Tuesday, November 29, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance
Objectives: SWBAT create a one minute elevator pitch and an effective website for customer and guests of their company.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Please describe how Thanksgiving can apply to business.
Reading 20 minutes: Visit http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/28/black-friday-2011-spending-sets-new-record/

• Three Facts
• Two Questions
• Summary

Demonstration 15 minutes: Youtube videos on Elevator Pitches 

Complete Elevator Pitch 20 minutes

1. [Name of your company] provides [your products or services] for [describe the specific segment of the market you will serve] who [describe the problem this solves for them].
2. [Enter one sentence that tells why this business is needed and by whom.]
3. [Make a statement about the size and/or growth trend of the industry.]
4. [Write a sentence or two, no more, to address your qualifications to run the business.)
5. [Make an honest, upbeat, substantive and credible claim about the business potential in terms of sales or profitability.]

Memorize and practice with a partner 10 minutes

• List three improvements based on checklist

Elevator Pitches 10 minutes in front of class.

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.