2. Vice President for Chapter Events and Papers Piper Rawding – competed in Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan in 2011-12 Will oversee all chapter events and papers Must meet deadlines Ms. Brita and I assign Piper will collect updates on projects bi- weekly and also be your main contact if you are to need help

3. New Events Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan – challenges you to take advantage of market opportunities to start a new business Entrepreneurship – Growing Your Existing Business Event – for members who currently own and operate their own business

4. Business Operations Research Event (cont.) Business Services includes human resources, information technology and personal and contracted services businesses. Buying and Merchandising includes retail and wholesale businesses that provide consumer goods. Finance includes banks, credit unions, accounting, investments and other financial businesses. Hospitality and Tourism includes hotels, restaurants and tourism-related businesses. Sports and Entertainment Marketing includes businesses that conduct sporting and/or entertainment events.

5. Business Operations Research Event The 2013 topic for each career category is the development of a promotional campaign based on the results of the research conducted. Participants will choose an existing business and conduct a SWOT analysis and additional research on its products/services in an attempt to provide new and exciting ways to restructure, change and update that business’s website to create a wider audience and/or generate more customers.

6. Business Management and Entrepreneurship Events Entrepreneurship Written – – prepare a written proposal for a new business – request financing for the proposal in a role-playing interview with a bank or venture capital official International Business Plan – – apply marketing skills in an international setting – prepare a written proposal for a new business venture (a new business or a new product or service of an existing business)

7. Chapter Events Community Service Project – demonstrate their understanding of the role of community service within their community – plan and conduct a project to benefit a community service or charity – evaluate the project’s effectiveness in meeting the stated goals

8. Chapter Events (cont.) Creative Marketing Project – Such a project might concern itself with finding new markets for local products, promoting the community’s resources, increasing the trading area of facilities, increasing sales, increasing employment, providing better shopping facilities, solving problems or challenges affecting the marketing process, etc.

9. Chapter Events (cont.) Entrepreneurship Promotion – demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of entrepreneurship – engage in activity(ies) that clarify and enhance understanding of entrepreneurship – plan and implement a presentation or activity(ies) to educate and promote entrepreneurship to organized – groups and/or the general public

10. Chapter Events (cont.) Financial Literacy Promotion Project – demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of financial literacy – engage in activity(ies) that clarify and enhance understanding of financial literacy – plan and implement a presentation or activity(ies) to educate and promote financial literacy to organized groups and/or the general public

11. Chapter Events (cont.) Learn and Earn Project – plan, organize and conduct a sales/service project in their local community – develop a business plan – implement a promotional campaign – evaluate the planning, implementation and outcome of the project

12. Chapter Events (cont.) Public Relations Project – develop and/or identify a theme for a public relations campaign – plan and organize a public relations campaign in their local community – implement a public relations campaign – evaluate the planning and implementation process