Assignment Question
For this week’s discussion:
1. Start with a brief overview of your business: company name and what you are selling (a maximum of 3 sentences).
2. A brief description of your business (company name, what you do, and what you sell). This description should not be longer than 3 sentences.
3. Written elevator pitch in quotation marks.
4. Attach a video recording of yourself saying the pitch. This video should not exceed 30 seconds. (I will do my own video, of what you complete on this assignment.
5. Enclose the script for your elevator speech within quotation marks. Important: Your pitch must include the 3 required components provided in the article posted in the discussion: Opening (do you know) , what you do (What we do.), and the benefits to the consumer (so that.. ). “Do you know (state something interesting, a problem, a statistic ) …What we do (state what you do and how you stand out)……so that, (state the benefits to the consumer when using the services or products you are selling)…” and do not exceed 3 sentences.
Examples of elevator pitches using this formula: Example from the article:
1. Business: Financial planner who works mostly with middle-aged women who are separated, divorced, or widowed, and possibly re-entering the workplace; Pitch: “Do you know how when women get divorced or re-enter the workforce after many years of depending on a spouse, they’re overwhelmed by all the financial decisions they have to make? What we do is help women gain control of their finances and achieve their personal financial and investment goals so that they can stay in the house they’ve lived in most of their lives, have enough income to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle, and be free of money worries.”
Other examples:
2. Business: Consulting for entrepreneurs Pitch: “Do you know that most business owners are excellent visionaries but are overwhelmed and struggle to transform ideas into tangible results? What we do at B. Clover Consulting Group is create actionable processes that provide guidance and customized support in implementing these ideas so that entrepreneurs can launch their project ventures for optimal results”. Check out this video explaining week 9 discussion- the Elevator PitchLinks to an external site.