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Business Studies for Secondary Schools


          Appendix 5:  Quality chicken ready for      As a youth entrepreneur, you and your
                       sale                           group will develop a business plan that
                                                      solves one of the challenges above.
                                                      You  will  use  the  simplified  business
                                                      plan template provided by your
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                                                      teacher, to describe and organize your
                                                      business idea.
                                                      Reflection questions:
                                                      1.  Describe the business.

                                                      2.   Explain how  market assessment
                                                          will be conducted.
                                                      3.   Describe the products or services
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                                                          the business will offer.
           Your  community  is  facing  several       4.  Explain the marketing plan.
           challenges.  You  are  in  one  of  the
           groups that will choose one challenge      5.   Show your financial plan, explaining
           to solve by generating a business idea,       how you will acquire resources and
           then developing a simple and impactful        how you will make money.
           business plan using the business plan
           template provided.
           Choose one community  challenge  to           Project activity
           solve among the following:                Reflect  on  the  business  idea  you
           1.   Challenge  A:  Childcare  gap:       developed  in Form  Two. If your
               There are few safe and affordable     previous  idea  is  still  feasible,  refine
               after-school activities  or spaces    and expand it. If not, develop  a new
               for young children (ages 4–10) in     business idea that is practical  and
               your area. Many children are left     relevant to your community.
               unsupervised  after  school  while    1.   Make a sample of the product or
               their  parents  work, putting  them       service  from your business idea
               at risk and limiting their learning       and conduct a market assessment.
               or play opportunities.                    (a)   Set the product price using a
                                                              cost-based approach.
           2.   Challenge  B: Farmer transport           (b)   Interview potential customers
               and market access problem: Local               of your product  to establish
               farmers  in  your area  struggle  to           their perceptions or feedback
               get their farm produce, like fruits            on the following:
               and vegetables, to the market on
               time.


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