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BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Assignment 1 Company Description and SWOT FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Assignment 1: Company Description and SWOT Analysis about Due Week 3 and worth 100 points In this assignment, you will conduct a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat) analysis for the type of beverage you have selected, and for your company overall. As you work on the assignment, consider why you have chosen one type of non-alcoholic beverage over another and the reasons for that choice. As you complete your SWOT analysis, be sure to include external factors such as industry / market trends and competition, and internal factors such as your capabilities or abilities to reach certain market segments. Write a three to five (3-5) page paper, in which you: 1. Create your revised NAB company name and explain its significance
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Assignment 2 Marketing Plan FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Assignment 2: Marketing Plan Due Week 6 and worth 100 points This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a marketing plan and sales strategy, and a marketing budget. Note: You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. For the first six (6) months your company is in business—to give you time to perfect your product and to learn from actual customers—you will start marketing and selling in your own community, a radius of twenty-five (25) miles from where you live. For most non-alcoholic beverages, marketing (as opposed to the actual product itself) is key to success. Cola drinks, for example, are fairly undifferentiated,
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Assignment 3 Part 1 Operation Technology and Management Plan FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Assignment 3 Part 1: Operation, Technology, and Management Plan Due Week 8 and worth 70 points Use the “NAB Company Portfolio”. Write a three to six (3-6) page paper in which you provide the following information below. Operations Plan (1 – 2 pages) Note: Remember to assign a dollar amount to each operational cost you find, as you will need these figures for your income statement and cash flow in Week 8. 1. Create an operations plan for your NAB company using the template in the text as a guide (p. 214 | Operations Plan Preparation Form ). Extract appropriate information from the NAB Company portfolio, where applicable.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Assignment 3 Part 2 Business Plan Financials only FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Section 2: Business Plan Financials (MS Excel worksheets template) 1. For year one, revise and submit the Income Statement, Cash Flow Projections, and Balance Sheet sections from the “Business Plan Financials” MS Excel template (see: Course Required Files in Week 1). The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: • Describe strategic planning techniques used to formulate alternative strategies designed to achieve stated business goals.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Assignment 4 Presentation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Assignment 4: Presentation Due Week 9 and worth 70 points After you have fleshed out your business plan you will have the information you will need for a slide presentation (e.g., PowerPoint). This 12-slide presentation conveys the most important aspects of your business in a short time. More sophisticated investors, such as angel investors and venture capitalists, will typically not look at your written business plan until they have seen your slide presentation. Presentation (MS PowerPoint or equivalent) 1. Create a 12-slide presentation. Follow the outline on pp. 343–346 for the critical slides of your presentation and their placement. • Hints: Include the highlights of your elevator pitch,
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Assignment 5 Business Plan Final FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Assignment 5: Business Plan – Final Due Week 10 and worth 150 points This assignment consists of two (2) sections: your final business plan and your business plan financials. Note: You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. You have completed all of the necessary sections of your business plan and will now create a final draft. Use any / all feedback you have received to polish your plan to the point that you could confidently show it to investors and potential partners or customers. Refer to the Outline of a Business Plan, beginning on p. 399 of the course text. Not all businesses will include all of these components in this order
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 1 Discussion FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Create your NAB company name and explain its significance. • Develop your company’s Mission Statement and provide a rationale for its components.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 1to11 All Discussion Questions FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Create your NAB company name and explain its significance. • Develop your company’s Mission Statement and provide a rationale for its components. Suppose Honest Tea has hired you as a consultant to evaluate the completeness of their strategy for future growth. Base your evaluation on the provided SWOT analysis. Week 3: There are two (2) very different target markets and sales forces discussed in the videos. Identify some of the key differences between the organizations’ sales forces and target markets. Explain the value of developing a sales force based on the target market. Use examples from each video to support your response. A Rotten Apple?
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 2 Discussion Growing Honest Tea FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Suppose Honest Tea has hired you as a consultant to evaluate the completeness of their strategy for future growth. Base your evaluation on the provided SWOT analysis.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 3DiscussionOverall Rating FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Week 3: There are two (2) very different target markets and sales forces discussed in the videos. Identify some of the key differences between the organizations’ sales forces and target markets. Explain the value of developing a sales force based on the target market. Use examples from each video to support your response.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 4 Discussion A Rotten Apple FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com A Rotten Apple?" Please respond to the following: Watch the following 2013 Bloomberg’s video: https://youtu.be/glnTz5HD05U Based on the video, fast forward to current day and give your opinion on whether or not Apple’s product strategy should change given its current rate of success and potential competing companies (i.e. Samsung, etc.) operating within their market. Provide a rationale for your response. For reference, review the supplemental article titled, "Competitve Strategy", which discusses Michael Porter’s Five Forces.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 5 DiscussionSmooth Operator FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Week 5: "Smooth Operator" Elaborate your own definition of production operations management, including manufacturing and service operations. Then, assess the implication of technology in your definition. Lastly, appraise the impact of your previous responses to your Operations, Technology, and Management Plan development.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 6 DiscussionThirsty for the Triple Bottom Line FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Week 6: "Thirsty for the Triple Bottom Line" Evaluate Seth Goldman’s leadership performance on the concept of the “Triple Bottom Line” using at least two (2) examples from both resources (at least four [4] total examples) to support your evaluation.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 7 DiscussionNAB Company Portfolio FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Week 7: Use the “NAB Company Portfolio” (see: Course Required Files in Week 1) for reference. Provide the following information below. 1. For year one of your NAB company’s Business Plan, complete the Income Statement, Cash Flow Projections, and Balance Sheet sections from the “Business Plan Financials” MS Excel template (see: Course Required Files in Week 1). Note: Attach the MS Excel worksheet to the discussion thread. o Hints: Your marketing costs should already be included as you created your Marketing Budget in Week 4 and those will be filled in automatically.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 8 DiscussionMission Possible FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com "Mission Possible" • Describe how an organization’s mission statement and values are supported by specific aspects in the marketing, operations, technology, management, and social responsibility sections of a business plan. • In a real life situation, feedback from your business plan development team can be extremely valuable. Explain the value of receiving feedback from your ‘team’ (your instructor and fellow students) on the various sections of your non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) business plan while you work towards making necessary revisions.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 9 DiscussionPitch Perfect FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Week 9: “Pitch Perfect” Rank the given factors in order of importance when developing an elevator speech, and provide a rationale for your response.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 10 DiscussionI Have a Plan FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Week 10 "I Have a Plan" Per the text, planning isn’t just what you do to go into business; it’s what you have to do to stay in business. Speculate on the planning mechanism(s) that you believe would work well for your NAB business if implemented properly. Provide a rationale for your response.
BUS 599 TUTORS Redefine the Possible / bus599tutor.com BUS 599 Week 11 DiscussionStronger Than Yesterday FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus599tutor.com Week 11: "Stronger Than Yesterday" Suppose you were invited to join a team in charge of developing an organization’s Business Plan. Explain the strengths that you personally would bring to the team. Provide a rationale for your response.