...Assignment 2 – Business Plan (35%) Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to apply franchising and small business knowledge to develop a business plan for a new franchise outlet for a franchise business. In either case, the business is to be started from scratch. Topic / Task You are required to produce a business plan for a start-up outlet of a franchise chain you would like to operate. Students CANNOT base their business plan on a pre-existing franchise (i.e., one which has been or is currently in operation). Students must understand that the business plan is for a franchise outlet as opposed to an independent new business. Several sample business plans from which you may draw ideas have been provided in the “assessment tab”. These Business Plans are considered exemplar plans. Please view as they may assist you in terms of structure and expectations. Please DO NOT copy any of the plans as they are recorded through the SafeAssign submission point and as such any plagiarism based on these plans or those available on the Internet will be detected. In addition, there are a number of resources available and identified (including useful websites and video clips) for students in Topic 2 (Activity 3). You should also draw upon the business planning resources available online at www.business.gov.au plus those available from other government agencies, associations and major banks. Referencing and Collaboration Referencing is expected. Assignments will be uploaded...
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...Analyitical Report of website: www.flinders.edu.au Student name: Garth Trickett Student number: 3068276 Tutor Name: Carol Drew Table of contents 1. Executive summary 2. Introduction 3.1 How easy is it to choose a course and apply for the university it using the website? 3.2 Website Template Layout 3.3 Homepage Layout 3.4 Colour Scheme 4.1 Conclusion 4.2 Recommendations 5. References Executive summary Introduction The aim of this report is to critically analyse the architecture of the website www.flinders.ed.au. The information gathered from the analysis will be used to devise solutions to problems with the website. The technique of examination for the website was to thoroughly explore the different pages of the website and grade each area of the website using appropriate criteria. Dave Gehrke (1999) states that” without efficient and user=friendly navigation, the user is likely to get confused, lost or frustrated and leave the site for good”. A resultant survey run by Gehrke (1999) showed that page loading speed and navigational efficiency are the most important things to users. The most important user type that needs to be happy with the website for it to be successful is prospective students as they make a majority of the people visiting the site. Prospective students are more likely to turn into current students if they like the feel of the website. This analyst took on the role of prospective student to test the...
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...Real Agent Installation and Setup Documents Real Agent Real Estate Setup Documentation Theme Installation Login into your WordPress dashboard and click on “Appearance” --> “ Themes” tab. You will have the option to manage existing themes or Install new ones, click on “Install Themes”. A sub menu with the following options will appear below the main tabs: Search | Upload | Featured | Newest | Recently Updated Click on the “Upload” item and you will get the following screen: Install a theme in .zip format Click on “Choose File” and locate the purchased file in your PC and then click on “Install Now”. Preview or Activate the theme and check your website to see the Real Agent Real Estate theme. The theme is now active. Demo content installation (Developer Package) Developer (Full) package only --> Click on "Tools"--->import-->WordPress and locate the provided xml file in your computer, click upload file and import, select your author preferences and click "Download and import file attachments". All the content from the demo theme will be on your website. Setting Permissions Make sure the following folder have "write or 777" permissions for authors and specific images thumbnail creation: /cache/ (located within the theme) Image Size Image sizes are defined by default in Real Agent theme but you also need to setup your "Media" settings in the WordPress administration to tell WordPress to resize all your images to the correct size...
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...kin31937_ch.02.qxd 10/23/06 2:06 PM Page 11 THESIS SENTENCE TEMPLATES A thesis sentence is a sentence in the introduction that tells the reader what the topic or argument of the essay is. Experienced writers have little difficulty writing thesis sentences. This is because they have read and written thousands of them. You, the emerging writer, don’t have it so easy. So, you have to accelerate the process. You do this via thesis sentence templates. A thesis sentence template is the basic machinery of a thesis sentence, what makes it work. It is like a car minus the hood, the doors, the engine, the side panels, the wheels, and the air conditioner. On that basic structure, thousands of different cars can be built. From a thesis sentence template, thousands of thesis sentences can be constructed. The introduction for any piece of writing is very important. This is where you establish a relationship with the reader. The introduction will always be read, while the body of the paper might sometimes be glossed over (not carefully read) by graders of standardized tests like the SAT® or TOEFL®. ? HOW THE THESIS SENTENCE TEMPLATES WORK Each type of thesis sentence presented in this section is followed by two or three examples of how very different thesis sentences can be written using the template. Then you will write two or three thesis sentences of your own using the template. If you find the template difficult, just do one sentence on your own. But the more you...
