we have a business called shea butter latte and we saw some pretty cool and
latte and we saw some pretty cool and
latte and we saw some pretty cool and relaxing products so what we were going
relaxing products so what we were going
relaxing products so what we were going to tell you now is our story on how we
to tell you now is our story on how we
to tell you now is our story on how we came up with shea butter latte first of
came up with shea butter latte first of
came up with shea butter latte first of all we had to sell our product our
all we had to sell our product our
all we had to sell our product our school an open house tonight we made
school an open house tonight we made
school an open house tonight we made about one hundred dollars and we were
about one hundred dollars and we were
about one hundred dollars and we were selling our product we even made our own
selling our product we even made our own
selling our product we even made our own teachers to go their business but that
teachers to go their business but that
teachers to go their business but that was just the beginning was created in
was just the beginning was created in
was just the beginning was created in language arts class this idea came from
language arts class this idea came from
language arts class this idea came from a book that we read called the Lebanon
a book that we read called the Lebanon
a book that we read called the Lebanon War by Jacqueline Davies the book was
War by Jacqueline Davies the book was
War by Jacqueline Davies the book was about a brother and a sister doing
about a brother and a sister doing
about a brother and a sister doing separate lemonade stands but instead of
separate lemonade stands but instead of
separate lemonade stands but instead of sharing the money they made a bet and
sharing the money they made a bet and
sharing the money they made a bet and you can make the most money after it in
you can make the most money after it in
you can make the most money after it in the book our teacher told the class to
the book our teacher told the class to
the book our teacher told the class to get into groups of two or three once we
get into groups of two or three once we
get into groups of two or three once we heard that we all in Philly looked at
heard that we all in Philly looked at
heard that we all in Philly looked at each other and we knew that we had to be
each other and we knew that we had to be
each other and we knew that we had to be in a group together once we got in
in a group together once we got in
in a group together once we got in shared groups we started brainstorming
shared groups we started brainstorming
shared groups we started brainstorming different products to sell when you got
different products to sell when you got
different products to sell when you got lots of other groups were doing baked
lots of other groups were doing baked
lots of other groups were doing baked goods and we wanted to do something
goods and we wanted to do something
goods and we wanted to do something different which made me think of my
different which made me think of my
different which made me think of my crafty grandma about a year ago she
crafty grandma about a year ago she
crafty grandma about a year ago she taught me how to make lip balm that’s
taught me how to make lip balm that’s
taught me how to make lip balm that’s all and so so we wanted to bring that
all and so so we wanted to bring that
all and so so we wanted to bring that idea to life so it was official we had a
idea to life so it was official we had a
idea to life so it was official we had a green on body products our first step
green on body products our first step
green on body products our first step was to create a business plan which
was to create a business plan which
was to create a business plan which include cost supplies advertising and
include cost supplies advertising and
include cost supplies advertising and choosing a charity I went to a cross
choosing a charity I went to a cross
choosing a charity I went to a cross store to find the constants applies for
store to find the constants applies for
store to find the constants applies for the soaps and Cora went to a different
the soaps and Cora went to a different
the soaps and Cora went to a different crafts store to find the cost and
crafts store to find the cost and
crafts store to find the cost and supplies for the lotion the total cost
supplies for the lotion the total cost
supplies for the lotion the total cost of the supplies that we had to pay for
of the supplies that we had to pay for
of the supplies that we had to pay for was $27 but we had everything else at
was $27 but we had everything else at
was $27 but we had everything else at home so we didn’t have to pay for them
home so we didn’t have to pay for them
home so we didn’t have to pay for them our idea was to sell soaps in the ocean
our idea was to sell soaps in the ocean
our idea was to sell soaps in the ocean at open house we thought that’d be a
at open house we thought that’d be a
at open house we thought that’d be a good idea 10 mini samples so the
good idea 10 mini samples so the
good idea 10 mini samples so the customer really knew if they want to
customer really knew if they want to
customer really knew if they want to purchase a product for advertising we
purchase a product for advertising we
purchase a product for advertising we made a commercial less than a minute
made a commercial less than a minute
made a commercial less than a minute posted it on YouTube and shared it with
posted it on YouTube and shared it with
posted it on YouTube and shared it with the class we also made posters and
the class we also made posters and
the class we also made posters and flyers to put around the school and
flyers to put around the school and
flyers to put around the school and handed out business cards to our
handed out business cards to our
handed out business cards to our customers the last part of our business
customers the last part of our business
customers the last part of our business plan was a think of a charity to donate
plan was a think of a charity to donate
plan was a think of a charity to donate all of our profit to since
all of our profit to since
all of our profit to since I’ll have dogs we immediately thought of
I’ll have dogs we immediately thought of
I’ll have dogs we immediately thought of the animal shelter we had all previously
the animal shelter we had all previously
the animal shelter we had all previously visited the same animal shelter and
visited the same animal shelter and
visited the same animal shelter and after some research we decided to donate
after some research we decided to donate
after some research we decided to donate money to the alcohol animal control shea
money to the alcohol animal control shea
money to the alcohol animal control shea butter latte is a 50% charity business
butter latte is a 50% charity business
butter latte is a 50% charity business which means 50% of the money we earn
which means 50% of the money we earn
