Guest post by student: A Green Wanna Retire? Investing is the key to retirement. When you turn 60 years old, you will likely want to retire, which isn’t possible if you don’t have enough money to live off of for the rest of your life. The most proven way to get the most out of…
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Becoming a millionaire and how to invest [Guest Blogger]
Guest post by student: E Lindley Becoming a millionaire and how to invest In this unit we learned about investing. Some main points include… The concept of Paying Yourself First (PYF) The Stock Market ~ Something new I learned was the bull market and bear market. Bull market is when a group of securities prices are expected…
Guest Speaker – Sacred Grounds coffee house
Mr Baumgartner, our school guidance counselor, was kind enough to come and speak to our class today. As a former business owner [spent 13 years with Sacred Grounds coffee], he had some wisdom and insight for students and future entrepreneurs. When he started his company, these were things he tried to keep in mind……
Guest Speaker – Where I’m From ts
Andrew from Where I’m From [clothing with pride, heritage and quality] graced our classroom with his presence last week. We appreciate when busy people take time from their lives, careers, businesses to come share wisdom with us! His tshirt company started about 6 months ago and is slowly branching out into other forms of apparel. …
American Heart Association Fundraiser
Written by Zach and TJ, International Business class The International Business class here at Orange High School was in charge of organizing a campaign to help raise awareness and money towards the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that raises money in effort to reduce…
Should start up companies concern themselves with Social Responsibility? [Guest Blogger]
Guest post by student: M Fofana In my opinion start up and small business companies should be socially responsible. They should get out and go into small communities in order for them to spread the name of their businesses around. Since the business is just getting started, you can get people to like your business…
American Heart Association
Business students and Junior Cabinet members have been working hard to raise money for the American Heart Association the last few weeks. Read our newsletter [Business Corner Newsletter September 2014 ( American Heart Association)] for details and check back soon for updates on our total raised!
Ethics and Social Responsibility in Corporate America [Guest bloggers]
What some students discovered while researching ETHICS IN CORPORATE AMERICA… Student #1: Lululemon athletica is focused on selling athletic gear for activities such as running and yoga. They sell other accessories that can help you stay cool and make working out easier and fun. In terms of social responsibility, they are committed to connecting with the people…
Top Ten Careers
We were blessed by a visit from Sarah Conkling, Community Relations Specialist from ITT Technical Institute. She educated our young minds on careers and training advice. Here is an overview of what we learned… The higher level of education you earn, the higher income earning potential you have The higher level of education you earn,…
Savings! [Guest blogger: LW]
Student submission from our Personal Finance class: So far we have learned a lot about savings and some easy tips to always keep in mind. Here is a run down; Dave Ramsey shared with us the baby steps to financial wealth. The first step was to have a savings plan and to try and…
Student bloggers
This year, as we grow our class blog and make it better, we will be including student posts! Check back each week as we feature different student work, blog posts, pictures and more!
Budget guidelines
Seniors will be leaving us this week so its time to review the guidelines for living on your own and sticking with a BUDGET! You have to create a plan for your spending so you don’t end up in DEBT. First, let’s review the guidelines we discussed, based on good ol’ Oprah… PYF –…
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