REFLECTION: Allow 15-30 minutes for discussion and debrief, based on questions such as: How did your loan committee evaluate the plan? Would you be satisfied if a lending institution evaluated your business plan using the same method? How did you feel being the other side of the the decision to loan or not “on fence,” making to loan? Did you feel qualified to make the decision? Why or why not? Did Doc letter affect your opinion of the plan? How? Green’s What insights did this activity give you about your own business plan?  What do you need to do to prepare your plan for a review like this one? EXPANSION & APPLICATION: JOURNAL: Finish and elaborate on this I had $1,000,000 to lend, I would look for sentence: “If entrepreneurs who...” The same review procedure may be used for actual business plans. Add impact students’ by putting members, REAL staff members, students from other classes, “outsiders” (CST etc.) on each committee. Reviewing and critiquing the Country Roads Natural Produce plan will be easier for most participants than reviewing each plans. With Country Roads Natural Produce, other’s they be worried about or about what the next person won’t hurting someone’s feelings might say about their plan. Help students recognize that constructive criticism can be valuable and appreciated, especially if it is delivered with respect for the work, author’s ideas, and feelings. Be sure that the necessary support is available for students to make the improvements they identify as needed in their business plans! Copyright © 2014 NC REAL Enterprises, Inc. COUNTRY ROADS NATURAL PRODUCE, p. 3
REFLECTION: Allow 15-30 minutes for discussion and debrief, based on questions such as: How did your loan committee evaluate the plan? Would you be satisfied if a lending institution evaluated your business plan using the same method? How did you feel being “on the other side of the fence,” making the decision to loan or not to loan? Did you feel qualified to make the decision? Why or why not? Did Doc Green’s letter affect your opinion of the plan? How? What insights did this activity give you about your own business plan?  What do you need to do to prepare your plan for a review like this one? EXPANSION & APPLICATION: JOURNAL: Finish and elaborate on this sentence: “If I had $1,000,000 to lend, I would look for entrepreneurs who...” The same review procedure may be used for students’ actual business plans. Add impact by putting “outsiders” (CST members, REAL staff members, students from other classes, etc.) on each committee. Reviewing and critiquing the Country Roads Natural Produce plan will be easier for most participants than reviewing each other’s plans. With Country Roads Natural Produce, they won’t be worried about hurting someone’s feelings or about what the next person might say about their plan. Help students recognize that constructive criticism can be valuable and appreciated, especially if it is delivered with respect for the author’s work, ideas, and feelings. Be sure that the necessary support is available for students to make the improvements they identify as needed in their business plans! Copyright © 2014 NC REAL Enterprises, Inc. COUNTRY ROADS NATURAL PRODUCE, p. 3
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