Cookie Biz Visionaries On-Demand Course

💻 FORMAT: On-Demand Course (self-paced)

🎖️ COMPATIBLE BADGES: Cadette Cookie Innovator

With the help of professionals in the marketing and finance fields, Cadette Girl Scouts will learn the essentials of running a successful cookie business while practicing their decision-making skills in this self-paced course. By listening to firsthand interviews with featured experts and completing fun, interactive components, they’ll discover how to get customers excited about supporting their efforts, plan how to use the money earned from cookie sales, and learn to set their sales goals. This on-demand course will also guide girls through mastering their cookie business by helping them choose a big idea and build a budget to support it. They’ll learn how to set and achieve their goals while exploring the importance of ethics in business. By the end of the course, girls will have the tools to make smart decisions and run a successful, ethical cookie business.

In his interview with us, Financial Planner, Matthew Whelan, provides help in understanding budgeting, goal setting, and identifying customers. While, Arts Marketing Manager, Lauren Holman, sat down with us to guide Girl Scouts through connecting with customers, creating compelling sales campaigns, and promoting sales. Together, these professionals equip Girl Scouts with valuable skills to maximize sales, build confidence, and foster entrepreneurial thinking.

*Note: This is a digital course that contains videos to assist in concept comprehension and fun activities to ensure participants complete required badge steps, while applying what they've learned. The course can be completed in approximately 45 minutes. Once enrolled, the course will appear on your account's Dashboard page and will remain there indefinitely.