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• BUS 435 Entire Course (Ash)
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• BUS 435 Week 1 DQ 1 New or Established Venture?
• BUS 435 Week 1 DQ 2 Business Opportunity
• BUS 435 Week 1 Business Research

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• BUS 435 Week 1 Business Research (Ash)
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• Business Research. Identify a product or service
  for a new business you would like to start.
  Provide research from at least three references
  in a one to two page paper on your chosen
  product/service and industry. What are the market
  conditions? What are the risks? What does your
  research tell you about what a new business owner
  should do when starting a new business?

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•  BUS 435 Week 1 DQ 1 New or Established Venture
  (Ash)
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• New or Established Venture?.What would be your
  choice if posed with the decision between
  starting up a new venture or buying an ongoing
  venture if you have an opportunity to be an
  entrepreneur? What are the considerations that
  would help you make the decision? Respond to at
  least two of your classmates postings. 

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• BUS 435 Week 1 DQ 2 Business Opportunity (Ash)
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• Business Opportunity. Identify a product or
  service and assess the business opportunity for a
  new venture in that market. Is there a good
  opportunity for a new venture? Why? How would you
  create value for the product or service if you
  were the entrepreneur of the new venture? Respond
  to at least two of your classmates postings. 

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• BUS 435 Week 2 Business Concept (Ash)
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• Business Concept. Prepare a one to two page
  summary for your initial Final Paper business
  concept. The summary should address the concept
  description, summarizing the essence of your
  venture, as well as at least three of the
  following elements

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•  BUS 435 Week 2 DQ 1 Franchising (Ash)
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• Franchising. Assume that you consider a
  franchising opportunity for your new venture in
  the fast-food industry. Assess the strengths and
  the weaknesses of this franchising opportunity
  for your new venture. Describe your
  decision-making process on whether franchising is
  a good choice for your new venture. Respond to at
  least two of your classmates postings

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• BUS 435 Week 2 DQ 2 Legal Forms (Ash)
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• Legal Forms. There are different legal forms of a
  business corporation, limited liability company
  (LLC), proprietorship and the partnership. Which
  legal form will you choose to establish your new
  venture to be proposed in your Final Paper
  business plan?

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• BUS 435 Week 3 Customer Survey (Ash)
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• Customer Survey. Prepare a questionnaire to
  survey at least 5 potential customers to
  determine the level of interest in your product
  or service. Potential questions are What do they
  purchase now and how do they decide what to buy?
  Are they satisfied with the current
  product/service offered in the current market?

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• BUS 435 Week 3 DQ 1 Marketing Research (Ash)
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• Marketing Research. How do you conduct the
  marketing research for your new venture? Describe
  the steps that you will be using in your Final
  Paper research process and identify the
  limitations of your research. Respond to at least
  two of your classmates postings. 
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• BUS 435 Week 3 DQ 2 Pricing (Ash)
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• Pricing. How do you set the price for your
  product or service? Identify at least two pricing
  strategies that you may be using for your
  start-up business and explain why you think each
  identified pricing strategy is beneficial to your
  product or service. Respond to at least two of
  your classmates postings. 
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• BUS 435 Week 4 DQ 1 Start Up Capital (Ash)
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• Start-Up Capital. How do you obtain your start-up
  capital? Identify at least three sources of your
  start-up capital. There are four types of loans
  available from banks for new ventures. Which type
  of loans would you prefer to borrow from banks?
  Explain why you prefer to borrow that particular
  type of loan. Respond to at least two of your
  classmates postings. 

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• BUS 435 Week 4 DQ 2 Sales and Cash Budget (Ash)
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• Sales and Cash Budget. Define sales budget and
  cash budget. Explain the importance of sales
  budget and cash budget to the owner-manager. How
  do you use sales budget and cash budget to
  control the operation of your venture? Give a
  detailed example of how the process of a sales
  budget and a cash budget would work for your
  venture. Respond to at least two of your
  classmates postings. 
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• BUS 435 Week 4 Funding Strategies (Ash)
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• Funding Strategies. Prepare a one to two page
  paper on funding strategies for your start-up
  business. Two main sources of funding include
  equity funding and debt funding. What type of
  funding do you think would work best for your
  business? Describe the sources and uses of funds
  in detail.
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• BUS 435 Week 5 DQ 1 MBO (Ash)
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• MBO. How do you apply the MBO (Management by
  Objectives) process in your venture? Provide
  examples on how better morale will enhance
  productivity. Respond to at least two of your
  classmates postings 
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• BUS 435 Week 5 DQ 2 Global Expansion (Ash)
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•  BUS 435 Week 5 DQ 2 Global Expansion
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• Global Expansion. Identify at least three
  challenges of global expansion and address how
  you would face those challenges. Respond to at
  least two of your classmates' postings. 
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• BUS 435 Week 5 Final Paper (Ash)
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• Focus of the Final Paper
• Construct a business plan for a small business
  venture of your choosing.
• The components of the business plan should
  include

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