Discussion 1

You are a business consultant who works with new business owners. A new client wants to start a bakery and seeks your advice.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Based on what you’ve learned from the readings, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using venture capital as startup funding for a business.
• Describe what approach you would recommend for the client by using the information you researched.
• How does your approach differ from the recommendations of your classmates?
• How might your recommendation change after reading your classmates recommendations?

Discussion 2

You are writing a book on how to evaluate performance evaluation for a company.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Think about some of the influences and measures of company performance that you read about this week.
• Explain the use of return on assets (ROA) and the price-to-earnings (PE) ratio in evaluating the performance of a company.
• Write about how to calculate ROA and PE ratio and how market conditions can affect these metrics.
• Share the ROA and PE ratio for a company you are familiar with. What do these metrics tell you about the financial health of the company?

Discussion 3

You are the Chief Risk Officer for a company and you’ve been tasked with identifying the areas where your company is exposed to systematic and unsystematic risks.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Based on the information you learned this week, what approach would you take in explaining how systematic and unsystematic risks affect risk planning?
• Describe your approach.
• Name 3 or more systematic or unsystematic risks your company might face.
• Think of some implications if your company decides not to be proactive and plan for these risks.