The Business Club or Mini Companies
This club provides an opportunity to take theoretical business learnings to a practical space. It is encouraged that students consider social entrepreneurship as this is the way for the future in Business and is a great opportunity to meet the needs of your community and give back. However if you have a great product idea - we can always pursue that also.
Students go through the opportunity to:
- Develop ideas and find a niche market that would be suitable for our community or surrounds
- Create an elevator pitch style business plan
- Take on positions such as CEO, Financial Advisor, Marketing Manager, Operational Manager and Head of Human Resources
- Create and propose budgets, sale prices, and forecast profits
- Source finances
- develop product
- Create marketing campaigns
- follow and develop the supply chain process
- Make sales
- control finances
- reflect and learn simple business practices that they can take forward into their future.
- track finance and make continual decisions on how the business should continue
- Make a profit and share your success.
Important Information:
- All upper school students are welcome to participate in Grades 9-12.
- This is a two hour ASA that should be committed to for a year and should be seen as a weekly priority, additional hours may also be required at times to ensure your business is a success.
- It is great to come as a team, if not come individually and make a team with like-minded individuals
- Ms. Walker will provide the guidance, however, students are encouraged to take on positions within their company and take responsibility for the 'company' they are creating.
- This is also a great opportunity for CAS, meeting the creativity requirement, and depending on the type of business that may meet service elements.