Junior Achievement 7.1Junior Achievement 7.1

““Thanks for the Memories”Thanks for the Memories”

““Success is simple. Do what’s right, Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.”the right way, at the right time.”

Do you agree with this Do you agree with this statement?statement?

Why or why not?Why or why not?

How would you judge your How would you judge your performance at JA BizTown?performance at JA BizTown?

Were you successful?Were you successful?

Why or why not?Why or why not?

Today you will be evaluating how Today you will be evaluating how well your business team performed well your business team performed

at JA BizTown.at JA BizTown.

Please turn to page 93 in your Please turn to page 93 in your student workbook. As a business student workbook. As a business team, you should complete the team, you should complete the Quality Business Assessment. Quality Business Assessment.

Select one member of your team Select one member of your team to present your findings to the to present your findings to the

class.class.

In addition to the checklist, In addition to the checklist, please write down your please write down your

responses to the following responses to the following questions…questions…

Did you operate a quality business?Did you operate a quality business?

What is the one thing that you are What is the one thing that you are most proud of in terms of the way most proud of in terms of the way

you operated your business?you operated your business?

What unexpected things did you What unexpected things did you experience during the day?experience during the day?

What was the most significant What was the most significant problem, challenge, or dilemna you problem, challenge, or dilemna you faced as a business? How did you faced as a business? How did you

solve the problem?solve the problem?

What changes would you make to What changes would you make to improve your business if you were to improve your business if you were to go back to JA BizTown for another go back to JA BizTown for another

visit?visit?

It’s always a good idea to write a It’s always a good idea to write a letter to thank the sponsor of your letter to thank the sponsor of your

business (Jack in the Box, business (Jack in the Box, SeaWorld, etc.) for supporting your SeaWorld, etc.) for supporting your

experience at JA BizTown. experience at JA BizTown.

After all, they have donated lots of After all, they have donated lots of money, time, and expertise to create money, time, and expertise to create

a mini store in which you worked.a mini store in which you worked.

A business letter is a more formal A business letter is a more formal kind of letter used to communicate kind of letter used to communicate

with a company or organization.with a company or organization.

Let’s look at the elements of a Let’s look at the elements of a business letter.business letter.

Please work with your team to Please work with your team to write a business letter to your write a business letter to your sponsor. You can thank your sponsor. You can thank your company for their generous company for their generous

donation, the time they spent donation, the time they spent working with Junior Achievement, working with Junior Achievement, their interest in educating you for their interest in educating you for

the careers you will one day the careers you will one day have, and…have, and…

……for serving their community!for serving their community!

They would probably love to hear They would probably love to hear about your experience at JA about your experience at JA

BizTown. BizTown.