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• MGT 418 Entire Course
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• MGT 418 Week 1 Entrepreneurial Venture Plan Paper
• MGT 418 Week 2 Feasibility Study Paper
• MGT 418 Week 3 Business Plan Financial Analysis
• MGT 418 Week 4 Team Ethics Standards Presentation
• MGT 418 Week 4 Financial Management Presentation
• MGT 418 Week 5 Signature Assignment
  Entrepreneurship Funding Request

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• MGT 418 Week 1 DQs
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• What challenges would businesses have if they
  were underfunded?
• What is a business plan? What are some components
  of a business plan? Why is a business plan
  important?
• Why do you think it is important to have a
  primary and perhaps a couple secondary target
  markets ?
• Why is having a good credit score important to
  starting your own business?
• How does the economy affect business
  opportunities?

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• MGT 418 Week 1 Entrepreneurial Venture Plan Paper
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• Research two organizations within your state or
  on the Internet that assist entrepreneurs with
  the development of new ideas through the use of
  pitch contests, business accelerators, or other
  resources or services.
• Write 1,050- to 1,400-word paper to showcase what
  you learned from your research about both
  organizations.
• Describe both firms.
• Evaluate the resources and services that each
  firm provides for entrepreneurs, and explain
  anything surprising or unique that you found.

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• MGT 418 Week 2 DQs
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• Why is it important for firms to differentiate
  themselves from their competitors?
• Provide an example of a firm that has clearly
  succeeded in standing out from its competitors.
• What criteria determine the appropriate purchase
  price of a nonfranchised business?
• Should you ask for a written business plan from
  the seller when deciding whether to buy an
  existing nonfranchised business?

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• MGT 418 Week 2 Feasibility Study Paper
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• Resource Figure 3.1 in Ch. 3 of Entrepreneurship
• Prepare a 1,000- to 1500 word paper discussing
  what is needed to complete a feasibility study
  for a new start up or a new product line within
  an existing firm.
• Complete a feasibility study for the new product
  or service based on the template in Figure 3.1.
• Include the following in your paper
• The Business Problem and Opportunity Statement
• The Feasibility Study Requirements

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• MGT 418 Week 3 Business Plan Financial Analysis
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• Resource The Barringer/Ireland Business Model
  Template in Ch. 4 of Entrepreneurship
• Research three venture capitalist firms or banks
  (either on the Internet or in person).
• Analyze their requirements for obtaining funding
  in comparison to using the Barringer/Ireland
  Business Model template.
• Evaluate the pros and cons of completing a
  competitive analysis (using a competitive grid).
• Discuss key components of a business plan that
  you will want to highlight when trying to obtain
  capital for a new start up.

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• MGT 418 Week 3 DQs
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• What is the legal purpose of the Uniform
  Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC) and the
  Franchise Agreement?
• What was your understanding about buying a
  franchise prior to reading the course materials
  this week?
• What is the Federal Trade Commission's Rule 436?
• Is it necessary to hire a lawyer when
  contemplating the purchase of a franchise? Why or
  why not?

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• MGT 418 Week 4 DQs
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• Why is a formal partnership agreement important?
• Describe three risks involved in starting a
  partnership.
• When considering what organizational form to
  choose, what factors would be part of the
  consideration?
• Why are historical and pro forma financial
  statements important to an entrepreneur?

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• MGT 418 Week 4 Financial Management Presentation
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• Research three critical financial issues that
  start-up or newly-acquired businesses may face.
• Describe potential resolutions for these issues.
• Discuss the importance of financing to a new
  business, and describe best practices for
  handling working capital and cash flow for a new
  business.
• Present the information with a 10- to 15-slide
  visual presentation with speaker notes.
• Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your
  assignment.

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• MGT 418 Week 4 Team Ethics Standards Presentation
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• Research four different firms from the SP 500 to
  determine the criteria they have used to develop
  an ethical culture within their firm (e.g. their
  Code of Business Ethics, ethics governance
  committees, employee acknowledgements, public
  relations efforts or marketing).
• Discuss the following questions
• What kind(s) of information does each firm
  include in their ethical statements or
  documentation?
• Is there a designated team or governing
  structure that oversees ethics for each of the
  firms?
• What messages are the firms attempting to send
  to their employees?
• What messages are the firms attempting to send
  to their external customers?

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• MGT 418 Week 5 DQs
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• How can being certified as a Women's Business
  Enterprise or a Historically Underutilized
  Business, or being identified as a veteran-owned
  business, assist a business owner?
• What are the differences between equity financing
  and debt financing?
• Search the web for two sources of nontraditional
  financial assistance.
• What qualifications does a buyer need to have for
  each of those traditional financing sources?

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• MGT 418 Week 5 Signature Assignment
  Entrepreneurship Funding Request
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• About Your Signature Assignment
• Signature/Benchmark Assignments are designed to
  align with specific program student learning
  outcome(s) in your program. Program Student
  Learning Outcomes are broad statements that
  describe what students should know and be able to
  do upon completion of their degree.
  Signature/Benchmark Assignments are graded with a
  grading guide or an automated rubric that allows
  the University to collect data that can be
  aggregated across a location or college/school
  and used for course/program improvements.

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