Year 10 Commerce students put theory into practice and tried out their entrepreneurial skills with the planning of a commerce stall. The students were required to decide on a product and develop marketing strategies and operations plans as part of running their stalls. Students learned the importance of differentiating products towards their target markets, having a strong marketing plan and workplace health and safety issues.<\/p>\n
Important skills such as working together, problem solving and contingency planning were all evident on the day, with a wide variety of stalls supplying everything from Ramen and lemonade, crepes with various toppings, cupcakes and fairy floss, to\u00a0 tteokbokki. Most stalls were fortunate enough to sell out.<\/p>\n
What some of the students said<\/p>\n
“I really enjoyed this task. It was really engaging for me due to the practical nature and the amount of planning needed to complete it.”<\/p>\n
“Although I was stressed about the water issues, I managed to come up with quick solutions to solve it.”<\/p>\n
“At the start of the recess, people just rushed in and I was in a bit of shock at how many people wanted to buy our product.”<\/p>\n
“I was expecting to be sitting down, doing nothing on the day, but was surprised by how many drinks Erina and I made. I was surprised that I did not sit down whatsoever during the day.”<\/p>\n
“I struggled with ratios and timing, with a larger volume of food being prepared at once at the beginning of the task. I would try to get experience with all of the equipment that would be used on the day.”<\/p>\n
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