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...the project network and baseline information below, complete the form to develop a status report for the project at the end of period 4 and the end of period 8. From the data you have collected and computed for periods 4 and 8, what information are you prepared to tell the customer about the status of the project at the end of period 8? (See template below for Exercise 13-3) Ch13 Ex1,2,3,4 Templates EV.doc 1 of 6 10/10/2011 12:31 PM Earned Value Exercises Ch13 Ex1,2,3,4 Templates EV.doc 2 of 6 10/10/2011 12:31 PM Earned Value Exercises End of Period 4 Task Actual % Complete A B C D E Finished 50% 33% 0% 0% EV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ AC 300 1000 500 0 0 ____ PV 400 800 600 ____ ____ ____ CV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ SV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Cumulative Totals End of Period 8 Task A B C D E F Actual % Complete Finished Finished Finished 25% 33% 0% Cumulative Totals EV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ AC 300 2200 1500 300 300 0 ____ PV 400 2400 1500 0 ____ ____ ____ CV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ SV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Ch13 Ex1,2,3,4 Templates EV.doc 3 of 6 10/10/2011 12:31 PM Earned Value Exercises 4. Given the following project network, baseline, and status information, develop status reports for periods 2, 4, 6, 8 and complete the performance indexes table. Calculate the EACf and the VACf. Based on your data, what is your assessment of the current...
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...Table of Contents ii Introduction 1 Using this Template 1 Authority Signatures 2 Executive Summary 3 Phase 1: The Strategic Context 4 1 Business Needs and Desired Outcomes 4 1.1 Strategic Environment 4 4 1.1.1 Organizational Overview 4 4 1.1.2 Business Need 4 4 1.1.3 Drivers for Change 4 4 1.1.4 Business Outcomes 4 1.2 Strategic Fit 4 1.3 Detailed Description of the Business Need 4 4 1.3.1 Problem/Opportunity Statement 4 4 1.3.2 Prioritized Requirements (High Level) 5 4 1.3.3 Assumptions 5 4 1.3.4 Constraints 5 4 1.3.5 Dependencies 5 1.4 Scope 6 4 1.4.1 Boundaries 6 4 1.4.2 Stakeholder Analysis 6 Phase 2: Analysis and Recommendation 7 2 Preliminary Options Analysis 7 2.1 Evaluation Criteria 7 2.2 List the Possible Options 7 4 2.2.1 The Status Quo 7 4 2.2.2 Describing the Option 7 2.3 Screening of Options 7 2.4 Rationale for Discounted and Viable Options 8 4 2.4.1 Advantages and Disadvantages 8 2.5 Alignment 8 4 2.5.1 Strategic Alignment 8 4 2.5.2 Alignment with Desired Business Outcomes 8 2.6 Recommendation 8 Phase...
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...MBA A605 or MSA A605 – Advanced Auditing (Online) Instructions for Completing Assignment Templates The instructor will reduce –– by one full letter –– a student’s grade on any submitted document template for which the student has not followed all of these instructions. The instructor will automatically award a grade of 50 of 100 possible points for all late assignments, as explained further below. Prior to the due date for the assignment, students must individually: 1. Analyze each assigned case and related readings, as indicated in this document template. 2. In the document template, provide carefully prepared summaries of the key facts of each case and responses to each of the case questions herein (there are eight templates – one for each week of the course). • Students must enter responses in the table rows (or cells) that follow each request for a key case fact summary and each case question. The template includes additional instructions for preparing key case fact summaries further below. • Students must enter their key case fact summaries and responses to case questions (i) single spaced and (ii) in the font type and size that is pre-determined in the document templates. Students must not make any changes to the templates (note the header on each page of this template). Wherever grammatically appropriate and helpful, students should use paragraph breaks and “bullets” to organize their responses. • Students’ responses must not exceed the maximum...
