What do you learn in Virtual Enterprise?
Business Education
§ Entrepreneurship
§ Economics
§ Business and Human Resources Law
o Employee Manual/Staff Development
o Hiring, Firing, Employee Accidents and Complaints
§ Marketing Concepts (Marketing Plan/Strategy, Trade Fairs)
§ Accounting
o Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable
o Financial Statements
o Real-world software (QuickBooks)
§ Information Technology
o Web Page Design
o Photo Editing and Video Production
§ Sales Processing/ Collecting and Analyzing Data
§ Customer Service/Business Communications
§ Management Skills – Leadership, employee motivation
§ Organization, prioritization, time management
§ Stock Market Game
§ Real World Business Partnerships
§ Public Relations/ Networking
§ Politics and Business (How Government Decisions Affect Business)
o Current Events
o How businesses have a voice in policy making
Work Ethics
§ Accountability – to themselves and other employees
§ Punctuality/Attendance
§ Dedication and Motivation (contributing to the group)
§ Positive Attitude
§ Compete Fairly
§ Responsibility and consequences
Financial Literacy
§ Bank Accounts
o Checkbook reconciliation, check writing, online bill pay
§ Timely payment of monthly bills
§ Creating a monthly budget (personal and company)
§ Insurance (Health, Auto, Life)
§ Credit (Building credit, interest rates, time value of money)
§ Saving (Investing in yourself, pay yourself first)
§ Investing (Compound interest, stocks, etc.)
§ Taxes (Where money goes; should it?)
o Filling out real tax forms using W-2’s and 1099’s
§ Loans
Technical Skills
§ Computer Skills (Microsoft Office Programs, QuickBooks, Photo editing and web design software)
§ Interview Skills (Preparations &Mock interviews)
§ Resume & Cover letter writing
§ Portfolio Construction
§ E-Commerce
§ Video Sales and Conferencing