NFTE Business Plan Competition

Exploring Careers Curriculum

Location: Blackham Middle SchoolBridgeport, CT

Teacher: Tanesha Poyser

The program took place October 2010 -

May 2011, with a total of seven 6th

graders.

Students worked together in teams and

created businesses. There was a total of three (3) businessesStar Pillowz, Crazy

Chocolate Creations & Chris & Joes Sweets to

Go.

Concepts Covered:

•Career Clusters•Opportunity Recognition

•Types of Business• Business, Personal &

Educational Goals•Marketing

Each team presented their business ideas to a panel of

judges.

Question & Answer Session

Students were encouraged to incorporate

different promotional tactics in their

presentation. One team raffled a sample of

their product & used a mascot.

Students were awarded using the following

categories:•Best Marketing

•Best Business Pitch •Most Innovative Idea

One of the judges won a star pillow!

The End