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LASA: Business Plan

ATTACHED YOU WILL FIND ASSIGNMENTS 1, 2 & 3:
Assignment 3 needs to be redone to include the Consulting Company’s Name (this is the business venture – Call/Name It MSOL Consoluting)

Assignment 2: LASA: Business Plan

As discussed in the LASA: Working Ahead section, you will prepare a business plan on a specific project or an initiative to be implemented in the business areas covered by your respective MS program of study.
In Modules 1, 2, 3, and 4, you submitted individual assignments that will be part of the final document. The final document needs to be submitted as the course LASA. In this module, you will consolidate all the information collected throughout the course, organize the information, and prepare your business plan.
Tasks:
Prepare a business plan in a Microsoft Word document with an accompanying Microsoft PowerPoint presentation containing the key points of your plan to serve as a presentation to a group of potential investors. The business plan should focus on a specific project or initiative to be implemented in the business areas covered by your respective MS program of study.
The Microsoft Word document (official plan) should have a minimum of 12 pages, and the presentation should be of 12–15 slides.
The business plan for this initiative should include the following:

  • Cover page
  • Table of contents
  • Executive summary: The executive summary should not be more than two pages and should include the following information:
    • Name of the venture
    • Business idea
    • Target market
    • Type of organization
    • Marketing and sales strategy
    • Key success factors
    • Short-and long-term business goals
    • Management skills and resources
    • Ownership
    • Sources and uses of funds
    • Summary of the financial projections
  • Mission, vision, and culture
  • Company description
  • Opportunity or feasibility analysis
  • Marketing strategy and plan
  • Simplified financial analysis and projections
  • Management and operations (including legal, risk, human resource management [HRM], ethics, etc.)

Note that you can use any business plan template as an aid for preparing the final document. At a minimum, the plan/presentation must include:

  • Executive summary
  • Mission, vision, and culture
  • Company description
  • Opportunity or feasibility analysis
  • Marketing strategy and plan
  • Simplified financial analysis and projections
  • Management and operations (including legal, risk, human resource management [HRM], ethics, etc.)

Make sure to expand as necessary to ensure your audience can have a full understanding of your proposed plan.
Submission Details:

  • By the due date assigned,  save your business plan as M5_A1_lastname_firstinitial.doc and your presentation as M5_A1_lastname_firstinitial.ppt and submit these to the Submissions Area.
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Forecasting and Preparing Financial Statements

NEED A RESPONSE TO PEER STUDENT
ORIGINAL ASSIGNMENT:

Assignment 1: Discussion—Forecasting and Preparing Financial Statements

Tina, one of your friends, approached you and proposed a partnership in a new venture that she is planning to start—a fashion boutique that will sell women’s clothing and accessories. She told you that she leafed through several books on how to prepare forecasts and pro forma financial statements, but the books were geared toward existing firms that have several years of historical financial statements on which to base their projections.
In this assignment, you will review the accounting concepts and financial statements presented in this module to critically evaluate the challenges faced by your friend in her new business venture.
Tasks:
Respond to the following points:

  • If your friend asked you for advice on how to prepare forecasts for a new fashion boutique for women, what would you tell her?
  • As a potential partner, what would be the important financial statements to be in place for an initial assessment of the venture? Provide details and justification of each choice.

STUDENT RESPONSE

  • Provide substantive comments by
    • contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
    • building on the remarks or questions of others; or
    • sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
  • Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.

Forecasting and Preparing Financial Statements
How to prepare forecasts for a new fashion boutique for women
According to Baker, (1999), “Sales forecasting involves predicting the amount people will purchase, given the product features and the conditions of the sale”. Sales forecasting, as one of the organizational operational tools, plays important role in helping organizations to plan, from budgeting to ordering the right products and ensuring adequate staffing depending on the season. To advice a friend on how to prepare forecasts for a new fashion boutique for women, I would recommend her to ensure proper understanding of the nature of her business. Depending on the business location, fashion boutique, may involve the purchasing of different products for different seasons for her customers. Knowing her targeted potential customers will help to make provision for the appropriate products that will satisfy their taste. Since it is a new business, it is very important to make provision for the process of creating of sales data to be used for the next sales forecast. She must research for sales information for similar businesses within the same locations’ and use the information for the initial sale forecasting.
Important financial statements to be in place for an initial assessment of the venture
Starting a new business can sometimes be challenging and confusing. Because of that some business owners may find it confusing to figure out the different business reports, the important reports and how to read some of these reports. There are three important reports that are required by small business to maintain as a way of monitoring its business activities and finances: the balance sheet, the income statement and the cash flow statement. Of all the reports the cash flow statement is one of the most important reports. Cash flow statement is important as it shows the business activities. As stated by Wicks, 2018 “A small business uses cash flow statements to report the inflow and outflow of the business. The inflow is the cash or revenues that come into the business through the sale of commodities; the outflow is the cash used in the daily operations of the business”. For a new business this report will set the pace for the initial report to be used by the business to monitor the level of progress it has made.
References
Diana Wicks, (2018). Small Business: The Most Important Financial Report for a Small Business. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/important-financial-report-small-business-18400.html
Michael J. Baker (Ed.), International Thompson Business Press, 1999, p. 278-290.
NEED RESPONSE TO STUDENT:

