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Unit 1.1 DB: Benefits of Business Ownership

Discuss 2-3 major benefits of business ownership. Please reply to at lest three of your classmates postings.

Unit 1.2 DB: Ethics and CSR

Share your perspective and discuss with your classmates the following topic: Why are ethics sand Corporate Social Responsibility so important to a small company?

Unit 2 DB: Business Plan

In Unit 8 you will submit a Business Plan for a business of your choice. Discuss with your classmates the type of business you are planning on focusing on here, gain insight from each other, and begin working through a process that will narrow the possibilities for your business. Please comment on each other’s focus and help out in any way you can.

Your topic must be submitted & approved by the instructor in week 3.

Unit 3.1 DB: Selecing Management Teams

How would you go about selecting a management team to run your business and what factors would you take into consideration? Also please respond to at least three of your classmates postings.

Unit 3.2 DB: SWOT Analysis

Perform a SWOT Analysis of the business you will be developing a Business Plan on. Once done, provide your classmates with a sort summary of what you have learned.

Unit 4 DB: Product Development

How would you go about creating a new product / service and how would you market that it for your business? Also please respond to at least three of your classmates postings.

Unit 5.1 DB: e-Commerce

What are your feelings about e-commerce? Do you prefer a brick and mortar based business over a web based business? Maybe a combination of both? Reply to at least three of your classmates postings.

Unit 5.2 DB: Mid-Point Check-in

Please discuss the following 2 topics with your classmates:

Your comments on the class so far: What you have learned, what has worked for you, and what did not work for you.

Progress you are making on your Business Plan.

Unit 6 DB: Location, Location, Location

What criteria would you use for the location of a retail business or a service business? Why? Also please respond to at least three of your classmates postings.

Unit 7.1 DB: Leadership

What is needed in your opinion to make a good leader in a business? Do you have those qualifications? How do you surround yourself with good people to make your business flourish? Also please respond to at least three of your classmates postings.

Unit 7.2 DB: Financials

Discuss with your classmates your progress on sections 12 (Financial Forecasts) & 13 (Loan or Investment Proposal) of the Business Plan.

Unit 8.1 DB: Social Responsibility

Describe your business’ social responsibility to each of the following areas: the Environment, Employees, Customers, Investors, and the Community? Also please respond to at least three of your classmates postings.