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3. Sara Elf
Candy Maker
North Pole
CandyQueen@Gmail.Com
Professional Experience
Candy Master, Inc February 2000 to Present
Candy Maker Elf Village, NP
• Make Candy
• Sell Candy
Masters of Candy, LLC March 1935 to January 2000
Candy Maker Elf-In Way, NP
• Made Candy
• Sold Candy
Candies R US January 1881 to January 1935
Candy Maker Elf-In Way, NP
• Made Candy
• Sold Candy
51. Sold: Retail versus Wholesale
• Over the counter
• E-Commerce
• Mail Order
• Commercial Shipping
• Cash
• Check
• ATM
• Credit
• Accounts Receivable
52. Sold: Slice-n-Dice the Numbers
• Gross Sales
• Net Sales
• Net Costs
• Profits by Product
• Per Day Sales
• Per Week Sales
• Per Month Sales
• Per Quarter Sales
• Annual Sales
• Bulk Pricing
• Unit Pricing
• How Many
• Which Kind
53. Sold: What & Who
• Packages
• Baskets
• Boxes
• Bags
• Seasonal Sales
• Holiday Sales
• Catering Sales
• Special Occasions
• Weddings
• Graduations
61. Thought Template Rules
• Always start with an Action Word
• Every thought starts with an Action Word
• Back fill remaining columns
• Use at least 3 of the 4 columns
62. Thought Template Outcome
• Generate Complete “Thought”
• Off-load short-term memory
• Become reacquainted with your expertise
67. This?
Mixed and measured ingredients per
company recipe for hard candy
selling 500 pounds per week
68. Or These???
• Mixed ingredients per company recipe for holiday
hard candy
• Sold 500 pounds of hard candy per week
• Measured flavor compounds to form hard candy
slurry
70. This?
• Molded jelly beans and licorice using marble
top and roller pin techniques to mold pieces
and sold $100 worth of product per day.
71. Or these?
• Molded jelly beans using marble top and roller pin technique.
• Shaped licorice ties free-hand for customized orders.
• Sold $100+ in soft candies per day.
72. This?
• Increased production by 200% during
Easter promotion by scheduling vendor
product deliveries to coincide with staged
mixing methodologies.
73. Or these?
• Increased production by 200% during
Easter promotion.
• Scheduled vendor deliveries with staged
mixing methodologies.
76. Or these?
• Used copper mixing bowls to combine specialty hard candy
ingredients.
• Used steam kettles to melt hard candy pieces.
• Used brass molds to produce 1,000 hard candies weekly.
90. Legal Stuff
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