which means 50% of the money we earn goes to the animal shelter the other 50%
goes to the animal shelter the other 50%
goes to the animal shelter the other 50% goes towards our business and making
goes towards our business and making
goes towards our business and making more products we love caring tellers now
more products we love caring tellers now
more products we love caring tellers now that we finish our business plan those
that we finish our business plan those
that we finish our business plan those time to start designing our products for
time to start designing our products for
time to start designing our products for the lotions we first tried making our
the lotions we first tried making our
the lotions we first tried making our lotions with regular Bath & Body Works
lotions with regular Bath & Body Works
lotions with regular Bath & Body Works lotion and then the hand sanitizer and
lotion and then the hand sanitizer and
lotion and then the hand sanitizer and then the bath soap let me mix it all
then the bath soap let me mix it all
then the bath soap let me mix it all together but guess what it turned out is
together but guess what it turned out is
together but guess what it turned out is water so we obviously had to try again
water so we obviously had to try again
water so we obviously had to try again and then we all thought for a second and
and then we all thought for a second and
and then we all thought for a second and we thought of our name and shea butter
we thought of our name and shea butter
we thought of our name and shea butter is a lotion right so we added the shea
is a lotion right so we added the shea
is a lotion right so we added the shea butter then the hand sanitizer and then
butter then the hand sanitizer and then
butter then the hand sanitizer and then the bathtub and we mixed it all together
the bathtub and we mixed it all together
the bathtub and we mixed it all together and it turned out great
and it turned out great
and it turned out great so those are our new ingredients for the
so those are our new ingredients for the
so those are our new ingredients for the shea butter latte lotion for the soap
shea butter latte lotion for the soap
shea butter latte lotion for the soap first was melted pure glycerine in the
first was melted pure glycerine in the
first was melted pure glycerine in the microwave well that was melted while
microwave well that was melted while
microwave well that was melted while that was melting we put soap scent and
that was melting we put soap scent and
that was melting we put soap scent and soap coloring in the molds once the
soap coloring in the molds once the
soap coloring in the molds once the subways and melt away poured it into the
subways and melt away poured it into the
subways and melt away poured it into the mold and let it sit to dry and that’s
mold and let it sit to dry and that’s
mold and let it sit to dry and that’s how we made our so the way we made our
how we made our so the way we made our
how we made our so the way we made our bath salts was we added lemon juice
bath salts was we added lemon juice
bath salts was we added lemon juice olive oil sea salt and orange zest it
olive oil sea salt and orange zest it
olive oil sea salt and orange zest it makes us all together and that was
makes us all together and that was
makes us all together and that was having made her bath salts the desktop
having made her bath salts the desktop
having made her bath salts the desktop we were offered for open house was way
we were offered for open house was way
we were offered for open house was way too small but with my dad’s help you
too small but with my dad’s help you
too small but with my dad’s help you made an even bigger stands but all of
made an even bigger stands but all of
made an even bigger stands but all of our product on on may 19th yet open
our product on on may 19th yet open
our product on on may 19th yet open house or school but before our customers
house or school but before our customers
house or school but before our customers can purchase our product they had to go
can purchase our product they had to go
can purchase our product they had to go see the teacher to purchase block cap
see the teacher to purchase block cap
see the teacher to purchase block cap box which are layer to get straight in
box which are layer to get straight in
box which are layer to get straight in for real money the big sell for $2 the
for real money the big sell for $2 the
for real money the big sell for $2 the small soaps for 25 cents each and the
small soaps for 25 cents each and the
small soaps for 25 cents each and the lotions were one dollar each we also had
lotions were one dollar each we also had
lotions were one dollar each we also had a special deal for only 5 dollars you
a special deal for only 5 dollars you
a special deal for only 5 dollars you can get a big soap a small soap a lotion
can get a big soap a small soap a lotion
can get a big soap a small soap a lotion and a bath salt when open house was over
and a bath salt when open house was over
and a bath salt when open house was over we made almost $100 made 32 bath salts
we made almost $100 made 32 bath salts
we made almost $100 made 32 bath salts 32 soaps and 32 lotions and we sold out
32 soaps and 32 lotions and we sold out
32 soaps and 32 lotions and we sold out now
now
now – is over we are planning on donating
– is over we are planning on donating
– is over we are planning on donating all of our money to the El Cajon Animal
all of our money to the El Cajon Animal
all of our money to the El Cajon Animal Control our teachers are helping us
Control our teachers are helping us
Control our teachers are helping us donate all of the money we realized that
donate all of the money we realized that
donate all of the money we realized that having a business was a lot harder than
having a business was a lot harder than
having a business was a lot harder than we thought
we thought
we thought yeah and working together could be
yeah and working together could be
yeah and working together could be pretty difficult sometimes but in the
pretty difficult sometimes but in the
pretty difficult sometimes but in the end it turned out great because we
end it turned out great because we
end it turned out great because we learned how to communicate better with
learned how to communicate better with
learned how to communicate better with each other and we didn’t expect to get
each other and we didn’t expect to get
each other and we didn’t expect to get as many covers as we did at open house
as many covers as we did at open house
as many covers as we did at open house but we were very happy to see that
but we were very happy to see that
but we were very happy to see that people really wanted to purchase our
people really wanted to purchase our
people really wanted to purchase our product do you want the animals
product do you want the animals
product do you want the animals we do
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