SIFE BYU-IdahoSIFE BYU-Idaho

Creating Effective ProjectsCreating Effective Projects

What Makes a Good Project?What Makes a Good Project?

Reach, content, judging criteria, media Reach, content, judging criteria, media coverage impact.coverage impact.

Understand and know the JUDGING Understand and know the JUDGING CRITERIACRITERIA

Use Youth Entrepreneurship CurriculumUse Youth Entrepreneurship Curriculum– Sife.org resources (examples of websites)Sife.org resources (examples of websites)

Good Projects (continued)Good Projects (continued)

Start planning for Winter projects at the Start planning for Winter projects at the end of Fall semester.end of Fall semester.

Tie the Tie the theme theme or or mission mission into your into your projects.projects.

Brainstorming with these ideas in mind.Brainstorming with these ideas in mind.

Include Pre & Post test (So what)Include Pre & Post test (So what)

Plan, Prepare, Practice, and Present Plan, Prepare, Practice, and Present (Practice Makes Perfect)(Practice Makes Perfect)

Judging CriteriaJudging Criteria

1. How free markets work in the global 1. How free markets work in the global economy.economy.

2. How entrepreneurs succeed by 2. How entrepreneurs succeed by identifying a market need and then identifying a market need and then profitably producing and marketing a profitably producing and marketing a product or service to fill that need.product or service to fill that need.

Judging CriteriaJudging Criteria

3. The personal entrepreneurial, 3. The personal entrepreneurial, communications, technological and communications, technological and financial management skills needed to financial management skills needed to successfully compete.successfully compete.

4. The importance of practicing business in 4. The importance of practicing business in an ethical and socially responsible an ethical and socially responsible manner that supports the principles of a manner that supports the principles of a market economy.market economy.

Youth Entrepreneurship Youth Entrepreneurship WebsitesWebsites

Use existing curriculum available on the Use existing curriculum available on the web for your projects.web for your projects.

– Bankjunior.comBankjunior.com

– Bankrate.comBankrate.com

– Jumpstart.orgJumpstart.org

– SIFE.orgSIFE.org (resources) (resources)

– Entreworld.comEntreworld.com

Procedure For Completing a Procedure For Completing a ProjectProject

Plan and present your project.Plan and present your project.

Make sure digital pictures and video clips Make sure digital pictures and video clips are taken (Documentation is key/Got are taken (Documentation is key/Got testimonials?)testimonials?)

Contact Media V.P. 2 weeks prior to Contact Media V.P. 2 weeks prior to project presentation to get project presentation to get media coveragemedia coverage——VERY IMPORTANTVERY IMPORTANT

Procedure For Completing a Procedure For Completing a ProjectProject

Fill out project information sheet and put Fill out project information sheet and put all pictures on CD and turn in video to all pictures on CD and turn in video to SIFE President.SIFE President.

Cut out and record any media coverage Cut out and record any media coverage and turn in to president.and turn in to president.

HAVE FUN & MAKE A DIFFERENCE.HAVE FUN & MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

SIFE —SIFE —

Changing the world . . .Changing the world . . .

One Person at a Time.One Person at a Time.

Secrets to SuccessSecrets to Success

If You Say You Are Going To If You Say You Are Going To

Do Something, Then DO IT!Do Something, Then DO IT!

BE RESPONSIBLE!!BE RESPONSIBLE!!

President Gordon B. Hinckley:President Gordon B. Hinckley:

““It is not enough to just be good. You must It is not enough to just be good. You must

be good for something. You must be good for something. You must

contribute good to the world. The world contribute good to the world. The world

must be a better place for your presence. must be a better place for your presence.

And the good that is in you must be And the good that is in you must be

spread to others.”spread to others.”