LD Business Plan
__________________ High School
____________ Hour Education for Careers
Lemonade Day Business Plan
Name:_____________________________________ Hour: _________ Date:_______________________
Lemonade Day Checklist
_____Student participated in planning
_____Student attended Lemonade Day-5/7/11
_____Student volunteered for a responsibility
_____Student participated throughout the process
_____Student signed Commitment
_____Student was positive & supportive
_____Student completed responsibilities
_____Total Points (35 possible points)
Step 1—Setting Goals
 Building Résumé—What we will do to build our résumés:
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Community Service & Volunteering: Lemonade Day—May 7, 2011
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Profit—Amount of money would we like to make:
Step 2—Planning & Budgeting
 Items needed—Consumables & capital equipment:
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Cost—Purchasing items:
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Borrowing—Amount needed:
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Number of cups to be made—Maximum:
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Number that can be sold—Estimate:
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Price per cup:
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Profit—Price less cost:
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Number of cups that need to be sold to make profit—Goal:
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Schedule of workers—Time/Person:
Cost of each cu p:
Step 3—Finding an Investor
 Start-up Funds—Investor:
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Borrowing:
 Amount of Money Needed:
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Contact:
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Investment Plan:
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Interest Rate:
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Due Date:
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Plan if Unable to Pay:
Step 4—Site Selection
 Place:
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Permission—Contact:
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Safety Concerns:
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Parking:
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Time of Day:
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Operating Hours:
Step 5—Advertising
 Plan to Get Stand Noticed:
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Signs:
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Other Ways:
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Getting the Word Out:
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Wording:
Step 6—Building a Stand
 Building—Supplies Needed:
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Theme:
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Decorating Plans:
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Size of Stand:
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Help Needed:
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Setting Up:
Step 7—Purchasing
 Kind of Lemonade:
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Recipes:
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Supplies:
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Borrowing Supplies:
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Purchasing Supplies:
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When & Who Supplies will be Purchased:
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Buying Too Much or Too Little:
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Ice/Storage:
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Keep Receipts!
Step 8—Making Healthy Lemonade
 Recipe Healthy & Tasty:
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Size of Cups:
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Container for Serving:
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Keeping it Cold/Ice:
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Local Guidelines for Serving Beverages:
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Cleanliness of Stand:
Step 9—Setting Up
 Delivery of Supplies:
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Time for Set up:
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Change:
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Making Change:
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Place to Keep Money:
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Placement of Signs:
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Recycling:
Step 10—Running Our Business
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Greeting customters—
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Why buy OUR lemonade—
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Reflls & Charging for Refils—
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Thanking Customers—
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Tip Jar—
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Keeping Money Safe—
Step 11—Business Results & Accounting
 Counting Money:
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Completing the Lemonade Day Form:
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Submitting the Project:
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Emailng Photos to lemonadeday.org:
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Public Relations—Getting the Word Out:
Step 12—Banking
 Profit:
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Saving:
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Donating:
Step 13—Giving Back
 Charity:
Step 14—Reflections & Future Plans
 Results:
 What went well & not so well:
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Location:
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Other Things to Consider:
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Applying What was Learned to Other Businesses:
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Future Plans:
Name:_____________________________
LEMONADE DAY EVALUATION
1. Did you enjoy participating in the Lemonade Day project?
2. Would you participate in a project like this in the future?
3. What part of the project did you enjoy the most?
4. If you could do the project over, what would you do differently?
5. What are at least three (3) things you learned by participating in this project?
Please provide your personal comments.
____________________ High School
________________ Hour Education for Careers
Lemonade Day Business Plan
Student Commitment
I commit to fully participate in our Education for Careers Lemonade Day project. I understand that
successful completion of the project depends on my fulfilling the responsibilities I chose to complete
and that I will be graded on my participation and completion of my responsibilities.
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