1. Written Event Breakdown Provincials 2015 North Park DECA

2. EVENTS http://tinyurl.com/DECAWRITTENS2014 CategoryEvent Business Operations Research – Research based on event – Report incl. research, budget, plan, etc. – E.g. upgrade website, rebrand company Chapter Team – Develop & host public event – Analyze results and plan for report (e.g. bowling event) Business Management/Entrepreneurship – Create & analyze new business idea Marketing Representative – Prepare promotional campaigns for prospective client Professional Selling – Prepare sales presentation for product/service

3. Business Operations Research ‣ 1-3 Members ‣ Research-based 30 PAGE REPORT + 15 MINUTE PRESENTATION EventCode Business ServiesBOR Buying and MerchandisingBMOR FinanceFOR Hospitality & TourismHTOR Sports & EntertainmentSEOR

4. Chapter Team Events 30 PAGE REPORT + 15 MINUTE PRESENTATION ‣ Create & host public event ‣ Evaluate & analyze event and it’s effectiveness through report ‣ 1-3 Group Members EventCode Community Service ProjectCSP Creative Marketing ProjectCMP Entrepreneurship Promotion PlanEPP Public Relations ProjectPRP Financial Literacy Promotion ProjectFLPP Learn and EarnLEP

5. Chapter Team Events Event Community Service Project – Plan and conduct a project to benefit a community service or charity – Evaluate the project’s effectiveness in meeting the stated goals Creative Marketing Project – Improve the marketing activities of an individual company, a group of companies (such as a shopping mall), an organization, a club or the business community Entrepreneurship Promotion Project – Engage in activities that clarify and enhance understanding of entrepreneurship – Plan and implement a presentation or activities to educate and promote entrepreneurship to organized groups and/or the general public Financial Literacy Promotion Project – Engage in activities that clarify and enhance understanding of financial literacy – Plan and implement a presentation or activities to educate and promote financial literacy to organized groups and/or the general public Learn and Earn Project – Plan, organize and conduct a sales/service project in the local community – Develop a business plan & implement a promotional campaign – Evaluate the planning, implementation and outcome of the project Public Relations – Plan and organize a public relations campaign in local community – Implement a public relations campaign – Evaluate the planning and implementation process

6. Business Management & Entrepreneurship Events ‣ 1-3 Group Members ‣ Development of a business proposal – new business / business idea ‣ 30 pg. report ‣ 15 minute presentation

7. Business Management & Entrepreneurship Events EventCodeDescriptionMembersPages Entrepreneurship Innovation PlanENI – Introduction of a new business, product or service 1-35 Entrepreneurship Participating Event Independent or Frachnishing ENPI ENPF – Written proposal to form a business 111 Entrepreneurship WrittenENW – Written proposal for a new business – Request financing for the proposal in a role-playing interview 1-330 Growing Your BusinessENG – Identify opportunities to grow and expand business – MUST BE ACTUAL OWNER OF THE BUSINESS International Business PlanIBP – International Theme – Prepare a written proposal for a new business OR a new product or service of an existing business)

8. Marketing Representative Events 11 PAGE REPORT + 20 MINUTE PRESENTATION + WRITTEN EXAM (M/C) EventCodeDescription Advertising CampaignADC – Advertising campaign for any real product, service, company or business – Present to a prospective client/advertiser Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan FMP – Develop a seasonal sales promotion plan, using apparel and accessory items only, for a retail store – Present the plan in a role-playing situation to the store manager Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan SEPP – Develop a seasonal sales promotion plan for a sports and/or entertainment company – Present the plan in a role-playing situation to the company manager

9. DATES ‣ REPORT DUE DATES: ‣ Thursday, January 15th, 2015, 5pm – Turnitin ‣ Hard Copy: Feb 5th — DECA Ontario office (Toronto Sheraton Centre) ‣ PROVINCIALS: February 5-7, 2015 North Park DECA

10. NORTH PARK - DEADLINES ‣ Topic & Group — Upcoming Weekend, Oct. 4th-5th ‣ Report & Presentation ‣ Rough Draft: Late Oct. / Early Nov. ‣ Final Draft – Early Jan. (first meeting after Winter Break) ‣ Mock Presentations – December (before Break) North Park DECA

11. REMINDERS ‣ EMAIL npssdeca@gmail.com WITH YOUR TOP 3 CHOICES & GROUP MEMBERS (if applicable) BY SATURDAY ‣ EVENTS & SAMPLE REPORTS: http://www.tinyurl.com/decawrittens2014 http://www.tinyurl.com/decawrittens2014 ‣ DECA ONTARIO RUBRICS: http://tinyurl.com/writtenrubricshttp://tinyurl.com/writtenrubrics ‣ GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN ‣ If you don’t submit your choices by Saturday, you will be put into whatever is available! North Park DECA