Practices in Entreuprenership: two periods/one semester (foods and business) …1st and 2nd order
- one course learns the cooking/baking skills
- other course learns the business/marketing/Entrepreneurship skills
- open on Friday mornings
- during the semester the class runs
- opens from 6:50 to 7:50 a.m. (school starts in 7:30)
- located in the concession stands
- can start in faculty cafeteria…then move to new locations as business grows
- students back M-H in class / management with business person
- teams of 2-3 manage and marker for the week
- arrive by 6 a.m. on bakery days to set up
- clean up by 8:20 a.m. (end of 1st hour)
- currently 15 entrepreneurs for 2009-2010 year
- @ 2nd hour meet in business class to reflect on who things went…Friday after work, hold a business meeting.
- Rotate shifts on bakery days
- barista
- clerks
- managers
- assistants (make pre-order deliveries)
- sanitation (@ least 3)
- Chemistry of Foods–cooking and science, two periods, earn sanitation license
- Reflect and improve each week
- creative and flexible w/ business decisions
- not immoral/unethical, illegal, factually incorrect, then you can try it
- entrepreneur of the week!
- creative and flexible w/ business decisions
- Teacher generated idea…things people want!
- start small, build over time—scone and coffee for a $…has grown since!
- class chose name! Logo and name and color are all marketing decisions made…name stays, logo changes…mission statement remains!
- 4 school years, $95 to $509 from year one to year four!
- increase product lines…cappuccino/hot chocolate machine, big coffee canister, 2nd cash register, time clock for workers and are paid in points!
- class size 15-20 with a few drops every year
- merchandising every year!
- travel mugs
- t-shirts ($10)
- services…Pre-orders, catering, special events, staff Thanksgiving desserts, school events–math PI Day, Jazz Feast
- holidays….Decorate, ribbon cutting, play-off cookies,
- weekly promotion decided by the management team for the week–holiday, event, etc.
- students present to PR/Activities decoration
- cart on wheels for supplies needed weekly
- Giving back…organization @ school “Magic Closet” for helping those in need in the distract
- Make the kids be involved in the numbers…control of numbers, create charts, analyze sales figures
- Where do the profits go—back into the business…show students what the lack of profts would be with salaries included!
- Pastry cart and coffee makers are a must for the food!
- Mascot to generate business! Run down the hallway in costume
- website,
- Future: eventually a true Connections class!
- two teachers for period with 40 kids
- rotate kids in and out of kitchen and “office”
- Business side:
- develop business plan
- fresh ideas to start the year..brainstorm and get the way out ideas down (3-4 pages of ideas)
- team work stuff…activities to build!
- Market research…get to know staff/teachers
- Rotations
- create a rotation charts…code necessary events…
- semester long project to do…build time into rotation
- then business stuff always gets down
- add a “make up week” to rotation
- task list to complete
- all do different, all plenty to do
- Entrepreneurship: Ideas in Action (by Southwestern)
- accounting software
- $700 budget for ingredients
- deposit made daily
- teacher at register
- Students are paid w/ free t-shirt, @ cost merchandise, 50% on pastries/coffee
- interpret sales graphs, survey data, interpret break point analysis, cup and product testing (cups, etc), coffee experiment–test out variations on amount of coffee and filters; cash register and change counting simulations; payroll card and entrepreneur time cards–use to approximate business cost
- a lot of work!!!
- scheduling
- class periods
- conflicts
- common planning
- paperwork intense–stay organized, keep up
- student buy-in for early morning/arrival time/finish time
- you have to do a lot of the accounting work…use good accounting software because you’re the final eyes~!!
- selling to students–legalities! competition w/ cafeteria! Cannot be in same vicinity as cafeteria if it’s food! Minimal nutritional value items canNOT be sold; use some of cafeteria vendors is a must
- ELECTRICAL–make sure the school’s electrical service can handle the equipment, especially if it’s professional grade, and accessibility to outlets.
- equipment/supplies/stock to keep up with the demand
- early morning
- lab space, computers and kitchens
- need continual access to computers for promotional, marketing and business needs
- storage space
- Admin support and community involvement, requirement, promotions
- Great way to meet staff! Bring people together!!!
- Establish activities account and accounting week.
- Have first week a practice week
- start your scrap book early! sell self and keep track of visuals
- seek grants, get Sam’s clubs card, tax exempt letter, looking for good t-shirt printers, establish vendors, summer curriculum time
- know your resources
- Family Consumer Science, art for graphics on menus, web design
- Thank like crazy…handwritten thank you letter, left-overs to bakery
- Rolling Meadows was who Schaumburg modeled after!
