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Camp Shark Tank! Calling Pre-Teen Entrepreneurs

So, You Want to Be an Entrepreneur? Learn to pitch your business idea. Are you under the “typical” age to start earning money? This class meets in 4 sessions.
Mike Hatcher
Average rating:
4.6
Number of reviews:
(396)
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What's included

4 live meetings
3 in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. 4 Quizzes reviewing the main points of the previous class teaching topic and book review. Preparation of business model plan for class presentation following the following topics. 1. Phases necessary for personal business success 2. How to analyze and recognize a good business plan: demand, product, and margin. 3. Know your sales targets - their needs, problems, and questions.
Assessment
4 quizzes (40%). Participation in the class discussion (30%). Student business presentation (30%).

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 7
My Teaching Methodology and Practice
I believe the point of teaching is the learning process. My teaching method uses a combination of several elements, with attention to the age group of the class, in order to make the learning process as strong as possible. I include a PowerPoint presentation, a text (that I summarize - usually the 3 main points), personal stories to make either a good point or to make the wrong choice clear, occasionally I used a brief video clip to introduce the topic, use a Socratic question teaching approach, summarize/quiz about the main points of the class content 2-3 times during a class, randomly call on students to answer a question (rather than just have kids raise hands to keep everyone engaged), and include a student presentation project with a written component - that coincides with the topic theory (for the multi-day sessions). I always speak to class lecture items that should go down in notes I ask all students to take during class and typically hand out a note-taking sheet. Specific details of the class sessions are outlined below. 

"Shark Tank"
This class will walk through the learning concepts listed below AND students will apply the concepts into their business plan pitch to the class. As a class, we will help refine, troubleshoot, problem solve. and help recognize additional opportunities with the student business plans. It's been a very effective way to integrate the teaching concepts and build better business intelligence.
 
This is a class for young entrepreneurs and business leaders. Are you the type who doesn't want to wait and get a job at McDonald's? Do you have great ideas for building a business? Are you waiting for just a little help from someone experienced to put a good plan in place?

Classes will combine lectures (video clips and PowerPoint slides) [45%], summaries of an assigned text [20%], Socratic questions [15%], presentation and discussion [20%].
Learning Goals
Students will gain understanding about (1) employee vs business ownership, (2) knowing the 4 Phases of opportunities and making the most of them, (3) 3 requirements to “see the money,” (4) grasp understanding of the "Sales Funnel," (5) identify sales targets - their needs, problems, and questions, and (6) exposure to 4 of the top finance/business books.
learning goal

Syllabus

4 Lessons
over 1 Week
Lesson 1:
4 Phases necessary for business success
 Having the right mindset for business leadership: seeing an opportunity, stepping into opportunity, making the most of the opportunity, creating new opportunities, and repeating the process.
•	Case Study: The World’s Best Pies
Text we will Review: Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Kiyosaki 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
3 Requirements need in order to “See the Money.”
 How to analyze and recognize a good business plan: demand, product, and margin.
•	Case Study: The Lemonade Stand
Text we will Review: Who Moved My Cheese, by Spencer Johnson. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Know your sales targets - their needs, problems, and questions.
 Text we will Review: How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Know Your Competition
 The Sales Funnel: attracting, speaking to your prospective customer, making the sale, building repeat business, referrals. Text we will Review: Art of War, by Sun Tzu 
45 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
None.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2020
4.6
396reviews
Profile
Teacher expertise and credentials
California Teaching Certificate
Master's Degree from Biola University, Talbot School of Theology
I’ve started 4 companies and learned valuable lessons from each. 
•	I’ve hired, trained, and helped launch >50 staff. 
•	I have had > 10 student interns working in various capacities in companies I’ve owned. 
•	I love guiding students to prepare to be business owners. 
•	Most of my closest friends are entrepreneurs and business owners. 
•	Business mentoring, coaching, and teaching are among my strongest gifts.

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$59

for 4 classes
4x per week, 1 week
45 min

Completed by 148 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
3-12 learners per class

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