California Virtual Enterprise New Coordinators' Resources

Virtual Business Resources Co-op
Created by Janet and Jerry Belch
Established September 2009

janetbelch@cox.net
jerrybelch@cox.net

Valuable Resources
Our Mission
Photos
    Trade Shows
  1. 2012 Bay Area Trade Show  Bay Area Trade Show, March 11th and 12th. Registration packet.
  2. 2012 San Diego Trade Show Registration  San Diego Area Trade Show, Monday. April 16. Registration packet.
  3. San Diego hotels  Hotels near San Diego Area Trade Show.
    University of Calif.
  1. UC Economics Approved  An approved course outline for obtaining A-G University of California credit for Virtual Enterrprise
  2. UC Elective Approved  An approved course outline for obtaining elective University of California credit for Virtual Enterprise
    Parents/Administration
  1. Course Syllabus A brief description of the course; philisophy; company policy and evaluation
  2. Parent Introductory Letter Explain Virtual Enterrise to the parents. Inform them the purpose of trade fairs and their approximate dates, responsibilities and costs associated with course.
  3. Course Description Course Description, evaluation and basic policies from Janet Belch
    What is New?
  1. Acct.Software/Courseware An automated accounting program that runs directly from this web site
  2. Virtual Business Teachers' Blog  A blog designed especially for teachers of Virtual Business Classes

    Project Step by Steps
  1. Getting Started-first 4 weeks How run the first 4 weeks of your VE class
  2. Employee Manual How to complete your employee manual in 7 weeks, daily step by step plans and example
  3. Sales Catalog How to complete your sales catalog in 7 weeks, daily step by step instructions with example
  4. Web Page How to complete your company web page in 7 weeks, daily step by step instructions with example
  5. Invoicing:Office 2007 How to handle invoices from trade fairs, open house, and Internet sales. Microsoft Office 2007
  6. Invoicing:Office 2003 How to handle invoices from trade fairs, open house, and Internet sales. Microsoft Office 2003
  7. Sample payroll Learn how to determine your salary cost as part of the business contract. This is an Excel spreadheet.
  8. Sample payroll instruct.  Instruction for modifying the sample program using your students' names and hours worked, how to compute your business contract as it relates to salaries
  9. Inc project./Breakeven  Instructions on how to determine your Break-Even point and do sales projections for a merchandising business
  10. Inc.project./BE template An Excel Spreadsheet to determine Break-Even point and sales projections
  11. Inventory Control A tutorial on inventory control.
  12. Internet Ads Tutorial A tutorial on how to create Internet advertisiments
  13. VE Internet Email Ads  Examples of email internet ads.
  14. VE Banner Ads Examples of banner Internet ads.
  15. Jerry's 7 Week Templates Seven weeks worth of plans to get ready for Bakersfield trade fair; individual department plans
  16. Step By Step Tests Tests for the Step By Step units
    Accounting
  1. Training Accounting tutorial menu and all 13 lessons
  2. Tests Testing menu and chapter tests for all accounting tutorial material
  3. Teachers' Manual A teachers' manual for accounting materials. including new standards for Accounting as well as course outline and course certificate
  4. Year's Lesson Plans Daily plans for your Accounting Department are located here. The materials are in the order needed to prepare VE business plan parts in the first chapters .
  5. Forms Forms needed for student assignments
    Testing
  1. Curriculum Unit Tests Jerry's Computerized and graded VE curriculum tests
  2. Curriculum Unit Sign Off Cathy's curriculum tests sign off sheet
  3. Step By Step Tests Tests for the Step By Step units
  4. Accounting Tests Testing menu and chapter tests for all accounting tutorial material
    Powerpoints
  1. Getting Started  Virtual Enterprise a year at a glance
  2. Grand Openings  How to put on a grand opening for your Virtual Enterprise company.
  3. Student Recruitment  How to recruit good students for your program
  4. Classroom Organization  How to organize your class to make it function like a business
  5. Trade Fair Prep.  How to prepare for your first trade fair
  6. 1st Week PowerPoint  Cathy's how to organize the first week of the class
  7. Jake's Business Plan  Jake's Powerpoint on how create your business plan
    Important Links
  1. Tammy's Web Site  An example of a web site that contains your VE Plans and asignments
  2. Polly's Marketing Link  Polly's marketing information
  3. Biz Stats.com  Business statistics to help you find out markup for your product line. Needed in business contract
  4. Virtual Business Teachers' Blog  A blog designed especially for teachers of Virtual Business Classes

    Samples
  1. Teacher Work Samples  Organization charts, interview questions, brochures. job applications, etc
  2. Job Descriptions  Different job descriptions for Virtual Enterprise jobs
  3. Additional Samples  Newsletters, employee manuals, business partner letters, etc.
    From the Veterans
  1. Teaching Suggestions  Many ideas for plans by veteran teachers
  2. Nancy's Personal Finance  A VE teaching unit for personal finance
  3. Company Strategic Plan  Alan's plan from year to year when keeping the same business
  4. Digital Portfolio  Corey's Digital portfolio unit
    Helpful Forms
  1. Forms, templates, letters  Examples of forms needed that will save you a lot of time
  2. Employee Evaluation  Polly's employee evaluation form
  3. Qtr. Tasks Sign Off Sheets  Cathy's quarter task sign off sheets
    Free Software
  1. Description of Programs  A descrription of free VE software for you to download.
  2. Software Demonstration  See how the software works in a Flash presentation
  3. Software Downloads  The place to download the software
  4. Job Simulation Manuals  Instruction and simulations for all the programs, MS Word files to printout simulation text books
   Welcome to our Virtual Business Resources website, a place where teachers can network and share classroom ideas and timelines for major projects, classroom problem solving techniques with resources and samples galore, created to share by veteran teachers. If you are a visitor to our website, please send us your email address and become a part of a network of the most devoted, motivated, caring and sharing teachers I have ever had the opportunity to work with in 30+ years in education.

   Virtual Business has been my passion for a decade, whether with my own competitive teams or a mentor to new teachers. Jerry brings 34 years as a Business/Computer educator and is a long-time author of classroom computer curriculum, published by Career Publishing, Thompson International and Houghton-Mifflin. He is also credited with having the first computerized accounting class in the state of CA in 1979.

   At janetbelch.com Our goal is to keep helping teachers by providing a place where teachers, free of charge, can share ideas, get credit for their spirit and generosity and help each other not to burnout! Enjoy these resources veteran teachers are so generously sharing and feel free to send us ideas for additional resources you'd like to see created. This is YOUR website. It is free. Enjoy!

                   Sincerely.
                   Janet Belch
                   Jerry Belch
                   Virtual Business Resources Co-op

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