Li’l Entrepreneurs Project
In this project, you will use you knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and web design to create a factitious manufacturing company. You will create a logo, company biography, purchase equipment and materials to make a product(s), calculate profit/loss, make a corporate report and presentation to attract investors.
The work may be done in school and at home, however we will be using Microsoft apps to complete the project. This means that if you do any of the work in a google app you must be able to copy and paste it into the Microsoft equivalent. NOT ALL FUNCTIONS IN MICROSOFT APPS ARE IN GOOGLE APPS. This means if you use things like a header/footer or create a master slide in Microsoftthey may disappear in the google app.
Part 1: Company Info – a full page Word Document (font times 12pt and line spacing at 1.5) that includes:
Product Name and description – what the product does and how does it benefit society
Biography of the company – when was the company formed, who is in charge, where is it, why did you go in business, what are you visions of the company in 5 years. (use your imagination, this is a work of fiction)
Part 2: Company Logo – a JPEG or GIF file of a logo
You will use PowerPoint to create a graphic file (JPEG or GIF) for your company logo. Usethe file in all of your printed and digital materials for the duration of the project. The logo must contain minimal text, be graphic and relatively simple. Colorful is always good but not too complicated. You can combine elements of line art and photos from the internet; use the drawing tools in PowerPoint or text boxes.
Example:
Part 3: Startup Costs 1– spreadsheet tracking yourspending for startup
You will create a spreadsheet to track your spending for your startup machinery and materials needed to make your product. There are two parts to the spreadsheet. First, a list of equipment you need to buy to build your product. Second, a list of ingredients that your product is made of. See template below:
Be creative in your use of machinery and ingredients. They may be based in real online research or made up but make them convincing. Include about 8-10 pieces of machinery and the same for ingredients. Make up your own costs.
Cost of Goods Sold Ingredients Section
Create formulas in the total cost column using fixed cell references. You should be able to put the quantity you produce in one cell and have the first ingredient multiplied out. You can then copy the formula down for all ingredients.
Then using =sum, create subtotals for the machinery section and ingredients section. Make a grand total using a simple formula to add the two subtotals.
Formatting:
Do the following formatting:
Single underline the last cell for the amount in each group
Double underline the cell with each subtotal
Boldface and double underline the Total Startup Cost.
A great improvement to make a spreadsheet look good is the use of borders. Using the border tool you can create a look that is clean and sharp.
Additionally, your logo should appear on all documents. It can be copy/pasted or inserted using the insert tab on the top.
Example:
Part 4: Letter to Investors
In order to get the money you need to start your company you will have to ask people to borrow it. Banks and independent investors will not part with their money without a good sales pitch. The next phase of the project is to write a letter to potential investors to convince them to invest in your company. Do this in Microsoft word and include your company logo in the letter.
Include the following:
-What your company makes
-Why it is a good product
-Who will buy your product (age?, sex?, economic status?, housewives?, surfboarders?, other manufacturing companies?
-Will they have to buy once or repeatedly?
-How to you see the product affecting the world?
-How will the company grow over the next 5 year?
-How much profit can the investor make and when?
The closing paragraph should be an invitation to view a PowerPoint about your company.
Keep it all on one page.
Peer Edit for spelling and grammar. You only get to print this once. Make sure it is perfect.
Stage 5 – Main Positions (jobs) full page word document listing the main jobs and descriptions of the position
Stage 6: PowerPoint - Instructions to follow
Stage 7: Website – Instructions to follow
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