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Title: The%20Lighter%20Side%20of%20Business%20and%20Technology%20Education


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Build a Business
Start with Microsoft Office Business Plan
Finish with GoVenture Live the Life of the
Entrepreneur (computer Simulation)
  • Michael Perry
  • Business Education Teacher Chapel Hill High
    School,
  • Adjunct Business Instructor Kennesaw State
    University

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Build a Business
  • Student teams are challenged to create a product
    and a business plan for their product
  • Students are grouped in teams of 4
  • Student teams brainstorm for an idea for their
    business

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Project Parameters
  • The business is restricted to a service or small
    manufacturing concern
  • The business must be ethical and moral
  • The business must be located in the Atlanta area
    (other locations require instructor permission)
  • Each team member must work on a section of the
    project
  • The team assigns roles and responsibilities

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Individual Student Grades
  • Excel spreadsheets from each student
  • PowerPoint shows from each student
  • Finished project includes
  • Slides from each student
  • Excel or tables from each student

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Team Grades
  • Memos from each team as they progress in the
    project
  • Written report covering information in PowerPoint
    presentation
  • PowerPoint Presentation to be graded for content
  • PowerPoint Presentation to be presented to class
    as if the student team was speaking to a bank for
    a startup loan

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Build a Business with Office
  • They prepare a presentation on their product and
    business plan that includes
  • Ownership
  • Mission statement
  • Job titles and duties
  • Projected financial information
  • Advertising including package design
  • Full of It Storage Sample Project

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Learning Outcomes
  • Students have learned about business using the
    Build a Business project
  • Students learned the tools in Microsoft Office
  • Students learned to apply this knowledge to a
    real-world problem
  • Students are encouraged to take other business
    courses because of their exposure to all business
    disciplines
  • Students practice what they learn in a computer
    simulated business capstone

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Build a Business Capstone
  • GoVenture Live the Life of the Entrepreneur by
    Media Spark
  • Excellent program to simulate how to be an
    entrepreneur
  • Forces students to make real world decisions as
    they balance home and work and juggle schedules
    while making strategic decisions
  • Mathew from MediaSpark
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