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Greetings!
Finally, after six months of discussion and hard work, we decided on a new name and logo for the class. We will now be known as ClassE. The color blue was chosen because it did not use any of the participating high school colors and it is associated with freedom, strength, new beginnings optimism and better opportunities.
A special thanks to Rural King for being a class host for the past three weeks and allowing us access to your management staff. We learned so much. We will now be meeting for the next three weeks at the Lifespan Center,11021 E County Road 800 North
Here is next week's schedule:
Monday, January 28th
SWOT Analysis, Generational Perspectives
Lifespan Center
Tuesday, January 29th
Flesor's Candy Kitchen with Ann Beck
Lifespan Center
Wednesday, January 30th
Burger KIng Tour
with Gene Hoots
1508 Charleston Avenue, Mattoon, IL
Thursday, January 31st
Book Review of Steve Jobs by Jelani Hurtault
Lifespan Center
Friday, February 1st
Coles Together with Angela Griffin
Lifespan Center
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Mission, Vision, Values and Regional Market Research
with Kim Uphoff & Erica Stollard
Erica Stollard taught us about Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital's patient demographics as well as the importance of customer feedback and how patient and consumer surveys can benefit a business. Erica also stated that the mission is the goal of the business, vision is where you want to go, and values are the beliefs of the organization.
 Kim Uphoff gave us a peek at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital's business plan template that they use to evaluate all of their potential new products and services. |
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Developing Business Start-up Money Policies & Logo Discussion
with Joyce Madigan & Don Davis
Joyce Madigan and Don Davis came by and helped us set up our policies on start-up expenses, we discussed what the seed money could be used for, how much money the students would start out with and how we will be keeping track of how much they use.
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Mars Petcare Tour
with Jim Palkovic
Jim Palkovic guided us through a tour of Mars Petcare in Mattoon, Illinois, where we got to see this high tech facility in action. Jim also taught us about the Five Principles of Mars; quality, responsibility, mutuality, efficiency, and freedom. All of these principles are important in guiding and improving the Mars Company.
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EIU & CEO Student Panel
with Sean Wiggan
Sean Wiggan came into the Business Solutions Center to share some of his experiences as an EIU student and entrepreneur. He explained the significance of getting the correct city and business licenses along with the importance of getting involved in internships and finding networking opportunities.
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Class Investors
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Advanced Digital Solutions Anonymous (2) Bella Vein Laser Center Medical Spa City of Charleston City of Mattoon Coldwell Banker Real Estate Commercial Electric Corrie Appraisal & Consulting, Inc. Curry & Co. Curry Construction Dr. Dean and Jeanne Dau Diepholz Auto Group Ealy's Real Estate Appraisals Eastern Illinois Properties First Federal Savings & Loan Association First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust First Neighbor Bank Flesor's Candy Kitchen General Electric Gilbert, Metzger & Madigan LLP Jerome C. Groniger Howell Paving, Inc. Innovative Staff Solutions Lake Land College LD Mechanical Contractors Lifetime Eye Care Lorenz Supply Company Marketing by Jones, LLC McDonald's of Coles County Midas Mid-Illinois Concrete, Inc. Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC Porter Auto Body Reed's Fly-On Farming Rural King Supply Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System Scholes Trucking, Inc. Eli & Ann Sidwell The Sparks Foundation Unique Home Properties United Graphics, Inc. Upchurch Group, Inc. Vantage Outsourcing Veolia Environmental Services Wells Fargo Advisors West & Company, LLC |
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