CLASS AGENDA

7:40am - 7:55am	Prepare for today’s class Place cell phones and devices in book bags Take one minute of silence to connect with your creative potential Open lap tops at 8:15am to be able to complete your Canvas assignments today Review’s today’s agenda and plans
7:55am -8:20am	Practice Networking and Relationship-building Skills “As entrepreneurs, you’ll often get advice to network, network, network. What is networking? These are deliberate actions you take as a professional to develop lasting relationships with people who you agree to help each other as entrepreneurs and professionals. What do you help each other with? Making money, sure. What do you really help each other with that’s deeper than money?” - Miss Neelu Choose a partner you haven’t worked with before and network: Practice generosity - Build your reputation as a helpful, emotionally supportive person who values yourself as knowledgeable, adding value, focusing on the person not the money-making. “How can I help you today?” - By asking this question, you begin to understand others’ pain points/problems and how to offer solutions. Learn something new about your partner - Notice something about your partner and let them know “I see you.” A quality you noticed in them that stands out to you.
8:20am - 9:00am	Engage in shared decision-making about presenting information and knowledge “Our Code of Ethics in class has included shared decision-making and working collaboratively, rather than me as a teacher telling you what to do and you executing the tasks. Collaborative decision-making asks of you to be a creative contributor rather than a passive producer who receives input and generates output. A creative contributor decides the input and the output both. Entrepreneurship is about thinking of novel and thoughtful inputs and outputs on your own. The single most important input and output is the production of knowledge” -Miss Neelu
	Divide into groups of 4 colleagues Case Study of Pizza Uncommon https://www.pizzauncommon.com/location/pizza-uncommon-madison/Links to an external site. Research Pizza Uncommon, an Indiana-business with three locations. Prepare a presentation answering the following questions analyzing this small business. Create and produce knowledge that doesn’t yet exist on the internet by gathering information, organizing it and sharing it : What is Pizza Uncommon’s history? Founding date? Their leadership? Organizational growth? Timeline of events and achievements? What are the strengths of their product offerings? Weaknesses? Who are 3 different customer bases who’d choose Pizza Uncommon? Who may reject their products/offerings and why? Who are Pizza Uncommon’s competitors in Indiana? What is Pizza Uncommon’s big mission? What drives them to grow and expand? What do you think Pizza Uncommon’s values are as business based on their website/branding? What is Pizza Uncommon trying to promote other than eating pizza? What opportunities for improvement would you offer Pizza Uncommon? 10.How do you imagine their pizza making process might be different from other pizza places? 11. What is different about Pizza Uncommon’s ingredients? 12. What 3 pieces of business advice would your group give to Pizza Uncommon for expansion across Indiana? What 3 cities could they easily find customers in Indiana and should expand to next? 13.What are 3 kudos, positive encouragements and “awards” would you give to Pizza Uncommon for why you think they are a stand-out small business? 14.Name and describe 3 ways Pizza Uncommon treats their employees? 15.Name and describe 3 qualities of people who might like to work at Pizza Uncommon?
9:00am - 9:05am	BREAK
9:05am - 9:10am	Prepare 7-minute group presentations
9:10am - 9:35am	Deliver 7-minute group presentations
9:35am - 9:40am	Share 1 things you learned from today’s class

Guest Speakers Scheduled so far for this Semester

Friday, August 16th - Larry Guentart - Percussion Studio Owner for the past 40 years
Friday, August 23 - Hannah S - Plant and floral Small Business Owner, West Lafayette
Friday, August 30th - Trish Hanlon, Director of Finance, Trajector - 4 Ps of Marketing
Friday, September 14 - John & Patty Kish - Harmony Counseling Center
Friday, September 27 - Kris Taylor, Talent Developer, Evergreen Leadership