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Business Ownership

Essay question: Please answer the following questions    And note there is 4000 character limit for each questions.
How did your hear  and become interested in an opportunity as a Chick Fil A franchise operator?
Why are you interested in owning and operating a franchise business?

Environmental Analysis

Now that you have reviewed the theories of Michael Porter, this is an opportunity for you to connect these theories to the current environmental factors that influence an industry of interest to you. (Michael porter interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw&feature=youtu.be )

Presentation Content and Requirements:
Cite Sources
Choose an industry that is of interest to you in the United States
Try to go beyond what is right in front of you think of something that you are really interested in it will make this assignment a whole lot more interesting for you (and for me, because your enthusiasm will shine through)
Provide information for each of the environmental analysis questions listed below in regards to your chosen industry
Present this information in a Narrated PowerPoint Presentation,( please include narration text of each slide in the notes section of each slide so I can record myself.)

Use a cover slide with your name, the name of

Ethical Framework

In this week's discussion:

Reflect on these business challenges and share what you believe to be the best ethical framework for a business operating in today's world.
What is your recommendation for a business to be both ethical and successful?
How will your recommended framework work in decision making?
In response to each other, do not hesitate to ask questions. Use your discussion to further develop your thoughts.
In considering your answers to these questions, remember to use sources from research that are relevant to and support your ideas.

Discussion

Answer the following questions, using APA-style.  Each answer should contain meaningful and intelligent responses gathered from your reading.  Using headings/subheadings.


Discussion Question #1.  Taking a step back to align this weeks readings with Chapter 7:  Over the last 2 weeks, you have been answering questions based on whether you identified back in Chapter 3 as a Coach and/or as an Interpreter.  Review Table 7.1 (Change Images and Communication Purpose) note the FOCUS of communication for both Coach and Interpreter images and determine if that still applies to you.  Now, consider the text indicates there is an issue of communicating to a level of getting buy-in (participation) to the change as opposed to a level of getting the word out (providing information) about a change.

Based on how you identified (as a Coach or as an Interpreter), are you more apt to focus on seeking buy-in or on getting the word out and why?


Target Marketing Plan

Required Marketing plan Headings:

Executive Summary

Situation Analysis

-Market Summary

-Target Markets

Marketing Demographics

-Geographics

-Demographics

-Behavioral factors

Market Needs

Market Trends

Market Growth

SWOT Analysis

Competitors Analysis

Market Strategy

-Marketing objectives

-Financial objectives

-Positioning strategy

Marketing tactics

-Product

-Price

-Distribution

-Communication

-Research

Financials

-Break-Even Analysis

-Sales Forecast

-Marketing Budget


Assignment Objectives:

Develop a Marketing Plan.
Define the types of marketing research.
Analyze potential pricing alternatives.
Define channel strategy
Design a sales management plan.
Define the process for bringing a new product or service to market.

Data Analysis

A.  Summarize the real-world business situation you identified in task 1.(Order # 190686755)


B.  Report the data you collected, relevant to the business situation, by doing the following:

1.  Describe the relevant data you collected.

2.  Create an appropriate graphical display (e.g., bar chart, scatter plot, line chart, or histogram) of the data you collected.


Note: This display should be a summary or representation of your data, not raw data.


C.  Report how you analyzed the data using an analysis technique from the given list by doing the following:

1.  Describe an appropriate analysis technique that you used to analyze the data.

2.  Include the output and any calculations of the analysis you performed.


Note: The output should include the output from the software you used to perform the analysis.


3.  Justify why you chose this analysis technique.


D.&

Term Paper

Assignment Prompt:
The following five (5) companies have been in the news due to either a consumer protection or antitrust problem. Select ONE of these companies from the first column as the subject of your paper. You are provided source links in the table about the company to get you started. You will need to do more research about the company as well as the ethical frameworks and applicable law.

(Companies are in the uploaded document)

When you have selected your company, research and cover the following points in a well written essay. Use APA format and topical headings.

In an introductory paragraph identify the company, the topic and a well crafted thesis statement.
Briefly describe the company and the nature of its business and corporate business environment. Do not spend a lot of time on the history of the company, but do describe sufficiently to create meaningful context. This should only need to be a paragraph.
Research, define and discuss the lega

corporate finance project

The Hamptons Hotel and Restaurant: Mutually Exclusive Investments Property Description and Background Information
The Hampton Hotel is located in the Hamptons Road area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The hotel is rated as a four diamond hotel, based on the United States hotel rating system. The hotel is considered as being unpretentious but luxurious. The Hamptons Hotel is approximately 7 years old. The hotel consists of 250 guestrooms made up of 50 premium rooms and 200 standard rooms. There is only one restaurant, capable of seating 150 persons. There is also a lobby bar which connects with the restaurant. The only entrance to the hotel is through the lobby bar. In addition, the hotel offers a full range of services to guests, including a large conference and event space for up to 200 persons, an exercise room overlooking the ocean, an outdoor pool and recreation area, free parking for guests, and room service. The average annual occupancy is 63%. The market segments include busines

Statistics

Please fill out Task 1 Template. 




Describe a real-world business situation that could be addressed by collecting and analyzing a set of data.  Summarize one question or decision relevant to the real-world business situation that you will answer by collecting and analyzing a set of data.
1.  Explain why the situation or question would benefit from a data analysis.
2.  Identify all of the data that you will need to collect that is relevant to the situation or question.
3.  Describe the data gathering method you will use to collect data.

Note: The data gathering method can include data sources (e.g., databases, surveys, behavioral observations, online sources, etc.)


6.  Identify an appropriate data analysis technique from the approved list above to analyze this data.

a.  Explain why the data analysis technique you chose is an appropriate technique to analyze the data collected.


Note: Use th

Analysis of Market Structures/Pricing Strategies

Pricing strategy varies significantly across different market structures. The pricing guidelines in a monopoly market are relatively straightforward. Since the company is the only producer offering the product, it can mark-up the price as far as the customer can bear. The pricing strategies for a producer operating in a perfect competition structure are also fairly intuitive. They are price takers, and hence the price is set at the marginal cost of the product. This is due to the fact that there are many firms offering nearly identical products. However, there is optimal pricing for the market structures offering differentiated products with many competitors (oligopoly) or a few producers (monopolistic competition). These are much more complex and involved. It has been stated that differentiation in products that creates differences in customer valuation is the most prevalent type of competition. In such markets pricing strategies may include the three C's of cost, competition, and cus