Dare+to+Dream+(business)

20/4/11 A very tense and exciting day. Year 8 Hopefuls presented their pitches. Who will win and go through to meet the Dragon's? Who will get the wooden spoon? The winners of the wooden spoon are ????????

Our tough cookies who will go through to compete against the other year 8 contestants are : Elizabeth, Linda and Adeline. Go girls and impress those dragons!



This is our textbook for this unit.

Week commencing28/3/11 You have finished your business plan and we now have it to assess. It is time to work on your pitch. How will your pitch stand out from your classmates? From the whole of year 8? Week commencing 14/3/11 You have worked though aspects of the plan and received feedback. You have to update/modify your plan in light of the feedback. If you did not submit work for feedback, then your final draft needs to be very good.

Here is the template to help you with your financial plan. You can modify if you want. This is HOMEWORK and due Tuesday 22/3/11. 10/3/11 You worked on your Production Plan.

8/3/11 You worked on your business plan.

2/3/11 What makes a good pitch? You brainstormed: introduction (introduce yourself and your product), be confident, body language, smile, make eye contact, give an example/demonstration, quick thinking, knowledgeable about the product and the market

Glossary - a dictionary of business words. Add on any new ones you find.

We looked at a system for a T-shirt.

28/2/11 We'll finish off the Dragon's Den by checking over homework and finishing the programme you did not watch.

24/2/11 Please bring ear phones. We will be using the MACs to watch some film clips. If you have your own ear phones you can work at your own pace. It is okay if you want to work on your own computer, as long as mum says that is okay.

21/2/11