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Market-Stall Launch Consultancy

Business & EntrepreneurshipLevel 2 · 10–12 hrs8 sessions · 75–90 minutesTeam 4–6 (5 is ideal; see roles)Project brief, draft

Help me launch a Saturday market stall: tell me what each product costs, what to charge, how many I need to sell to get my money back, what to aim for in my first 4 weeks, how to set up the stall, and what you recommend I sell.

Client scenario

Welcome to Market Street Consulting. You've just joined a small consulting team that helps local businesses get started. Your newest client is Jo Marsh, owner of Maple Lane Bakes (fictional), a home baker who wants to open a stall at the Riverside Saturday Market (fictional).

Client: Jo Marsh, owner of Maple Lane Bakes (the teacher in role). She pays for our advice and makes the final decision.

Jo has $400 to start, three product ideas and a stall booked. She doesn't know what to charge, what to sell, or how long it will take to earn her money back.

Roles

  • Engagement Lead
  • Finance Analyst
  • Market Researcher
  • Marketing Designer
  • Quality Lead

The twist: Jo forwards a Supplier Notice (H3): her main ingredient supplier is raising all ingredient prices by 20%, starting with her first market week. Packaging prices don't change. A second supplier is available, but with conditions.

Standards mapped

Mapped means the framework is verified and the teacher confirms the evidence. It isn't a claim that a project meets a standard.

  • NACE (Dec 2025)
  • ED Employability Skills Framework
  • CA Standards for Career Ready Practice
  • CCSS ELA
  • CCSS Math

Not tagged in this brief: NGSS SEP, ISTE Students.

Safety, devices and privacy

  • School devices only. No phones (not even as calculators), and no personal accounts. Spreadsheets run in an offline tool or a school-managed account.
  • No real money and no real purchases. All prices, suppliers and sales figures are fictional and come from the teacher's sheets.
  • Students never contact real bakers, markets or suppliers. The client is the teacher in role.
  • No student photos or personal information on the flyer, the sign or any deliverable. Sign work "Team [#]". The flyer uses drawings, shapes and text only.
  • No baking or food handling in class. This is a planning project.
  • Low-cost, school-realistic materials only. Follow the school's usual classroom rules.

Creative Dad On the Job is in-class client project work. It is not a paid, off-campus On-the-Job Training (OJT) placement.

Budget levels

Totals and Amazon links come from the materials sheet.

Materials links go to Amazon. Prices are estimates and may change.

Quick Start

Digital downloads only. $0 to buy. Printing is noted separately.

$0 to buy. Printing $3–$6, noted separately.

Print-only version workable

  • Printing: cost data, market price sheets, templates, handoutsPrintingAbout 60–80 pages$3–6
  • CalculatorsBorrow or school has1 per team$0
  • School devices with a spreadsheetBorrow or school has1 per team (optional)$0
  • Markers, rulers, graph paperBorrow or school hasClassroom supply$0

Full Experience

Up to $25 per class.

About $3–$6 per class. Fits under $25 per class.

Full Transformation

The bigger kit, with every optional item included.

About $13–$23 per class.

  • Colored card stock for flyers and price cardsOptional1 pack (about 50 sheets)$6–10Amazon
  • Sheet protectorsOptional10–20$4–7Amazon

The rest of the brief is part of a subscription

Sessions, role duties, deliverables, materials, free tools, and the teacher setup use the same Creative Dad account as the project library. There is no separate student login.

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