What do you do when your Spirit Box starts refusing to take cash? It's frustrating for sure, but there are a few simple troubleshooting steps you can try yourself. These fixes should get your vending machine up and running again in no time.

We describe a personal vision as a description of success at a particular point in time in the future, described with enough richness and detail it becomes emotionally engaging and meaningful. 

How do you assess your school store marketing plan? There are many ways you could approach it, but the basic elements include: determining what audiences you’re reaching, assessing the competition, clarifying your positioning and message, and assessing the marketing channels and resources. You can then use this information to create promotions and goals for the upcoming year. 

Your school might already be a-buzz about the holidays. The holidays are a special time not only to gather with family and friends but can also be a great sales period for your Spirit Box team! With some time and intention, you can make sure your Spirit Box is good to go when students are on the search for timely and helpful products to finish out the calendar year. 

Competitive advantage is what sets your business, product, or service apart from the rest. It is a core element of business success, so it must become a focus of your business operations. Read below to learn more about competitive advantage and how it must connect to your Spirit Box team’s overall vision!

A contingency plan might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to Spirit Box planning for the school year, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t critical. What are contingency plans? Why does your team need one? Keep reading to learn more! 

A team vision can unite your new Spirit Box team and generate excitement for the work ahead. When your team rallies around the same goal, it turns the everyday tasks into meaningful actions. Refining a team vision takes more than simply sitting around a table and throwing out ideas. Creating a truly motivating vision takes time and intention. If you’re ready to help jump-start your team excitement, take a look at our tips for how to host an effective team planning session below. 

Spirit Box is a turn-key solution to teach students real-world business skills before they graduate. Each Spirit Box comes with access to a comprehensive curriculum to teach different aspects of business throughout the year. Below you will find a step-by-step guide to implementing this curriculum throughout the year—including how to become a certified Spirit Box team. 

A new school year is on the way, which means a new year of operating Spirit Box! As the new year begins, we’ve compiled a few tips you can implement to help your team get off to a great start. 

You are working on a team and doing a job that you love. You are putting in 110%. You are proud of your work. You work late because you are excited about your work and want the company to succeed. Your company or organization is seeing excellent results from the work you are doing. You are overcome with pride and fulfillment...but your team? Your boss? No one recognizes your hard work. Your boss gives you another assignment without showing any gratitude for helping grow the company. No one acknowledges your extra hours and effort.