Friday

Read Section 8.4 and complete worksheet 8.4 and hand in

Work on Preparing a Business Plan Part 3B

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Week 11 Friday November 23 2007

Presentations

Read lesson 8.3 in your textbook and complete: Worksheet 8.3

Finish Preparing a Business plan part 3a

HOMEWORK: Worksheet 8.3

Week 11 Thursday November 22 2007

Dragon's Den

Notes and Discussion: Shrinkage, Customer Flow, Ergonomics, warehousing, J.I.T. (just in time), inventory

Time to work on Business plan

Week 11 Wednesday November 21 2007

Preseintations:

Time to work on Preparing a Business Plan part 3A

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Week 11 Tuesday November 20 2007

Dragon's Den

Notes: Lease, Mortgage, interest, commercial and residential real estate

Assignment: Preparing a Business plan part 3A

Week 11 Monday November 19 2007

Good to be back

Today we will finish watching "The Corporation"

Week 10 Friday November 16 2007

Sorry I am still away, because I am an new Daddy :)

Today you will be watching 'The Corporation'

Week 10 Thursday November 15 2007

Sorry, I'm still away

Today you will be working on a communications worksheet.  Please hand in when finished.

Week 10 Wednesday November 14 2007

Sorry that I'm still away

Today you will finish watching The Pursuit of Happyness and complete the accompanying worksheet

Hand in worksheet.  

Week 10 Tuesday November 13 2007

Sorry I am away today,

You will be watching "The Pursuit of Happyness"

Monday, November 12, 2007

Week 9 Friday November 9 2007

Presentations (5)

Carleton University Business Competition inputs.  

Work on Investopeidia (Remember you will will be receiving marks for this)

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Week 9 Thursday Novemeber 8 2007

Dragon's Den

Go to the following link and answer the questions
http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/startupbasics/location/article21830.html

1. Briefly describe each of the 5 location types described and give two examples of businesses which would use that type of location.

NEXT go to the following link and choose THREE articles that interest you.  For EACH one answer the following questions.  
http://www.entrepreneur.com/startupbasics/location/archive116048.html

2. What are the main points of the article? (point form is acceptable)
3. After reading this article, summarize it into one or two sentences in the form of advice for a new and upcoming entrepreneur like yourself.  

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Week 9 Wednesday November 7 2007

Presentations (Rajie,Alisha, Samantha)

Today we are going to look at the 3 most important things about your business, location, location, location.  

Discussion on options for location (location types)
NOTES: Agglomeration, big box retail,

Worksheet on location.  

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Week 9 Tuesday November 6 2007

Dragons Den

Projects DUE!!! Please hand them in

Skit assignment: in groups of 2 or 3 you are to create a short skit of a customer complaint.  One of you must be a complaining customer and the other person/persons must use the L.E.A.R.N. strategy to deal with the customer complaint.  

SBC Inputs


Monday, November 5, 2007

Week 9 Monday November 5 2007

Class discussion and notes on how to deal with customer complaints.

Remember the acronym L.E.A.R.N.

Handout on resolving conflict.  Please Hand in when finished.

HOMEWORK:   Preparing a Business Plan Part 2 Due Tomorrow.  

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Week 8 Friday November 2 2007

Dragons Den,

Today we are going to learn about conducting and taking interviews.

Go to the following Link and use it to answer the following questions
http://www.jobinterviewquestions.org/questions/interview-questions.asp

1. What are 3 types of illegal interview questions? How can you ask them and get away with it?

Read the 50 General interview questions.  

2.  List three things that you have learned by reading this list.

Once you've answered the questions, find a partner and take turns interviewing each other.  First decide a job that you will be interviewing for.  Then ask the person 5+ interview questions.  Let them know if you would hire them, and why or why not.  Then switch and the next person asks the questions while the other answers.  

PROJECTS DUE NOV 6th!!