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GoVenture: Live the Life of an Entrepreneur - Business Plan Simulation

Engage students in a real-world business experience using Microsoft Office tools. Create business plans, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations to pitch ideas in an Atlanta-based setting. Simulate entrepreneurship decisions with GoVenture: Live the Life of the Entrepreneur.

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GoVenture: Live the Life of an Entrepreneur - Business Plan Simulation

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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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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