Week 3 - Unite
Participants pitch their ideas and determine a product or service to continue developing.
Objectives
- Understand the criteria for selecting the nature of the business venture
- Understand the SMART goal setting model.
- Understand potential mechanisms for funding business ventures.
Activities that can be used for assessment:
- Product or Service Research Worksheet
- Mission Statement Worksheet
- SMART Goals Worksheet
JA Pitch your Vision Competition Submission Requirements:
To participate in the competition, each team must submit a completed Product/ Service Research Worksheet document to JA.Follow these steps:
1. Save the file being submitted for each time as a PDF file.
2. Include the school name, teacher last name and team name or number in the file name. Ex. CentralHS-Smith-TeamA.pdf
3. Upload each file to the Dropbox here - https://www.dropbox.com/request/W7i1Ce1yz3hlICdfsjbA
Submit by the due dates outlined in the teacher confirmation email from your JA Program Manager.
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Core Resources:
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This handout can be printed and provided to students as a way to evaluate the various product or service ideas in their team to help them make and informed decision.
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This handout has student teams work together to answer a series of questions about their proposed business which will ultimately help them craft a cohesive mission statement.
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Additional Resources:
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An alternative way to the Snake Oil Game outlined in the Week 3 Slide Deck.