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Apple- public organization analysis

 
As the human resources (HR) manager for a public organization, you are conducting a New Hire Orientation session for all new employees. As research for your orientation, you are writing a report about the functions of the organization, its strengths and weaknesses, and its mission, vision, goals, and objectives.
Instructions
1. Choose a public organization, such as Target, McDonalds, Apple, etc., as the basis for this assignment. Be sure to choose an organization where the information needed to complete this assignment is publicly available and is easily accessible.
2. Using research from at least three sources, develop a report that accomplishes the following tasks:
· Identify the company’s mission statement, vision statement, goals, objectives, and tactical plans.
· Explain how each of the four functions of management impacts the organization’s goals and objectives.
· Discuss the ethical implications of the organization’s policies and strategies with respect to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment.
· Conduct an internal and external assessment of the organization:
· Identify the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using SWOT analysis.
· Illustrate the organization’s product portfolio using a BCG Matrix.
· Analyze the internal and external environments using environmental scanning. Assess the organizational structure; the relationships and interactions among employees, management, and shareholders; market competitors; as well as the industry, national, and macro environments.
Support your responses using scholarly research from the Argosy University online library resources.
Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner. Your response should demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Write a 7-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
By 2/14/18 8PM PST, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.
 

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 LATAM News discussion

 
 LATAM News discussion
In order for me to grade these Business in LATAM News Best Practices Postings, you have to have your: 
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* one or two short paragraphs written by you with an insightful and critical thinking reference related to the current business news and/or
the academic practical learning content reviewed through the books and readings of this class
.
PLUS
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* The ENTIRE  Wall Street Journal Business News Best Practices ARTICLE and appropriate reference.
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Some Learning Tips for this Learning Assignment
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Using APA Style and Tips in Writing
You can find several readings and support material for your writing learning assignments and APA Style use at our Canvas Learning Management System section:
Course Content: 1.2 Using APA Style and Tips in Writing

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Evaluating New Business Opportunities

 
MGT/418 Version 4
Evaluating New Business Opportunities
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation.
Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices.

Purpose of Assignment

This assignment will assist the students in developing a list of possible issues their new firms might encounter concerning financing. Obtaining information from other firms on how they are resolving these issues will allow the students to create a plan on how to solve issues their firms might encounter when obtaining financing.

Grading Guide

Content
 Met Partially Met Not Met Comments:
The student researches three critical financial issues that start-up or newly-acquired businesses may face.  
The student describes potential resolutions for these issues.
The student discusses the importance of financing to a new business.
The student describes best practices for handling working capital and cash flow for a new business.
The presentation is 10 to 15 slides in length with speaker notes and is appropriate for the audience.
The presentation includes relevant media and visual aids that are consistent with the content.
Total Available Total Earned
7 #/7
Presentation Guidelines Met Partially Met Not Met Comments:
Organization
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
The introduction provides a sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.
Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically.
Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.
Mechanics
The presentation is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, font sizes, and white space.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference slide.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
Total Available Total Earned
  3 #/3
Assignment Total # 10 #/10
Additional comments:
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Organizational Assessment

For Kim Woods–MGT

Instructions
M1 Assignment 3: Organizational Assessment
Scenario
As the human resources (HR) manager for a public organization, you are conducting a New Hire Orientation session for all new employees. As research for your orientation, you are writing a report about the functions of the organization, its strengths and weaknesses, and its mission, vision, goals, and objectives.
Instructions
1. Choose a public organization, such as Target, McDonalds, Apple, etc., as the basis for this assignment. Be sure to choose an organization where the information needed to complete this assignment is publicly available and is easily accessible.
2. Using research from at least three sources, develop a report that accomplishes the following tasks:
· Identify the company’s mission statement, vision statement, goals, objectives, and tactical plans.
· Explain how each of the four functions of management impacts the organization’s goals and objectives.
· Discuss the ethical implications of the organization’s policies and strategies with respect to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment.
· Conduct an internal and external assessment of the organization:
· Identify the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using SWOT analysis.
· Illustrate the organization’s product portfolio using a BCG Matrix.
· Analyze the internal and external environments using environmental scanning. Assess the organizational structure; the relationships and interactions among employees, management, and shareholders; market competitors; as well as the industry, national, and macro environments.
Support your responses using scholarly research from the Argosy University online library resources.
Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner. Your response should demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Write a 7-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
By 2/14/18 8PM PST, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.
Grading Criteria

