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BUSINESS

or many students the school calendar is important

to them only to find out when the next vacation is

coming; however, the Introduction to Business class

has another use for it. The studensts take the

calendar with them as they sell advertising space to

local merchants.

Each year this class is responsible for making

contacts with local businessmen to see if they

would be interested in putting an advertisement

for their business in the calendar. This provides

the them with a new source of patrons because of

the interest generated among the College family.

Many times they offer special rates and discounts

for students and families from the College. The

discounts are an advantage for many of the

families associated with the college. Jen Farrell

says, “The Gulf-to-Bay Motel is close to the school

and the ten percent discount made it an even

more desirable place for my parents to stay.”

Students benefited from working on this type of

project by increasing their business

communication skills and by gaining valuable

experience in the working world. The class was

divided up into eight groups of up to four

The assignment students. Each group was given a certain section of

enhanced my the surrounding area (i.e. St. Petersburg,

creativity and
Countryside, or the city of Clearwater).

was a challenging

way to acquire

valuable experience

I will be able to

apply later in my

career as a business

administrator.

-Nikisha Curtis

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