Show Me the Green

Students in Be Your Own Boss are pitching the ideas for their business ventures to a board of investors. The three groups came up with one idea each. The ideas are as follows:

• A laundry service for the  LA community
• Cabs and Coffee- an on call taxi service
• Welcome Home!- a dog training service that trains people how to care for a dog.

The students also went to small businesses to educate themselves about the life of a business owner. The two most recent businesses they visited were Plaster Fun Time, and Harvard Sweets Boutique.

Plaster Fun Time

Harvard Sweets

BYOB - Bring Your Own Brescia

LA students enrolled in the Winterim, Be Your Own Boss (BYOB), lead by Mr. Brescia.  They are learning from Ken Parker how to be an entrepreneur. Ken Parker is successful enough to teach at universities and LA while still maintaining a job. Students are learning the basics of business.

This afternoon the students packed up and went off to an indoor skydiving facility in Nashua NH. This is part of the curriculum because it represents an experiential business franchise. Unlike most franchised business like McDonalds or Wendy's, this franchise makes money on giving people an experience instead of a product, like a Big Mac.