Starting+a+Small+Business

=Students that have been in Info Pro previously will be combining the skills that they have acquired from the previous year to learn the basics necessary to create a small business. You will carry out a variety of tasks that involve planning for a small business from start to finish. You will use you knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, GIMP, Web Desgin, etc.=

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__**Task 1**__ 1. Watch the video below: media type="youtube" key="8I0RVQXoo30" height="400" width="600" 2. Read the document below:

3. Explain to me in a 1 page write up which 3 qualities/characteristics you believe a person must possess in order to be a successful entrepreneur and why. Be descriptive in your writing and feel free to provide examples.

__**Task 2**__ 1. View Warren Buffet Documentary media type="youtube" key="rLXtRjfVwcw" height="500" width="700"

__**Task 3**__

1. Get headphones from Room 316 if you don't have any. View the video below: media type="youtube" key="FKU5_-eObsI" height="370" width="616"

2. Get the case study from me and go through the case study on Michael Dell.

__**Task 4**__

1. Today you will view the documentary below on the McDonald's empire. Please answer the corresponding questions that go with the video located in the word doc below.

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__**Task 5**__

1.Watch the video below to take a look at the company that you will be examining in today's case study. media type="youtube" key="yezBbXs7W4o" height="383" width="633"

2. Read case study 2 "Justin Boots: The Standard of the West". 3. Check out the company's website to look at where the company sits today by [|clicking here]. 4. Answer the questions that go along with the case study. 5. Watch the video below and think about the similarities that all of the people in the video have in terms of their work ethic. media type="youtube" key="v104N3AUigM" height="388" width="646"

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__**Task 7**__ Once you have completed this, you are to research the following terms below. Make sure that you understand each of these terms as they will be used often in our work throughout this semester.

__**Task 8**__

1. View the following video in regards to Market Research: media type="youtube" key="1Fja06iCIE0" height="375" width="400"

2. You will be conducting some market research of your own. Click the document below for instructions:



__**Task 10**__

1. View the documentary below and answer the following business related questions:



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__**Task 11**__

We have discussed small business ideas that you might like to plan and create. Below will be the first few steps in formulating your business plan and getting the ball rolling on your project. The document below will help you with generating an idea.



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1. Answer the questions in the document below. These answers that you produce for these questions are not set in stone. These are just ideas to get things going. Remember to be descriptive in your responses. Once you have completed these questions and have read them over to make sure that your answers make sense, we will meet and discuss your ideas.



__**Task 12**__

1. The next step in this process will be coming up with a name for your business. Read the document below to get some do's and don'ts for naming a business.

2. Before deciding on a business name and logo, please check out the resources listed below to get some ideas and inspiration.

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3. You will use GIMP to design your company logo. View the links below to gain some thought and insight into what makes a successful logo. Remember to make something that is simple yet eye catching. The links below will provide you with some tips to use when coming up with a logo.

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Some helpful videos that deal with logo design:

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__**Task 14**__

1. Finding a location for your business. Use the document below to check out some tips to find an appropriate space for your business to operate from.

2. Once you have read through the information above, you will use the internet to find retail space for sale or rent that you will look to use for your business to operate out of.

__**Task 15**__

Putting your business plan questions into a formal business plan. This document will summarizes everything in a organized document that can be used in meetings. Here is the template. You have completed several of these questions so you will just need to copy your information into this doc. There are a few new questions that you will have to answer:

Example:

Template:

__**Task 16**__

=__**Final Project**__=





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