Assignment Components Maximum Points
Identify the company’s mission statement, vision statement, goals, objectives, and tactical plans. 8
Explain how each of the four functions of management impacts the organization’s goals and objectives. 8
Discuss the ethical implications of the organization’s policies and strategies   with respect to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment. 16
Identify the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using SWOT analysis. 16
Illustrate the organization’s product portfolio using a BCG Matrix. 12
Analyze the internal and external environments using environmental scanning. 20
Academic Writing  
Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical   cholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use of scholarly sources aligns with specified assignment requirements. 20
Total: 100

Attachments

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Wall Street Journal

related to current business news and/or the academic practical learning content reviewed through the books and readings of this class.
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These Wall Street Journal Doing Business in LATAM News Best Practices postings must be from current business news in regards Doing Business in LATAM Best Practices from the Wall Street Journal and you should write one or two short paragraphs with an insightful and critical thinking reference related to the current business news and/or the academic practical learning content reviewed through the books and readings of this class.
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I expect high caliber Quality Wall Street Journal  Doing Business in LATAM News Best Practices Postings with top analyses and interesting insights!! If you have any questions, please let me know.
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Jose Rocha
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Grading Requisite
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In order for me to grade these Wall Street Journal Doing Business in LATAM News Best Practices Postings, you have to have your:
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* one or two short paragraphs written by you with an insightful and critical thinking reference related to the current business news and/or
the academic practical learning content reviewed through the books and readings of this class
.
PLUS
.
* The ENTIRE  Wall Street Journal Business News Best Practices ARTICLE and appropriate reference.
.
Some Learning Tips for this Learning Assignment
.
Using APA Style and Tips in Writing
You can find several readings and support material for your writing learning assignments and APA Style use at our Canvas Learning Management System section:
Course Content: 1.2 Using APA Style and Tips in Writing

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social media

In today’s business social media driven world, the ability to make a persuasive – well thought written argument in a single paragraph is a skill that will serve you in your professional executive career. Through our academic term, you are assigned to write AT LEAST 7 Quality Wall Street Journal  Doing Business in LATAM News  Best Practices Postings at our Canvas Learning Management System – Discussion Forum – Board Section
related to current business news and/or the academic practical learning content reviewed through the books and readings of this class.
.
These Wall Street Journal Doing Business in LATAM News Best Practices postings must be from current business news in regards Doing Business in LATAM Best Practices from the Wall Street Journal and you should write one or two short paragraphs with an insightful and critical thinking reference related to the current business news and/or the academic practical learning content reviewed through the books and readings of this class.
.
I expect high caliber Quality Wall Street Journal  Doing Business in LATAM News Best Practices Postings with top analyses and interesting insights!! If you have any questions, please let me know.
.
Jose Rocha
.
.
Grading Requisite
.
In order for me to grade these Wall Street Journal Doing Business in LATAM News Best Practices Postings, you have to have your:
.
* one or two short paragraphs written by you with an insightful and critical thinking reference related to the current business news and/or
the academic practical learning content reviewed through the books and readings of this class
.
PLUS
.
* The ENTIRE  Wall Street Journal Business News Best Practices ARTICLE and appropriate reference.
.
Some Learning Tips for this Learning Assignment
.
Using APA Style and Tips in Writing
You can find several readings and support material for your writing learning assignments and APA Style use at our Canvas Learning Management System section:
Course Content: 1.2 Using APA Style and Tips in Writing

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Individual Assignment: Financial Management Presentation

Financial Management Presentation

Financial Management Presentation Grading Guide
MGT/418 Version 4		 3

University of Phoenix: School of Business
Financial Management Presentation Grading Guide
MGT/418 Version 4
Evaluating New Business Opportunities
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation.
Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices.

Individual Assignment: Financial Management Presentation

Purpose of Assignment

This assignment will assist the students in developing a list of possible issues their new firms might encounter concerning financing. Obtaining information from other firms on how they are resolving these issues will allow the students to create a plan on how to solve issues their firms might encounter when obtaining financing.

Grading Guide

Content
 Met Partially Met Not Met Comments:
The student researches three critical financial issues that start-up or newly-acquired businesses may face.  
The student describes potential resolutions for these issues.
The student discusses the importance of financing to a new business.
The student describes best practices for handling working capital and cash flow for a new business.
The presentation is 10 to 15 slides in length with speaker notes and is appropriate for the audience.
The presentation includes relevant media and visual aids that are consistent with the content.
Total Available Total Earned
7 #/7
Presentation Guidelines Met Partially Met Not Met Comments:
Organization
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
The introduction provides a sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.
Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically.
Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.
Mechanics
The presentation is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, font sizes, and white space.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference slide.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
Total Available Total Earned
  3 #/3
Assignment Total # 10 #/10
Additional comments: