Day 4
What we did:
- Sales funnel - conversion and loyalty aspect - worksheet + video
- Product design
- Product poster
What to prepare for tomorrow:
- Please remember we will have only about 1 hour to work on the product in class tomorrow!
Day 3
What we did:
- Sales funnel - consideration aspect - worksheet + video
- Product design
What to prepare for tomorrow:
- Please make sure you plan out how much of your product you will get done in the next 2 days. On Thursday, we will have roughly 1.5 hours to work on the product, and on Friday roughly 1 hour. The product is due by the end of Friday's class. If you feel like you will not be able to complete all of your product by the end of Friday's class, please make sure you work on it at home tonight and tomorrow night.
Day 2
What we did:
- Reviewed responses from our market research survey
- Decided on pricing for our products
- Went over the awareness aspect of the sales funnel
- Drafted a letter to a journalist
- Learnt about supply and demand
What to prepare for tomorrow:
- If you did not complete your letter to a journalist, please complete it tonight and have it ready for me to take a look at tomorrow first thing in class
- Continue to send the market research survey out to as many people as you can
- Brainstorm ideas for how you will create your online product, e.g. on Procreate, Canva, etc. since tomorrow we will begin creating the product
Day 1
Hi all!
We made great progress on our businesses today! It was so great to see everyone today and we definitely have a very creative group.
What we did:
- Create our online business ideas
- Matteus - Posters/video edits
- Isaac - Yoyo tricks handbook
- Hunter - Stickers
- Ace and Ethan - Card game
- Create a market research survey
- Create our business logos
- Pick a charity to donate proceeds to
What to prepare for tomorrow:
- Send market research survey out to at least 5 people. This can be family, friends, or anyone else you know!
- If you did not finish your logo in class today, please complete it at home before tomorrow's class
- Please make sure to bring a device and the booklets that were handed out in class today for every day of the week!
Young Entrepreneur: Student Handbook
Welcome
Hi Everyone
Welcome to our camp! My name is Mahveen and I will be your camp counsellor.
We're so excited to welcome your child to our in-person summer programs! 🎉We can’t wait to meet the kids and see the amazing things they’ll create, build, and explore with us this summer!
To help you get ready, we’ve included all the important information you’ll need below. Please take a few minutes to read it— It's packed with helpful details about what to bring, what to expect, and how to make the most of the experience!
Young Entrepreneurs is my favourite program to teach because we build businesses that YOU want. I never know what business I am going to launch every week! To date, Explorer Hop has launched over 500 businesses with kid bosses just like you!
In this blog, you will get information on what you need to bring, updates about the program and all the information you need. This blog will be updated daily during camp week, so please bookmark this page and refer to it!
General Information:
📍 Location
All of our in-person summer camps will be held at:
St. Clements School, 21 St. Clements Avenue, Toronto, ON M4R 1G8
🕒 Please arrive at 8:45am!
👋 I will meet you at the main entrance on St. Clements Avenue, and we appreciate your cooperation as we follow the building’s strict security protocols. The doors of the school will be closed at 9:00am so please don't be late!
If your child is only in the morning session, the pick up time is 12.05pm. We are unable to wait with your child so please be on time for pickup. For students who are in the afternoon session as well, they do not need to be picked up at 12.05pm
⚠️ Allergy Alert!
Nut-Free Facility: Please do not send any nuts or peanuts with your child.
Shellfish Allergy Alert: Due to a high number of campers with shellfish allergies, we also ask that no shellfish products be brought.
📚 What to Bring
- A lot of imagination - you have only 5 days to launch a business!
- Ideas for our group business
- Water Bottle and Snack (Nut Free, Peanut Free and Shellfish Free)
- Laptop - while not needed for the first day, this may come in handy for the remaining week as we will be using Canva to create our digital assets
- Ideas for a charity to donate your proceeds to
How the program works:
- As a group we can decide what business we will launch. The only limitations are your skills. You have ZERO dollars to launch your business so you need to really use your imagination on how to use the resources that you have. (Welcome to the world of start ups!)
- Through the week we will learn about product development, marketing, finance, operations management and sales.
- The week will end with your business being launched.
- To keep things simple, all funds raised from selling your business will be donated to a charity chosen by the group.
About Mahveen
I am a third-year University of Toronto student, majoring in Psychology and double minoring in Political Science and Biomedical Ethics. I have been teaching a variety of programs at Explorer Hop for the past 2 years, including Model UN, Finance Literacy, and Entrepreneurship. I have lived in five different countries and I love to travel, giving me a well rounded, inclusive and diverse perspective. My primary objective this summer is to ensure that all campers gain valuable knowledge and enjoy a positive, engaging experience!
You can reach me at mahveen@explorerhop.com for any questions or feedback!