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...Please note - The titles used in this document provide a clear structure to your business plan. You may choose to make minor changes to suit your particular situation. Name: Business Plan for: (Please use this template in conjunction with the guide Prepare a business plan, where you will find information about how to use your business plan as well as instructions on how to use this template) |Document Version: | | |Date: | | |Completed by: | | Business plan contents Executive summary 4 1 Executive summary 4 2 Business details 5 3 Key personnel 6 Vision 8 4 The business idea 8 5 Business goals 9 6 What the business does 10 7 What makes the business different 11 8 Legal requirements 12 Sales and marketing 13 9 Market research 13 10 Profiling customers 14 11 Profiling competitors 15 12 Managing market risks 16 13 Pricing 17 14 Promotion and advertising 18 Running the business 19 15 Staff 19 16 Premises 20 17 Suppliers 21 18 Equipment 22 19 Managing operational risks 23 Finance 24 20 Start-up costs 24 21 Profit and loss forecast 25 22 Sourcing finance 26 23 Managing financial...
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...Please note - The titles used in this document provide a clear structure to your business plan. You may choose to make minor changes to suit your particular situation. Name: Business Plan for: (Please use this template in conjunction with the guide Prepare a business plan, where you will find information about how to use your business plan as well as instructions on how to use this template) |Document Version: | | |Date: | | |Completed by: | | Business plan contents Executive summary 4 1 Executive summary 4 2 Business details 5 3 Key personnel 6 Vision 8 4 The business idea 8 5 Business goals 9 6 What the business does 10 7 What makes the business different 11 8 Legal requirements 12 Sales and marketing 13 9 Market research 13 10 Profiling customers 14 11 Profiling competitors 15 12 Managing market risks 16 13 Pricing 17 14 Promotion and advertising 18 Running the business 19 15 Staff 19 16 Premises 20 17 Suppliers 21 18 Equipment 22 19 Managing operational risks 23 Finance 24 20 Start-up costs 24 21 Profit and loss forecast 25 22 Sourcing finance 26 23 Managing financial...
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...[pic] Business Case Template Date Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2 1.1. Issue 2 1.2. Anticipated Outcomes 2 1.3. Recommendation 3 1.4. Justification 3 Result and data 2. Business Case Analysis Team 4 Background 3. ENVIRONMENT SCAN…………………………………………………………………. 3.1. Environment 4 3.2. Commercial 5 3.3. Technological 5 3. 4 Economic 3. 5 Situational Analysis 4. Project Outline and scope Key Project Milestones 8 6 4.1. Improve Order Fulfilment times 6 4.2. Reducing the number of back orders 8 4.3. Reduce Sales team involvement……………………………………………………….. 4.4. Increase Inventory Turns 8 Method and Approach 5. Strategic Alignment 9 Analysis 6. Cost Benefit Analysis 10 Business Case 7. RISK ANALYSIS………………………………………………………………………… All members 8. References………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Appendix 11 Executive summary - 2-3 paragraphs fully summarising the entire project. Environmental scan - the commercial, social and technology environment in which the business case is proposed. This is equivalent to a background or literature review. Situational analysis - in which the current position of the company (and it's need for this project) is outlined. Cost/Benefit Analysis - the maths showing the nett effect of the money (spend offset by extra revenue), often comparing 2 or 3 scenarios: "do nothing", "do the second best project", "do this project"...
