Me plcYour own business

The one you never knew you had

Skills
Who wants to be a millionaire?

 Hands up if you’d like to be a millionaire?

 We’ve got some ambitious people here, but you need
to know how you’re going to get there
 Today is all about ‘ME plc’
 Don’t worry, that’s not trying to plan everything
 But by the end of today:
– You’ll know more about how to make some key decisions
about your life and career
– Feel confident about your future
ME PLC

 You don’t need to rely on

someone else to manage
your education or life.
 You are your own public
limited company: ME plc
 YOU ARE YOUR OWN
BOSS
Getting to the top of the mountain

Action Plan
What, When
Where and How?

What skills, experience and

qualifications do I need?

Where do I want to get to?

What do I want to do?

Where am I? What am I good at?

Getting to the top of the mountain

Where am I? What am I good at?

ME PLC – What skills do you have?

 Page 4 – Activity Sheet 1 Transferable Skills

 Read through the list of skills and tick all the skills
you feel or know you already have.

 You have 3 minutes

ME PLC – SWOT Analysis
 If any of you decide to do business studies, you
will come across a common tool used by
businesses
 SWOT analysis
– Strengths: what are you good at?
– Weaknesses: what are your weaker areas?
– Opportunities: what options do you have?
– Threats: what could stop you?
 Helps to focus on activities where you are strong
and where the opportunities lie
Swotting McDonalds
SWOT Analysis: McDonalds
Strengths Weaknesses
Globally recognised brand Limited menu
Popular with children Perception of unhealthy food
Quick food service High staff turnover
Low costs per restaurant
Large budget for
advertising

Opportunities Threats

New restaurant locations Competitors - KFC, Burger

Healthy food options King
More choice Trends in Healthy Eating
Helping charities to reposition Public distaste for big brands
the brand Litigation over fat & obesity
 Celebrity SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses

Married to fame and fortune Articulacy

Very good looking Temper has let you down before
Caring father Occasional unreliability
Sporting skill Questionable brainpower

Opportunities Threats
Championship Injury
The future: Age
Management role Media fickleness
Modelling Lack of alternative careers
Films Partner….
 Personal SWOT Analysis

Strengths Weaknesses
What am I good at?
Skills What’s not so hot?
Talents What could you improve?
Personality Mental blocks
Achievements Missing skills
People that can help you Personality

Opportunities Threats
With those strengths, what But what could stop me?
could I do that I’m not doing Obstacles
already? Accidents
GCSE subjects Peer pressure?
Higher Education Drugs?
Career
ME PLC – SWOT Analysis

 Your task now is to do a SWOT analysis for

yourself

 You have 10 mins for this and then when you

have finished, I will collect them in and read them
out for the rest of the class to guess Who’s
Guess Who