Annnnnd we’re back! After a…somewhat refreshing summer break, we are back in school! Unfortunately, we are still in distanced learning which is making everything a lot harder than it would usually be. New things to adapt to, not seeing everyone’s face, having to talk to little colored circles every day instead of actual people. This […]
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Unfortunately, there is not much in the form of good news coming from our president. Really tough times and I hope everyone is taking care of themselves in some way or another during this time. I don’t wanna keep blogging about the virus and what it is doing to businesses while there is no valuable […]
Read MoreOkay okay, let’s talk about something other than the rona for a second. In our current project for entrepreneurship, we are diving headfirst into the business world by creating our own start-up businesses. We can work individually or in small groups in order to come up with an idea that we can make a business […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 has caused many problems for people around the entire world. Putting large and small businesses out on the curb, forcing children to have to adapt to a new way or leaning, leaving people joless for who knows how long. All of these things have one thing in common; the economy. The economy has tanked […]
Read MoreWhat a world we are living in right now. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems like the entire world is shutting down right before our eyes. This has closed schools, restaurants, and thousands of small businesses all around the world. This is causing panic to those business owners who have worked so hard to […]
Read MoreOur next project in DireLights is to meet with the EdCrops team and pitch to them DireLights. We have to explain what we do in the company and how it is beneficial so we can keep them as one of our main sponsors. This is something businesses do to ensure their sponsors know what you […]
Read MoreA few weeks ago, one of our assignments was to interview someone from the community that could help us better ourselves in our class jobs. I chose my dad, Danny Thorogood. He works at TransUnion in SLO as the head web developer. He works very close to the CTO of the company and knows some […]
Read MoreAt DireLights, we make some pretty good products. The handcrafted 100% soy wax candles are things we take lots of time making so that they look and smell perfect. Our operations team has been working really hard to keep up with all of the demand behind the products, especially coming up on Valentine’s day. I […]
Read MoreDireLights is a student-run candle business where we make and sell candles to the public either at events, shows, or through our website. This is a great way to get into business and learn the skills to create your own one day. Occasionally, we will get special tasks from people in our community. For example, […]
Read MoreThe DireLights catalog is fully underway now! There is some serious work being put into it and we are so excited to see how it comes out. We have different categories to put each candle in (5 candles for each season of the year, plus a year-round section.) The format is just about ready for […]
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