MEETING NOTES - 2.18.20

 Below are the meetings notes from today’s call:

• Attendees
  • Ryan – North Idaho
  • John – RRCC
  • Janice, Matt & Lee – LCCC
  • Ned – HCC
  • Jen & Ashutosh – Amazon
  • Jack – BHCC
  • Karm – Fresno
• Post-training Debrief
  • Do you have any questions re: curriculum and/or other items concerning the course/pilot since our time in Seattle?
    • John – RHCC asked “What is the value add of this course - online vs. in-person?”
      • Immersive/interactive learning experience with instructor and other learners
      • Deeper dive into Amazon specific topics (more so than Seller U)
    • John – RHCC is coming up with a “to-do” list for his students to complete prior to taking the course, as he is running his course in a weekend format.
    • Ryan – NIC asked “Is it okay to live-cast our classes to reach a larger audience (esp. those in rural areas)?”
      • Yes, please ensure it’s still interactive for those students (i.e. they can virtually raise hands, ask questions, etc.) and it’s live (not recorded).
    • Recruitment Discussion – How is your school planning to or currently marketing this opportunity? Attached is another graphic you can utilize in your outreach, as well as the Amazon Small Business Academy Logo.
      • Jack – BHCC: Reaching out to previous business certificate graduates, current business and eship students, and DBA/existing corporation listings with fliers; FB and twitter postings
      • Janice – LCCC: Doing big marketing push through SBDC and NeoLaunchNet; spreading the word via other local NeoLaunchNets; Amazon’s one-day seminar at LCCC attendees
      • John – RRCC: Speaking with presidents of chambers of commerce – giving them first right of refusal (exclusive offer to get their boards engaged)
      • Ryan – NIC: Reaching out to multiple different partners (i.e. chambers, accelerators, partner colleges, etc.); newsletter promotion; Josh’s network
      • Ned – HCC: Reaching out to multiple different partners (ex. SCORE), newsletter/email promotion via Constant Contact, business plan competition attendees/competitors, social media posts
      • Karm – FCC: Social media paid advertisements; flyers
    • Registration Discussion – What platform is your school using for registrations?
      • All are using internal platform specific to non-credit courses.
    • Jen to give update re: final curriculum and bonus material
      • Updates to curriculum are complete; once Leah has them uploaded to our one-stop shop page (https://www.nacce.com/amazon-pilot), she will notify everyone via email.
    • Reminders on importance of following the script closely
    • FB Group for students – discussion and next steps
      • Feedback was mixed; we’ll plan to wait and hear from the learners re: their thoughts to make sure this would be helpful to them.
    • If you have not yet submitted your course dates/times, please send those to me at your earliest convenience.
      • This info is housed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fOtc6KdCNVKBMwNhQTJ9TSk77Y7mxzmOLKBVYSBTkbU/edit?usp=sharing

• Registration
  • Please send me your reg links one they are live.
    • This info is housed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fOtc6KdCNVKBMwNhQTJ9TSk77Y7mxzmOLKBVYSBTkbU/edit?usp=sharing
  • As a reminder, the overall goal is 300 students to participate in this pilot, making each school responsible for 50 registrants. As much as possible, we’d like students to go through all 3 modules.
  • To make sure everything is on track, we’d like to have weekly reg reports submitted. Our goal is to ensure a successful pilot and assist each school with concerns/issues.
    • Leah will send a calendar invite reminder shortly.