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Assignment 2: Expanding Your Business 

Referring to the same business you either started or purchased in the first assignment, write a 6-8 page paper in which you:

1. Outline a financial plan for your small business.
2. Develop a guerrilla marketing strategy for your small business.
3. Discuss the most appropriate location for a second store (an actual street address). Explain your reasoning.
4. Outline a plan for securing sources of debt financing for your second store.
5. Include at least two (2) references outside the textbook.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe and analyze the necessary activities and key decisions to start a small business.
• Analyze the key financial management considerations in operating a small business.
• Develop a guerrilla marketing strategy for a small business.
• Analyze the role of pricing, credit, and equity financing in defining a business strategy.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in small business management.
• Write clearly and concisely about small business management using proper writing mechanics.

800- 1000 words
As the Vice President of your product please address  the questions for the decisions you made in R&D:

• How well did you establish the specification of the products to meet customer demand?
• What level of quality and reliability—mean time between failure (MTBF)—did you build into your products?
• How did you ensure that the perceived age of the product meets customer demand?
• What new products did you create to meet the changing marketplace?

As the Vice President of your product please address  these questions for the decisions you made in Marketing::

• Explain your rationale for how you set the price of your products in the marketplace.
• What was your strategy around creating new products to meet the changing marketplace?
• How well did you build customer awareness through promotion?
• How effectively did you establish a sales force and distribution channels?
• What was your sales forecast strategy for your products?
• What was your rationale for your credit policies (accounts receivable and accounts payable)?

As the Vice President of your product please address  these questions for the decisions you made in Production:

• Did you purchase machinery to automate your facilities? If so, what was your rationale?
• Did you buy or sell capacity of product lines?
• How did you establish you production schedule for each line?
• How well did you manage the majority of the company’s fixed assets?
• Did you establish your workforce complement?

In conjunction with the COO, the Vice President will address these questions for the decisions you made in Finance:

• Did you acquire capital to fund capital expansions?
• Did you issue stock, short-term debt, or long-term bonds? If so, why?
• Did you issue a dividend to your shareholders? Explain your rationale whether your answer was yes or no.
• How well did you balance your debt portfolio? What was your strategy regarding the management of the pro forma statements?

Company is Sodexo Healthcare or “hospital housekeeping”, please include BloodBorne pathogen transimission. Pleases be between 4-5 pages.

 

Use research, articles, and your text to complete your paper.

Identify two injury or illness on-the-job issues related to your chosen company.

Evaluate, through research, the issues and the possible effects of those issues regarding the following:

• Workers
• Production
• Management Format

Discuss the financial implications of the chosen organization.

Include a discussion on employee and employer responsibility.

Identify two occupational safety assessment techniques that may help you evaluate the occupational-related illness.

Create an occupational safety and illness prevention strategy for the identification of on-the-job illnesses and safety. You may use components of existing plans from your research; however, your plan must be customized and specific to your selected business.

Provide any supplemental materials and guidelines that might be used as part of the plan.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Occupational Safety

 

• Identify two injury or illness on-the-job issues related to your chosen company.
• Through your research, evaluate the issues and the possible affect of those issues on the following:
  • Workers
  • Production
  • Management
• Discuss the financial implications on the chosen organization.
• Include a discussion on employee-employer responsibility.
• Identify two occupational safety assessment techniques that may be used to evaluate the occupational related illness.
• Create an occupational safety and illness prevention strategy for the identification of on-the-job illnesses and safety.
• Plan complies with applicable laws and regulations.
• Plan provides appropriate rational for decisions.
• Research was used to support key concepts and ideas.  Critical thinking was demonstrated.

 

Week three covers occupational safety including ergonomics and workers compensation. Topics this week relate to virtually every business, including service companies that do not produce products. Previously, students identified risks–this week they learn how to prevent those risks from causing accidents. Students are also exposed to workers’ compensation laws in more detail.

Individual Assignment: Occupational Safety (Part Three)

 

Purpose of Assignment

This is part three of the individual project and is graded as both a stand-alone assignment in this week; along with revisions, this assignment is an integral part of the final plan submitted at the end of the course. This section has a number of components that help the student identify methods to prevent on-the-job injuries and the consequences that stem from such injuries. Attention must be paid to the specifics of the chosen company.

