Bringing a Spirit Box to your school can be a hefty undertaking, and it should be done with careful thought and care. You can review this blog post for 5 steps to take on presenting and advocating for Spirit Box in your school if you’re starting from scratch.

When Elisa Shoemaker, DECA Advisor and Business & Marketing Educator for Clinton High School, shopped for a solution to replace the brick-and-mortar school store, the options were good–but not great. She considered purchasing a vending machine from a big box store, until the day she stumbled upon Spirit Box in the DECA Direct: “It was an answer to our prayers.”

Every school is different on what they are allowed to sell but many schools have restrictions on what food they can and can’t sell. Be mindful of these restrictions and get creative on how you sell your products. Not sure what is considered a “healthy approved snack?” …

Let’s talk about how products will work for your Spirit Box Enterprise...

Now is the time to begin finalizing the product mix for your Spirit Box Enterprise, so let’s lay out how this is going to work.

Many of our schools are DECA teams and are working towards SBE Certification. We invited Debbie Taylor, DECA's SBE Certification manager, to come and share an overview of certification, how to get your Spirit Box certified, and answer Spirit Box team's questions.