The Restaurant Entrepreneur

Embark on an entrepreneurial journey combining imagination, creativity, and computer skills. In The Restaurant Entrepreneur, students will start and run their own restaurant by creating all of the documents that a real restaurant would need to open its doors, from writing a radio commercial script to generating a revenue statement. Your students will love what’s on the menu in this exciting and inspiring entrepreneurial simulation.

• Designed for all versions of Microsoft Office, Google Apps, or equivalent applications
• Students are guided by teen restaurant entrepreneur Amanda Sanchez
• Project Planning Forms help students create and design documents

Start-up

Project 1: Instructor Memo
Project 2: Restaurant Logo

Word Processing
Project 3: Letterhead
Project 4: Business Envelope
Project 5: Help Wanted Ad
Project 6: Employee Memo
Project 7: Press Release
Project 8: Social Media Marketing
Project 9: Promotional Flyer
Project 10: Radio Commercial Script
Project 11: Block Style Business Letter

Spreadsheets
Project 12: Employee Roster
Project 13: Music Playlist
Project 14: Equipment Inventory
Project 15: Menu Planner
Project 16: Employee Timesheet Schedule
Project 17: Revenue Projection

Databases
Project 18: Employee Database
Project 19: Business Networking Contacts

Desktop Publishing
Project 20: Business Card
Project 21: T-shirt
Project 22: Floor Plan
Project 23: Mobile App
Project 24: Takeout Menu

Presentations
Project 25: Lobby Presentation
Project 26: Employee Orientation Presentation

Aligned to:

CCTC: Common Career Technical Core Standards

CCSS-R: Common Core: Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects - Grades 6-12

CCSS-A: Common Core: College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading - Grades 6-12

CCSS-W: Common Core: College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing - Grades 6-12

ISTE: International Society for Technology in Education - Health, Vocational Education and Computer Education/Instructional Technology Standards - Grades 6-12

Virginia: Keyboarding Applications, Keyboarding (Secondary)

The Free Online Instructor and Student Resources for The Restaurant Entrepreneur are housed on eReadiness.com. 

Online Instructor and Student Resources Include:

• Project Planning Forms
  • Project Planning Forms allow students to "map out" a project's content, design, and layout on paper first. Guiding questions help students brainstorm aspects of a project, while design areas allow them to begin sketching the project before designing on a computer.
• Sample Documents
  • Teen restaurant owner Amanda Sanchez's documents accompany each project and are designed to provide students with inspiration and guidance as they complete projects tailored to their own restaurant. The Sample Documents can also be used as a guide for assessing student work.
• Grading Rubric Tables and Form
• Student Progress Checklist
• Certificate of Completion
• Teacher's Guide

Transferable eTextbook Student License: One license is required per student per term within a given school year. Once a term is completed, licenses can be reused. The number of licenses required is equal to the maximum number of students using an eTextbook within one term. See example below:

Minimum: A minimum purchase of 15 licenses is required.

Term: Licenses are valid for 5 years (transferable term to term).

Instructor Resources: Included FREE for unlimited number of instructors; 5-year access.

Format/Delivery: eTextbook is delivered in PDF format. The eTextbook and student/instructor resources can be uploaded to any LMS or accessed through eReadiness.com.

License Pricing: Pricing is determined by the number of licenses purchased. If the number of licenses you require exceeds the quantity displayed, call or email for volume pricing.

Grade: 6-8, 9-12

The Restaurant Entrepreneur (Print) - Min. 15 (Print)
ISBN: 9781934422571
Author: Todd Toporski and the Development Team at B.E. Publishing
© 2014
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Page Count: 96
Print Color: Full Color
Binding: Spiral Bound

The Restaurant Entrepreneur (eTextbook 5 Yr. Student License) - Min. 15
ISBN: 9781626896604
Author: Todd Toporski and the Development Team at B.E. Publishing
© 2014
Page Count: 96
Print Color: Full Color