 

Due Week 3 and worth 150 points

You have been selected to be the project manager (for a project of your choice). The project you choose here will be used again in Assignment 4 (Week 6) and you may be asked to reference this project in subsequent weekly discussions. The project that you decide to use should meet the key criteria of a project, such as (a) having a beginning and an end; (b) results in something being delivered to someone; (c) requires a series of activities that must be done to complete the project; and (d) requires resources (e.g, people, materials) to complete the work. The project can be one of a personal or professional nature.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you define the scope of your chosen project. In your paper you must:

1. Provide a brief summary of your chosen project.
2. Describe at least three (3) project goals and three (3) project objectives.
3. Identify the key customer(s) and at least two (2) stakeholders for your project. Remember, you are delivering the project to your customer(s); however, there are others (stakeholders) who have a vested interest in your project.
4. Describe at least three (3) key milestones and /or deliverables for your project.
5. Describe a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.
6. Estimate the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.
7. Examine your project’s greatest challenge and provide a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.
8. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

• Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

Project Schedule

Due Week 6 and worth 150 points

This assignment consists of two (2) parts: a project schedule, and a written response. You must submit both parts as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the part of the assignment it is written for.

Part A: Project Schedule

(Submit as one [1] Microsoft Project file)

1. In Assignment 2, you developed a project plan. Now, using the information from your project proposal, create a multi-level work breakdown structure (WBS) and detailed project schedule.

   Your project must include the following criteria:

   • The project must consist of at least twenty-five (25) tasks.
   • Each task must contain a start date, a finish date, and have main staffing and non-staffing resources assigned.
   • Assume that your work activities are completed during normal weekdays (no weekend work) under normal conditions (8 hours per day).
   • In terms of holidays, you can assume no work will be done the following days: New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Good Monday, Friday before Memorial Day, Memorial Day, the business day before Independence Day, Independence Day, the Friday before Labor Day, Labor Day, the day before Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving), the business day before Christmas, Christmas Day, the business day after Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

Part B: Written Response

(Submit as a Microsoft Word file)

Write a one to two (1-2) page response in which you:

1. Analyze your project in terms of project completion, critical path, and slack / float. Specifically, be sure to answer the following:
   • When will the project be completed?
   • What is the critical path for the project?
   • How much slack / float is in your project? What activities have the greatest slack / float?
2. Summarize the recommendations or improvements you would make to your project schedule. Specifically, be sure to answer the following:
   • Identify the top three (3) activities that you believe could impact the project completion date.
   • What additional activities would you add to this project to make it more complete, from a project management viewpoint?
3. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   • Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
   • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

Respond to the following short essay questions based on the course materials presented for weeks 1-4. You are to prepare and submit your midterm assessment in a Microsoft word document and attach to the “Assignments”. Additionally, I want you to “copy and paste” (word document) into the “Assignments” in case there is a problem opening your word document. Use Times New Roman (Font 12) and two paragraphs for each of the 5 questions (two pages of content). Additionally, I want you to state each topic question followed by your response.

Based on the assigned readings, your responses are to be in your own words with no copying except for minimal quotes that must be properly cited. What I am looking for here are your own thoughts and opinions that demonstrate your understanding of the topics and the course materials. Since, you will be using the assigned course materials to address the topic questions, you are not required to include a bibliography list. When you submit your midterm (word document) to the “Assignments” for grading it will automatically be submitted to Turnitin. This means your assessment will be reviewed for plagiarism and will generate a Turnitin report and similarity score for originality. To reiterate, I want you to share your own thoughts in your own words in completing this assignment.

If you have any questions or concerns with the assignment please contact me.

1) Describe the challenges faced by US Customs and Border Protection agents attempting to secure the border. Be sure to include:

What is the functional equivalent of the border?

What is the Fourth amendment exception as it pertains to border searches?

How are seizure statistics used to justify the mission of border security?

2) Explain “open markets and closed borders” as it pertains to smuggling, free trade, and border enforcement.

3) What are the challenges of facilitating legal border crossings while maintaining secure borders?

4) What has been the economic impact of terrorism on U.S. and Global Markets since 9/11?

5) Describe the impact of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) agreements on cross border trade in North America.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word APA formatted paper summarizing the content of a simulation or video.

 

Watch the Khan Academy Video “Changes in Market Equilibrium” located in the Week 1 Khan Academy Videos.

• Identify two microeconomics and two macroeconomics principles or concepts from the simulation/video.
• Explain why you have categorized these selected principles or concepts as microeconomics or macroeconomics.
• Identify at least one shift of the supply curve and one shift of the demand curve in the simulation/video.
• Explain what causes the shifts, and how each shift affects the price, quantity, and decision making.
• Include responses to the following:
  • How might you apply what you learned about supply and demand from the simulation/video to your workplace or your understanding of a real-world product with which you are familiar?
  • How do the concepts of microeconomics help you understand the factors that affect shifts in supply and demand on equilibrium price and quantity?
  • How do the concepts of macroeconomics help you understand the factors that affect shifts in supply and demand on the equilibrium price and quantity?
  • How does the price elasticity of demand affect a consumer’s purchasing and the firm’s pricing strategy as it relates to the simulation/video?

Cite a minimum of 3 peer reviewed sources.

Conflict resolution is a necessary skill for any manager or leader. In this assignment, you will examine the difference between conflict and competition. You will also explore ways of determining when conflict resolution is necessary and explain ways to resolve conflict.

Research the role of conflict and competition using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Select two resources for use in this assignment. Reflect on your experiences with conflict. If you have no business related experiences with conflict, apply your personal experiences to a common workplace situation.

Review the following video:

• Ury W. (2010, October). The walk from “no” to “yes” [Video File]. TED Conferences, LLC. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/william_ury.html

Using the selected resources and examples from your experiences respond to the following:

• Explain the difference between conflict and competition.
• Describe a situation where competition is healthy. How does that relate to a business environment?
• Describe a situation where competition could lead to conflict and might not be healthy.
• What methods could you use to resolve the conflict?
• What leadership techniques would you use to resolve a conflict?
• In resolving conflict, use an example to describe a “best case” scenario.

Give reasons in support of yo

Watch the Khan Academy Video “Changes in Market Equilibrium” located in the Week 1 Khan Academy Videos.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper summarizing the content of the simulation and address the following: 

• Identify two microeconomics and two macroeconomics principles or concepts from the simulation/video.
• Explain why you have categorized these selected principles or concepts as microeconomics or macroeconomics.
• Identify at least one shift of the supply curve and one shift of the demand curve in the simulation/video.
• Explain what causes the shifts, and how each shift affects the price, quantity, and decision making.

Include responses to the following:

• How might you apply what you learned about supply and demand from the simulation/video to your workplace or your understanding of a real-world product with which you are familiar?
• How do the concepts of microeconomics help you understand the factors that affect shifts in supply and demand on equilibrium price and quantity?
• How do the concepts of macroeconomics help you understand the factors that affect shifts in supply and demand on the equilibrium price and quantity?
• How does the price elasticity of demand affect a consumer’s purchasing and the firm’s pricing strategy as it relates to the simulation/video?

Cite a minimum of 3 peer reviewed sources.

Assignment 2: Evaluation of a Weight Loss Program

Many Americans believe that they are overweight, by a few pounds to a few hundred pounds. Because of this, weight loss systems are big business. For this assignment, you are to select a weight loss system and evaluate it in terms of the information about the physiology of ingestive behavior covered this module.

• Find a website, a brochure, a popular article, or an advertisement about weight control that proposes a mechanism for loss of excess weight.
• Document the key proposals in terms of the main claims for success of the program (e.g., restriction of fat and small portions).
• Describe the reasons provided for the effectiveness of the program (e.g., a full stomach reduces hunger).
• Discuss the physiological components involved in the weight loss program. Clearly express an understanding of the physiology of the process of hunger, satiation, eating, and drinking as relevant for the weight loss method being described (e.g., long periods between meals would be likely to reduce blood sugar levels).
• Present a critique of the materials based on the module information on eating and weight regulation.
• Evaluate the proposal and suggest whether you would try this weight loss system or recommend it to someone else. Explain why or why not.

For this assignment, you are required to cite, at a minimum, the online course and the textbook for the course. Additional sources are welcome. Scholarly sources are preferred and can be found in the located under the Academic Resources section of Course Home. For reputable web sources, look for .gov or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites. Do not use Wikipedia.

Your paper should be double-spaced, in 12 point Times New Roman font, and with normal 1-inch margins; written in APA style; and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page and a reference page. The body of the paper should be between 3 and 4 pages. Save the paper as . Submit your response to the

Financial Statement Analysis

Outline of Individual Project

Obtain approval from your instructor for a company that you will analyze for this project. The company must be from this list.

Download the most recent Annual Report from your chosen company’s Web site; this is commonly located on the Investor Relations page. Prepare a report analyzing business mathematics concepts. Be sure to include the following in your report:

Explain how mathematics is used in the preparation of financial statements.
Discuss examples of business problem solving using mathematics from the Annual Report.
Explain the cost recovery methods used in the Annual Report, and indicate how these are factored into the Balance Sheet and Income Statement.
Discuss the types of indebtedness reported on the Balance Sheet and how the interest is computed.
Prepare and explain a horizontal analysis of the Balance Sheet for all years presented in the Annual Report.
Prepare and explain a vertical analysis of the Income Statement for all years presented in the Annual Report.
Explain the importance of using ratios and percentages in communicating financial results