YES challenges your students to form a small business with fellow students. Each YES company will create a product or service, which they will bring to market. Through the programme, your students will learn about concepts such as idea generation, business planning, finance, marketing and production.
When:
Full Year
Subject Area(s)
Business Studies
NCEA L2/3
Term 1 is all about SETTING UP THE BUSINESS AND PLANNING – Students will:
The first term is quite intensive as you work through setting up companies and directorship roles
while students learn how to run a formal meeting, develop the business idea and undertake market research to plan their business.
Term 2 focuses on PRODUCTION and MARKETING – the key tasks here are:
Work on producing a product or service.
Produce the new product or run your new service.
Launch the product/service.
Market the product/service and get sales leads.
Complete a business Pitch to a panel of judges.
Term 3 is all about SALES AND INVESTMENT – companies will:
Continue to generate sales leads.
Sell products/services through different channels.
Sell products/services at various selling opportunities.
Write an Annual Review and submit it.
At this point, students may choose to wind up their YES Company, pay tax, close bank accounts and distribute funds to shareholders.
Term 4 is all about FINALS and WINDUP:
The top YES Companies will be invited to attend Regional Finals.
The Regional Champions and National Excellence Award winners are announced.
Regional Champions and National Excellence Award winners are invited to attend the National YES Competition and Finals.
If they haven’t done it already, students will need to wind up their YES Company, pay tax, close bank accounts and distribute funds to shareholders by the end of November.
Have students close Xero / MYOB accounts.
Requirements
Schools need to be prepared to fund transport to Christchurch and possible accommodation at three points during the year. Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3.
Assessment
Various challenges and deadlines are created by the YES foundation that will enable students to earn micro-credentials. NCEA standards will be developed through the process and finalised in Term 4.
About the Teacher
Kia ora, and welcome to the YES programme. My name is Phil Biddlecombe and I will be your majority shareholder this year. I live in Hawarden, North Canterbury. I teach Music and Performing Arts at Hurunui College.
Phil Biddlecombe, Hurunui College
pb@hurunuicollege.school.nz
Enrol now:
http://www.netnz.org/enrolment/