girl scout Cookie® program : Goal Setting
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Many successful business women today say they got their start selling Girl Scout Cookies. Girls practice useful life skills like planning, decision-making, and customer service. During cookie activities, girls are members of a team working towards a common goal, with each girl striving to do her best.
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Every Troop is encouraged to set realistic goals, such as planning field trips and community service projects, to accomplish during the year. The money earned from cookie activities helps the troop/group achieve its goals.
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Create a Plan
Let's say your Troop wants to see a Broadway show. If ticket prices are $75 per girl, and transportaion costs $10 per girl, and lunch in NYC is at $20 a girl, the overall cost per girl is $105.
At .50 cents per box rebate, girls need to be selling 210 boxes. While that may seem like a lot, setting a goal and following through with a plan can make it easier than you think!
Reaching your Troop's goal can be made easier with Booth Sales. Booth sales are a great way to attract a large volume of customers in one place. Setting up shop outside of a railroad station during the PM rush hour or is an easy way to bring in a large volume of orders without having to go door-to-door. Corporate booth sales, either at shopping malls or local supermarkets are another great way to increase sales while also promoting cookie bundles as great holiday gifts for friends and family.
How do you know when you succeed? It’s when you reach your goal! This year, our Council has set a goal, which is that every girl should strive to sell 100 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies®. Of course, girls have the option to set their goals higher, and many girls do sell 100’s of boxes, which translates to success, a sense of accomplishment, and “funds for the fun.”
Troops averaging 100 boxes per girl selling will get an additional 2¢ rebate per box.
Cookie Club
Inspire cookie sale success by learning to set and track goals as you manage your cookie program with this unique on-line resource. Leaders, you can set up accounts for the girls in your Troop. Girls, check with your troop leader about how to access YOUR Cookie Club™!
Cookie CEO
Older girls can hone their entreprenurial skills by participating in the Cookie Entrepreneur program. By being C.E.O. of their own Cookie enterprise, girls can take their cookie program to new heights. With business cards, marketing plans, PowerPoint presentation, professional stationery, Text-A-Thon tools (and much more) girls can generate the kind of revenue that will far surpass their goals!
Also, the C.E.O. program is a great activity to list on college applications and resumes. Think about it: the Girl Scout Cookie program can truly become your own business!
