...confidentiality and anonymity before interviewing them. Very good care is taken to maintain the confidentiality of the information they provided. Documents will be stored safely in a bank locker and they are accessed only by the researcher. Documents will be destroyed after 5 years. Data Collection The data were collected from 100 people of the United States of America, whose age will be 21-55. This age group is selected because generally this age group people are the ones who are directly or indirectly involved in setting-up their own small business. They are divided into two groups based on their gender 50 males and 50 females. Out of 100 people 50 are white, 20 are African American, 10 are Native American, 10 are Asian American, and 10 are Hispanic. Archive data will be acquired from the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Small Business Administration (SBA) is a United States government agency that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. We can use...
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...GUS CHABAYTA J&K ELECTRONICS 12501 NORTH FREEWAY HOUSTON, TX, 77060 November 25, 2013 CRYSRTAL HICKS City council 13214 BLUEBERRIES TACOMA, TX 78321 Dear CRYSRTAL HICKS: J&K Electronics has been serving the community over twenty years with their consumer and electronics needs . we have involved in multiple projects in school districts providing advanced technology helping the students and the teachers in better educations . Our company has served multiple city and state departments in better communication through web conferencing, the court house with advance video streaming through trials. No matter of the project large or small our focus always on the quality and the need of our customers. Introduction to the project Implement 60 cameras on the city of Houston. set up 60 programs, as well as completion and programming , preparation , transfer support and placement –transfer help of the police department , court house , record citations , process traffic citations and import master video recording to archive . Offer experts associated to the innovative structure and organize the connection between the archived records and the court system. Accomplishment of this scheme is needy not only on the hardware and software, but also on your personnel’s ability, endeavor and eagerness to work with our company SCOPE OF SERVICES PROCESS support in preparation completion of the 60 camera systems Establish specifications for the bridge between the old...
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...GM520 1) The administrative agency which I choose is the Small Business Administration (SBA). The reason why this agency and the proposed regulation interest me is because I have worked for the Social Security Corporation in the businesses development department where I worked on micro projects and small businesses. The way this regulation that has been proposed may affect me is by enhancing my experience in small businesses. 2) The proposed rule made by the Small Business Administration is on the size standards of small businesses of some 35 industries of the North American Industry Classification System, NAICS, and other services. The regulation proposes an increase in the size standard of the relevant small businesses. The regulation also proposes an eight-size-standard-level methodology. 3) In my public comment I would propose that the regulation should not be limited to the increase of size standards but it has to examine the quantity standard, which means to add more industries to be included in these small businesses. 4) The deadline for the comments on the regulation was June 15, 2011 5) (a) I could not submit my comments because the deadline was past due. (b) Although I am in favor of the proposed regulation, these are the five legal theories I could use to overturn the regulation in court: 1- Arbitrary and capricious. The agency has to show evidence that supports their proposal and they must explain this evidence to prove the rational connection...
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...well-established aspect of all industries and businesses. Vendors usually present a proposal that must meet specific requirements needed by the buyer. These specifications are called Request For Proposal (RFP) or Request For Quote (RFQ). As a routine, sellers present their bids in a written format after discussing all aspects of the specifications with the buyer. It is important to note that when the purchasing is done from women-owned or minority-owned firms, a stricter more complicated process is involved since more qualifications asked of them. The same applies to small-businesses. Small businesses that use competitive bidding usually have prior experience of the process. However, if they small business lacks the proper and prior experience, it may have to educate itself with culture ad nature of competitive bidding. To help with such need, the US Small Business Administration (SBA) provides excellent learning resources for these small businesses in order to properly get involved in competitive bidding. There are major elements of this process that are important to both the buyer and the seller. From the point of view of the buyer, it is always important to identify the right supplier who has prior experience and full resources needed to meet the requirement of the bid. Some examples of experience involve qualifications, prior achievements, responsiveness, and of course cost. Since evaluating a proposal is time-consuming, buyers usually require bidders to go through formal qualification...
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...1. The administrative agencies that control this regulation: The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and subsequently, the Small Business Administration. This regulation would affect me as a small business owner because it would change the way all levels of government do business with privately -held small businesses, such as mine. 2. This is a proposal to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to include government-wide, standardized past performance evaluation factors and ratings categories, and that this past performance information be entered into the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). 3. My comment: While I concur that the FAR should be amended in this way, I believe that the current proposal is too vague to be effective. Standardizations tend to group things into categories that are either “black” or “white”, causing a great injustice to those who would only fit in areas of “gray”. Therefore, I suggest a thorough investigation into the actual effects that the proposal would have on all businesses- large and small, experienced and novel, old and new, etc. I also believe this proposal should not be enacted until real evidence, showing complete equality and fairness among all businesses, is presented to and reviewed by the public. 4. This expires on November 5, 2012 5. A. Based on the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946, if I choose, I would...
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...received a letter asking you to provide information that would support their retaining your services rather than hiring employees for the same purposes. Assume that this letter may have gone out to other local firms as well. Working as a team, you will do the following two things: (a) After discussing and choosing a small business with your team, you will prepare a letter (in effect, an informal proposal) in response, offering your services to the clinic. (b) Follow up with an oral presentation before the administration of the clinic to discuss and further sell your services to them. On the date scheduled for the final presentation, each student will be responsible for evaluating one team, as assigned by the instructor, on their written and oral presentation. To help you prepare, a copy of the student team evaluation form has been provided. Additionally, students will evaluate the contribution of their fellow team members and themselves in developing the presentation. Evaluations will be taken into consideration in determining grades for the project. In preparing your written presentations, consider the following: • What business services will you choose to provide to the clinic? Billing, secretarial, computer, health, landscaping? • Who will present the letter to the clinic administrators? Who will give the oral presentation–one person? The entire team? (Class will play the role of administration.) • Who is your audience? How...
