Oh How Time Flies... Last Week Before the Trade Fair

This week, we will take care of all the finishing touches for our Trade Fair, in addition to tending to everyday operations of the organization.  We have a lot of work to do and only so much time left.  Every day counts, so please make sure we stay on task and pick up slack if someone else needs it.  Here’s a basic list of what needs to get done for the Trade Fair:

• Confirm order for banner
• Complete billboard
• Create package promotional signs (use last year’s signs as a model for this year’s)
• Compile list of items needed for booth
• Procure items we don’t currently have for booth
• Create as many decorations as possible for booth setup
• Set itinerary for weekend with Spinella
• Create order forms for Trade Fair

CEO must designate assignments for each of the aforementioned tasks and maintain a running log of our progress on each task.  All employees must blog their progress on Tuesday and write a reflective blog post about their expectations for this year’s trade fair. 

Departmental tasks (in addition to Trade Fair Tasks) are as follows:

Sales:

• Solicit 10 VE firms for business
• Create weekly newsletter
• Create weekly sales email

Finance:

• Ensure proper inventory prices
• Consult with available sales rep to discuss snow cone pricing (How many to sell? Which flavors [be creative]?)
• Consult with available sales rep to discuss what will be included in each package – this will work hand in hand with our package pricing for Trade Fair
• Purchase correct inventory
• Pay employees
• Enter purchase/sales/payroll transactions into appropriate journals

IT/Web Design

• Work with M Lewis on Billboard – see me for information on getting the foam board and tripod
• Add catering services to website (I’ve been told this has been added already, but have not yet found anything on our home page or website)
• Add new products to website – see above for new products/packages and consult with Finance/Sales for details
• Please make sure we have a functioning cart – If you are really at a loss for how to make it work, consult with another firm.  Unfortunately, this is not an area of expertise of mine.

HR/Admin

• Weekly newsletter – Please include an article about OUR trade fair (plans, hopes/wishes, etc.) and a BUSINESS WORLD trade fair (do research and write an article about it)
• Finalize company handbook (include rules/regulations, policies/procedures)
• Create list of items needed for Trade Fair – what to bring to have a successful booth

**It is your responsibility to check the supply closet and classroom to find out what we have and list what we need.  We will get what we need this week. 

In addition to these tasks, we have to run the concession stand this Tuesday after school.  I need three students to help run the stand with me and an additional two students to help move inventory before class and after we close up.  We’ll need some candy bars too, as we pretty much only have chips, soda, water, gum, and Gatorade.

That’s it for this week.  It’s a heck of a lot of work, but I know we’ll get it done well.  We always do.