ERIC Number: ED211788
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1981-May
Pages: 91
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Getting Down to Business: Restaurant Business, Module 22. [Student Guide]. Entrepreneurship Training Components.
Kingi, Marcella
This module on owning and operating a restaurant is one of 36 in a series on entrepreneurship. The introduction tells the student what topics will be covered and suggests other modules to read in related occupations. Each unit includes student goals, a case study, and a discussion of the unit subject matter. Learning activities are divided into individual activities, discussion questions, and a group activity. Units (and subject matter) in this module are: planning your business (services, customers, and competition; personal qualities and skills; competition; image; legalities); choosing a location (competition; possible income; transportation); getting money to start (resume; business description; statement of financial need); being in charge (tasks; selecting job applicants; personal interview; personal references; employee training); setting prices (food costs; wages and other operating expenses; competition; profit); advertising and selling (initiating the sale; understanding your customers; types of ads); keeping financial records (guest check; daily cash sheet); buying and keeping track of supplies (suppliers and their terms; ordering food; purchase orders; inventory control); and keeping your business successful (profit/loss statement; net profits; changing your business to increase sales). A summary and quiz complete the document. (A teacher's guide is available for this module.) (CT)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Advertising, Business Administration, Business Education, Business Skills, Financial Support, Learning Activities, Learning Modules, Money Management, Recordkeeping, Salesmanship, Secondary Education
Wisconsin Vocational Studies Center, 964 Educational Sciences Bldg., Madison, WI 53706 (Order No. ETC100DD1, $6.00. 25% discount on 100 or more of same title. Complete set--ETC100--$200.00).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA.
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