Moraine Park Technical College’s Business Practice Firm students made a generous donation to ASTOP this holiday season. The Business Practice Firm class is a required course for business-related Associate degree programs. This year, the class developed a Marker Art Gallery business, where they created homemade arts and crafts, and then sold them on campus. Ryan Burke of Fond du Lac, Kristina Faymoville of Fond du Lac, Alyxis Hall of Oshkosh, Mikayla Kirchner of Adell, and Elizabeth Raven of Fond du Lac, worked together to develop a full business model and manage the marketing, human resources, accounting, and production. 

“The Maker Art Gallery inspired creativity,” said Amy Harmsen, business practice firm instructor. “The students worked hard to create different options that would be attractive to a wide variety of people.”

The gallery sold items such as holiday wreaths, spray paint art, hair ribbons, and drawings. On December 20, the students presented ASTOP, a sexual assault service provider that serves Fond du Lac, Green Lake, and Waushara counties, with a check for $122, the full proceeds from their gallery.

“I’m proud of their work,” said Harmsen. “Not only did the students learn how to run a business, but they also helped to better their community in the process.”

For more information on Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.

Maker Art Gallery is coming to an end!  Only ONE more Thursday left to purchase one of a kind art created locally by Moraine Park students and a Fond du Lac High school student.  Maker Art Gallery inspires creativity to shine through different dimensions by offering different types of art such as spray paint art, wreaths, hair ribbons, and drawings.

Maker Art Gallery is open on Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (Final day is December 13.) They are located in front of the cafeteria on the Fond du Lac campus. Discounted art!

A portion of the proceeds will go to ASTOP.

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For more information on Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.

Maker Art Gallery was founded by five Business Practice Firm students from a variety of program areas. Maker Art Gallery specializes in selling handmade arts and crafts at an affordable rate. They inspire creativity to shine through different dimensions by offering different types of art such as spray paint art, wreaths, and drawings.

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The Business Practice Firm class requires students to explore the real business world within a classroom setting.

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Moraine Park’s Business Meeting and Event Planning class focuses on coordinating business meetings and planning successful business events. Students develop skills in meeting logistics including scheduling, preparing, organizing, managing and participating in business meetings. Students engage in all aspects of the event management process including goal setting and objectives, establishing event themes, planning event logistics, financial management, promotion and event evaluation.

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Have you ever wished that you had that extra bag to put your groceries in, beach attire in, or even make up? We have the bag for you!

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This past semester (fall 2017) a group of talented students from the Business Practice Firm class were given the task of creating a business and selling a product in order to profit from the work. The class collaborated on many small business ideas, ultimately deciding on a candle company. With the holiday season in full swing, they decided candles not only make great gifts, but they become increasingly popular as the cooler winter months approach.

Like an “actual” business, students had many different roles: Marketing, Human Resources, Accounting and Production. Departments met each week to share their progress and brainstorm any potential issues and prepare for the week ahead.

The candles were homemade with soy wax in a variety of fragrances and colors. The scents included caramel apple, cranberry, pumpkin spice, and vanilla; and, were produced in the Moraine Park Technical College kitchen by the Production Team.

All of the proceeds – $688.20 – were donated to those affected by the 2017 Hurricane Disasters; specifically, All Hands Volunteers.

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— by Rebecca Moehr-Lambrecht

Choosing a career path that will alter the rest of your life can be an overwhelming and scary task. Careful consideration must go into your interests and your needs. Everyone chooses their “forever” in a different manner, but for me, I chose my “forever” based on several factors that my life needed and wanted.
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Our Business Practice Firm class requires us to explore the real business world within a classroom setting.  Our team collaborated on many small business ideas, ultimately deciding on a candle company.  With the holiday season upon us, we decided candles not only make great gifts, but they become increasingly popular as we near the cooler winter months.
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