EARN WHILE YOU LEARN There’s more than just what is in the box! Participating in the Fall Product Program and Girl Scout Cookie Program gives girls useful skills and experiences that will last a lifetime. Plus, girls can earn some pretty cool Cookie Business badges aimed at sharpening business acumen while having a ton of fun.
Daisy Leaves Money Counts Leaf Learn money management basics including understanding different kinds of coins, how to count money, and goal-setting. Making Choices Leaf Demonstrate smart money management, such as learning the difference between needs and wants and learning how to prioritize and set goals.
Brownie Badges Meet My Customers Learn how to find, interact, and retain cookie customers. Girls will role-play good customer relations and learn how to handle money and make change. Give Back Girls learn how money and business can help others including explaining to customer how their purchases help fund troop service projects and Operation Cookie Drop.
Junior Badges Customer Insights Girls conduct market and customer research by finding out who buys cookies and gaining greater understanding of their cookie customers. Cookie CEO As an entrepreneur and CEO, girls will learn how to set a group goal, explore how businesses work, practice listening skills, and track sales.
Think Big Take your cookie business to the next level by implementing innovative selling strategies and marketing messages to help increase their box-per-girl average and find new customers in unexpected places.
Senior Badges My Portfolio Girls earning this badge will build their cookie resume and portfolio, develop a personal brand, and master interview skills. Customer Loyalty Earning this badge will help girls communicate with customers about how proceeds fund exciting new opportunities and provide need-to-know skills about customer service.
Ambassador Badge Research and Development Girls earning this badge will analyze sale trends, research how companies innovate, and leverage research and development to keep their business moving forward. Profit and Loss/ Promise and Law Girls earning this badge will develop their business mission statement and promise, work with younger Girl Scouts to share selling tips and tricks, and determine what legacy they will leave as a part of the Girl Scout Cookie Program.
Cadette Badges Business Plan Earning this badge gives girls the opportunity to write a mission statement, develop a business plan, complete a risk management assessment, and learn how to leverage this knowledge to increase their cookie customer base. Marketing Learn about branding, competitor research and analysis assessment, marketing messages, and create a marketing campaign to help achieve cookie goals. 22
Five Essential Skills
GOAL SETTING DECISION MAKING MONEY MANAGEMENT PEOPLE SKILLS BUSINESS ETHICS