Tour Tomorrow/Book Club/Schedule

Greetings!

There has been an additional business tour added for this Friday, September 21st! We are grateful to have Reed's Fly-On Farming, an aerial applicator business, welcome us for a visit. Please feel free to join us!

Business/Leadership Book Club - Each student has chosen a book to read from a book list recommended by CCEC class investors. The student and investor will be the co-facilitators of the book discussion. We welcome you to read along with us and participate!

Click here for the recommended reading list.

Click here to see what books the students chose and the schedule for the book discussion.

Below is the list of the upcoming schedule for next week.

Friday, Sept. 21st - Tour of Reed's Fly-On Farming

With Rick Reed

Coles Cty. Airport, 490 Airport Road, Mattoon

Monday, Sept. 24th - Coles Leadership Breakfast

With Ray Rieck, LLC and Carl Walworth, JG-TC

First Federal Savings and Loan, Mattoon

Tuesday, Sept. 25th - Coles Leadership Breakfast Planning

First Federal Savings and Loan, Mattoon

Wednesday, Sept. 26th - Tour of Midas in Mattoon

With John Inyart

1300 Charleston Ave, Mattoon

Thursday, Sept. 27th - Habitat of Humanity

With Susie Smith

First Federal Savings and Loan, Mattoon

Friday, Sept. 28th - Who Moved My Cheese Book Discussion

First Federal Savings and Loan, Mattoon

Vintage Cottage Beauty

With Terri Temples and Kathy Cartwright

Vintage Cottage Beauty in Oakland, Illinois gave the class a real treat by discussing the process they went through to start marketing their pure and natural soaps and lotions. The students were allowed to create their very own personal scents, then share their recipe with the business owners. Great marketing research for the company and a great hands-on experience for the students.

Name & Logo Discussion

With Jim Zimmer

We are in the process of naming our class and creating a logo. Jim Zimmer with Eastern Illinois Properties has had experience branding national agricultural products and he gave the class a checklist to use when evaluating a name and logo to determine if it will be successful. Their homework is to find logos that work and share with the class.

Travel the World

Bill Lair, Rotary Exchange

Many of the entrepreneurs we speak with have travelled extensively and find ideas when exploring the world. Bill Lair, Charleston Rotarian, spoke briefly about the Rotary Exchange Program offered to 16-18 year old students that immerses the students into a different culture for the year.

Bill Lair Globe