Teacher Resources

Teachers who are preparing their teams for participation in the 3rd Annual UCLA Business Plan Competition will have access to curriculum materials . These materials have been developed by Project ECHO to help sudents prepare for the February 24, 2007 competition. A participation agreement must be in place to recieve these materials. The following links and documents from past competitions may be helpful as well.

Starting a Business
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/index.html

Information on income statement, balance sheet, cash-flows, business terms
http://www.businessplans.org/guide.html

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
by Kathleen Allen
448 pages, Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0026440687
This book and related materials give students the information and decision-making skills necessary to start a small business and make it grow. It also benefits students who don't start or run their own businesses. It gives employees a look at the business arena and helps all students understand their roles as consumers. There is special emphasis on developing the Business Plan. Available at McGraw Hill or Amazon

Documents from the 3rd Annual Project ECHO High School Business Plan Competition:


San Pedro High School #1 New On-Campus Business	Beverly Hills High School #1 New Business Concept
Business Plan Presentation	Business Plan Presentation

These Business Plans Require Adobe Acrobat Reader. Get Acrobat here.

Student Resources

These materials will help sudents to prepare for meetings with their mentors and to develop their written business plans that are due on February 13, 2008.

Business Concept

Business Plan Form:

Organize basic infomation about your business concept.

Business Plan Form

Business Concept Development Exercise:

This exercise will help your team develop the business idea. The strongest concepts are ones that address a "customer pain." By answering "who are the customers" and "what is their pain," your team can define the market. Then, think of how your product solves the customer's pain or problem. This will be your "value proposition."

Business Concept Development Exercise

Sample Survey for On-Campus Food Sales:

This is a sample survey to help your team determine “who is the customer” and “what is the need” for on-campus food sales.

Sample Survey On-Campus Food Sales

New Business Concept: Industry & Market Analysis

Industry & Market Analysis - Mentor Assignment

Questions for discussion from Project ECHO curriculum.

Industry and Market Analysis - Mentor Assignment

On-Campus Business: Product & Market Analysis

Product & Market Analysis - Mentor Assignment

Questions for discussion from Project ECHO curriculum.

Product and Market Analysis - Mentor Assignment