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...Name of Company Business Plan Address City, State Zip Phone E-mail Author’s Name Day Month Year Table of Contents I. Executive Summary 1. Business Owner(s) & Product/Service 2. Mission Statement 3. Company Structure 4. Target Market(s) 5. Current Opportunity 6. Projection of Business Future 7. Financial Summary II. Market Analysis 8. Industry, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 9. Competitive Analysis (Appendix B) 10. Demographics & Target Market 11. Entry Barriers III. Marketing Strategy 12. Product/Service 13. Sales Strategy 14. Promotion 15. Pricing Strategy 16. Web Strategy 17. Differentiation (Competitive Advantage) IV. Operations Plan 18. Location 19. Operation 20. Organization Structure 21. Employees 22. Space 23. Capacity: 24. Critical Suppliers 25. Financial system 26. Computer system. 27. Equipment 28. Permits and Licenses 29. Insurance 30. Contracts 31. Patents and Copyrights 32. Credit Policy V. Financial Plan 33. Product and Service Pricing 34. Funding Source(s) 35. Cash Flow Projection (Appendix A) VI. Appendix A: Cash Flow Statement VII. Appendix B: Competitive Analysis VIII. Appendix...
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...THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL TEMPLATE This document has been set up to assist students in preparing the text for their research proposal. It is NOT intended as a document to guide you through your research proposal development, but to assist you in setting out the proposal, in terms of text layout, section headings and sub-sections. The Research Proposal is a complete description of the intended research, developed under the supervision of the assigned supervisor. Through the full proposal, the student needs to demonstrate convincingly that the study will make a contribution to a public health issue or problem. The full research proposal must be between 5 and 10 pages and should present the following: ▪ Title ▪ Brief Introduction ▪ Background and statement of the problem (this in the light of a thorough literature review) ▪ Research question or hypothesis, aim and objectives ▪ Study design (type of study) ▪ Study population and sampling ▪ Data collection methods and instruments ▪ Data analysis methods – if applicable statistical planning must be fully addressed, or the candidate should provide evidence that statistics are not required. ▪ Mechanisms to assure the quality of the study – e.g. control of bias, safe storage of data ▪ Study period - Timetable for completion of the project ▪ Participants in the study – all people involved in the study, and the role they play, should be identified.* ▪ Ethical considerations ▪ Resources required for the study...
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...POWER SENSE BUSINESS PLAN Years CONTENTS | | |Page | |I |Executive Summary | | | | | | |II |Introduction and Background | | | | | | |III |Project Outline | | | | | | |IV |Ownership, Management and Employment | | | | | | |V |Market and Marketing Strategy | | | | | | |VI |Production | ...
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...This Nondisclosure Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into by and between Daniel Apodaca-Kotick ("Disclosing Party") and Andrew Clausen ("Receiving Party") for the purpose of preventing the unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information as defined below. The parties agree to enter into a confidential relationship with respect to the disclosure of certain proprietary and confidential information ("Confidential Information"). 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" shall include all information or material that has or could have commercial value or other utility in the business in which Disclosing Party is engaged. If Confidential Information is in written form, the Disclosing Party shall label or stamp the materials with the word "Confidential" or some similar warning. If Confidential Information is transmitted orally, the Disclosing Party shall promptly provide a writing indicating that such oral communication constituted Confidential Information. 2. Exclusions from Confidential Information. Receiving Party's obligations under this Agreement do not extend to information that is: (a) publicly known at the time of disclosure or subsequently becomes publicly known through no fault of the Receiving Party; (b) discovered or created by the Receiving Party before disclosure by Disclosing Party; (c) learned by the Receiving Party through legitimate means other than from the Disclosing Party or Disclosing...
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...Meeting Human Services Challenges with Technology Gina Sharra BSHS-351 January, 24th, 2011 Nate Hooper Meeting Human Services Challenges with Technology Technology has grown so much in the last decade that it is something that really should be used in the human services organizations today. It can help any of the organizations to not only grow with the demands that need to be met in human services, but it can also help the many services that are already being used or help to implement new technology uses that are not being used at this time for instance updating their systems. Technology can be used in many ways to benefit human services businesses, organizations as well as the non-profit services. There are so many different software’s that can be used to upgrade systems, add in systems that are old-school in which it will not only benefit these places in time management, privacy, HIPPA laws and in many other areas. One challenge for human services non-profit organization is it needs the proper tools to be able to provide its community with the services that are needed. But if they do not have the tools to get the information out into the community on what services they do provide than the community not only has no idea about this organization and what they provide, but the organization actually looses too because they themselves have no clientele. The different types of strategies that can help in this particular situation would be to add different ways for clients...
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