Competency
- Determine different types of local, domestic, and global business model strategies.
- Assess the characteristics of an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Evaluate business models that organizations utilize to effectively implement strategies.
- Critique how ethics affect entrepreneurship.
- Apply techniques used in business development.
- Synthesize the different components of the business plan.
Student Success Criteria
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Scenario
You have decided to open a cupcake bakery and move your home-based business into a storefront. Recently, you met with SBA National, a non-profit, that focuses on helping entrepreneurs start their business with funding and guidance. The non-profit also hosts a business pitch competition to anyone who is a client. The final step in the competition is to create a business plan.
Instructions
You will develop a business plan that outlines the strategy for your company. Include the following:
- Executive Summary
- Company Description – Background on Industry, is the company global or domestic and what techniques will be used to develop the business
- Organizational and Management Structure – Include the type of business model for your company and why
- Competitive & Market Analysis – How does the selected business module strategy fit with the competitive market
- Goods and Services Breakdown – What goods and services will be offered?
- Marketing and Networking Synopsis – What entrepreneurial mindset skills could be used?
- Sales Strategy – Include ethical strategies
- Financial Plan
Resources
- To research companies, visit the Companies & Industries page within the School of Business Guide
- To conduct market research, visit the Consumers & Demographics page within the School of Business Guide
- Consider using the following databases to research the entrepreneurial mindset:
- Business Source Complete via EBSCO
- Business via ProQuest
- Ebooks and Academic Ebooks via EBSCO
- Ebook Central via ProQuest
- For more information about writing an executive summary, see this FAQ.
- You can submit your draft to the Writing Lab for feedback before you submit your work for a grade.