 Sell Mixed candy bags to students  Price is based on Weight, doesn’t change based on candy Selection

 North Park Secondary School was Founded in 1978  Is a high school for grades 9 through 12  Principal is Pat Geale, VP is Abedeen Remtula  Population of 106 teachers and 1374 students  Hosts the IBT program › Students in IBT have separate classes from regular students. They also have laptops

 Our Goal of the Business is to make money by selling candy to students.

 Target market is student body at North park Secondary School  Teenagers have the highest amount of disposable income  They also like Candy

 Primary survey was done to see how many students would buy candy from the Commons Corner Store if it was sold during lunch.  The students who took the survey were selected at random.  Survey was hosted by surveymonkey.com.  Questions asked were › “How much money do you bring to school every day?” › “What type of candy would you buy at the Commons Corner Store?” › “How much money do you spend on lunch every day?” › “Would you buy candy from the school store if you chose what you wanted, put however much you wanted into a bag, and then the price would be calculated by weight (our employees would put the candy in the bag for you)” › “Do you think selling open candy is good idea?” › “How often would you buy candy from us?”  This research was used to determine what candy will be sold, the price and how much we will order.

 Four person partnership › More start-up capital › Split work load › Unlimited liability  Functional Organization › Everyone knows their job › Can create a narrow focus for the workers › Makes them think what they do is all they can do

 Have a good Workplace  Internal Motivation and External Motivation › Setting goals (internal) › Recognition (external)  Development to build Leadership and Motivation › Seminars › Worker to Worker

 Variety of Candy to choose from includes › sour keys › Smarties › chocolate coins › double bubble › nerds › Mentoes › tootsie rolls  Sold in a small, brown paper bag › Customer chooses what they want when they order it, then it is put into a bag and weighed

 Restock every Friday  wash your hands before starting your shift  wash all surfaces being used before and after your shift  Keep your station organized  cough or sneeze into your sleeve  have long hair tied at the back  Be prepared to do your job.

 Price is determined by weight (actually put down price per gram)  20 different types of candy  Each candy has different price

 Sold in the Commons Corner Store › Located in the Commons area at North Park Secondary School  Channel of Distribution is from a wholesaler, then to us the retailer, then to the consumer

 Advertising our product by posters and announcements

 Requirement include: › North Park Student › grades 11 and 12 (16, 17, 18 of age) › No experience required  Advertisment: › Posted around school and on website › Allows for the best reach to target audience  Expected Documents: › Application › Cover Letter › Resume

 Process: › Cover Letter, Resume, and Application reviewed › Interview Conducted › Notice of Hiring set out  Expectations: › Casual and Professional Appearance › Ontime › Mannerly › No outside work to be done during work (homework, texting etc.) › Flexible

 Orienting: › Completed on the first day › Storage, Set Up and Close Down, Inventory  Training and Development › Seminars, Overseeing other workers › Management, Motivation, Technological, Leadership, Communication etc. skills

 Comfortable Workplace  Biannual Conferences to Share Discomfort  Creating Goals  Recognition of High Standards  Payment by Hourly (any discomfort can be discussed)

 Departures Process: › Exit interview › Informing other Employees › Discuss if there is a need for Replacement  Dismissals Process: › Verbal Discussion › Written Notice › Coaching and Mentoring › Final Dismissal Notice

 Challenges › Paying rent › Making payroll › Paying for inventory › Constant improvement  Competitors › School cafeteria › Hasty Market › Jug City

 Paying rent › Must make at least $ to keep the space for the store  Making Payroll › We pay our employees $ a month  Inventory › The actual candy we are selling and the bags it will come in cost a total of $  Constant Improvement › Any complaints can be submitted to a suggestion box. An can also be sent to › Complaints will be reviewed at the end of each week

 Cafeteria Servery › Located in the Cafeteria beside the Commons Area › Serves low quality fast food › Intended to be lunch and not a snack › Not a serious threat  Hasty Market › Located at 375 Howden Boulevard, a small walk from the school › Sells drinks and Brand name candy bars › Someone could choose to buy from them instead of us.  Jug city › Located in Mackay Plaza, approximately 1.5 km away › Sells small snacks, another option instead of us