Steps to Get Started

ATTEND A COOKIE TRAINING WITH YOUR TROOP OR SERVICE UNIT

Your troop or service unit will help your Girl Scout get ready by kicking the cookie program off with a parent meeting. At this meeting, you will receive all your materials and learn who your Cookie Manager is! Make sure you sign the Parent Permission Form so your Girl Scout can participate. Remember, no early selling!

SET GOALS AND TRACK PROGRESS

When you help girls set high goals for cookie season, they learn important life skills. Encourage girls to set two types of goals: something they’d like to try and something they can do to help others. Visit the activities section of LittleBrownie.com for goal-setting games and crafts. Take orders on the order card or in Digital Cookie to reach your goal.

TURN IN MONEY ON TIME

Make sure you turn money in to your troop leader often and get a receipt. Don’t hold onto checks or cash. Make sure to take customer driver’s license information down for all checks. Don’t accept checks or bills over $20. Consider getting a counterfeit pen to check bills. Remember, you are responsible for any counterfeit funds or bad checks you receive.

SUPPORT HER SALES

Your Girl Scout needs your support as she develops the confidence to make sales. Ask her questions about the products and help her practice her sales message. Help her network with family and friends but let her do the “ask” so she can learn important business skills. Share email addresses of family and friends for online orders.

DELIVER PRODUCT

Make sure to fulfill customer orders as soon as you can – especially Digital Cookie Girl Delivery orders. Customers who must wait may forget or cancel their order, leaving you with extra cookies in your inventory. Check back with your customers as you get the product in hand. They may need a restock!

CELEBRATE AND SHARE YOUR SUCCESS

When your Girl Scout reaches her goals, celebrate! Thank customers, share your stories and celebrate with her troop.