The Competitive Advantage

SIP MINDSET

Once your marketing strategy has been created, your team must determine the best way to package and present your final results.

The Skill

The Community On Demand™ Competitive Advantage skill card is used when you need to identify the primary factors that led or will lead to the success of your impact solution, launch of your entrepreneurial venture and the completion of your STEAM Investigative Process™ .

The Task

Use all of the answers from your activity worksheets with your Community On Demand™ Competitive Advantage skills to create your team’s business plan and brand profile then schedule a time and date to present the final results of your STEAM Investigative Process™ to community stakeholders that will benefit from your impact solution.

Service Goals

As you begin your STEAM Investigative Process™ for this challenge, demonstrate mastery of your Community On Demand™ Competitive Advantage career readiness skills by:

• Defining terms commonly used on job applications specific to your chosen STEAM career pathway
• Explaining the importance of good references and securing one from your local community
• Interpreting application questions and providing appropriate, thoughtful and fact-based responses
• Completing 2-3 job applications using your STEAM Resume, digital and financial portfolios
• Locating and/or securing your social security card and valid state or government issued ID
• Locating and/or securing a copy of your birth certificate (or know where the notarized original is)
• Completing an I-9 form
• Completing the online application for a work permit (if under the age 16)