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...Minerals Management Service (MMS) made to issue request for proposal No. 35164 for various health education methods for youth, on a unrestricted basis and not as a set aside for small business concerns. Prior to July 7 deadline Information Ventures submitted protest on June that the contract officer failed to perform adequate market research prior to deciding to solicit on an unrestricted basis. 3. Issues: Twenty business concerns requested a copy of the solicitation by the June 4 deadline, six were small business. By the July 7 deadline, four firms submitted capability statements, three were small businesses and one was a large business. The contract officer only reviewed the GSA Advantage online database and consulted the contracting technical representative. The GSA database pulled five contractors (three small and two large) all responded they could not perform the requirements requested by MMS. The technical representative suggested contacting Action for Healthy Kids volunteer coalition. The coalition responded they could not perform the requirement requested by MMS, either. The contracting officer deemed these sources as sufficient market research and felt no more than two or more small businesses could perform the requirements being asked, only due to other commitments and not due to lack of ability. The contracting officer moved forward with issuing solicitation on an unrestricted basis and not set aside for small businesses. 4. Decisions (Holdings): Protest is sustained...
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...Performance Price The method that we will use in evaluating the proposals is the trade-off process or better known as best value. Trade-off process puts more emphasis on non-price factors and awards the contract to the vendor that offers the best value rather than the one whose proposal has the lowest price. Using the trade-off process gives the government the flexibility to trade off among cost or price and non-cost evaluation factors such as the contractor’s technical capabilities, management capabilities, qualifications, and experience. It will be clearly indicated in the solicitation package on the relative order of importance of the evaluation factor which will state as follows: The following five criteria will be evaluated in order of importance. All non-price factors are listed in descending order of importance, with the most important criterion listed first. Criteria 1-5 combined are significantly more important than price. Price will not be scored, but its reasonableness and fairness will be evaluated. 1. Technical capability 2. Past performance 3. Corporate experience 4. Key personnel 5. Quality assurance The evaluation team considered only two criteria for this requirement since this project has a relatively small dollar value and restricted the competition to 100% small business set-aside. Experiences not considering for contractor’s as an evaluation factor will give new small business owner a better chance. As part of the solicitation...
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...THE EFFECT OF HAWKERS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL CLOTHING BUSINESSES IN NGARA Ngare Melissa wangari 637249 Mutongu Lydia wanjiku 637888 Owuor Mark Kingsley 636340 Presented to: G. Nduati A research proposal submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirement for International Business Administration degree. United States International University Fall Semester 2014 Table of Contents ABSTRACT 4 CHAPTER 1 5 1.0 INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 Background of study 5 Small Businesses in Ngara – Nairobi Kenya 6 1.2 Problem statement 7 1.3 General objective 8 1.4 Specific objectives 8 1.5 Research justification 8 1.5.1 The researcher 8 1.5.2 The small businesses 8 1.5.3 The hawkers 8 1.5.4 The government 9 1.6 RESEARCH SCOPE 9 1.7 Chapter Summery 10 CHAPTER 2 11 2.1 Introductions 11 2.2 Extent to which the prevalence of hawkers affect the growth of small clothing business along Ngara road 11 2.3 Effects of hawkers on sales strategies of small clothing businesses along Ngara 13 2.4 Extent to which the presence of hawkers affects the pricing strategy of small clothing business in Ngara 15 CHAPTER THREE 17 3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17 3.1 Introduction 17 3.2 Research design 17 3.3 Population and sampling design 17 3.3.1 Population 17 3.3.2 Sampling Design 17 3.3.2.1 Sampling Frame 17 3.3.2.2 Sampling technique 18 3.4 Data Collection 18 3.5 Research Procedure 18 3.6 Data Analysis 18 3.7 Chapter Summary 19 Research questionnaire 20 Interview statements 21 REFERENCES...
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...benefit from technology. Even a small company with a few employees can use technology to check customer and track sales. Work projects and business profits all connect to globalization enabled by technology. Everyone can connect with those in foreign countries with the click of a mouse. Decades ago, it would have taken months or years to find an inroad with a foreign partner or associate. Today, you can build a business with someone in another country in a matter of weeks -- or even days. Technology helps organize the work environment. Everything from payroll to inventory is managed more efficiently with well-designed software in place. Documents, such as letters or government proposals for contract work, are easier to write and edit on the computer. Phone systems include technology for three-way or four-way calling, for example, to save time. Conference calls also save plane fare and hotel costs if group calls are productive. Technology can frustrate clients who need to reach you. For example, individuals calling a help desk for answers to a question might not reach a live person. Pressing numbers to communicate your needs, such as “1 for yes” or “2 for no,” depersonalizes the relationship between customers and the companies they patronize. Having a live operator as an early option keeps callers much happier. Otherwise, they may take their business elsewhere. It’s likely that technology can help workers dodge true responsibilities. Every business owner knows voice mail and email...
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...Kelsey Campbell Course Project Proposal Managerial Application of Information- Technology MIS 535-60533 Using Mobile Devices to Improve Competitive Marketing Positioning I believe that the most innovative approach to coupling the use of mobile devices with Social Media will give online marketers better marketing positioning and improved competitiveness. The moving market of online shopping is currently dominated by a handful of names including Amazon, Apple, eBay, Google, and a splash of Yahoo. My approach is somewhat bias, as I am interning for eBay this summer with the Social Media team. However, I think that the information I gain through my intern project, and this class project will be legitimized, because it is an objective that I am, in real time, working to execute. (Ken Laudon and Jane Laudon. Management Information Systems, 12/e for DeVry University, 12th Edition.Bookshelf. Web. 22 July 2013) The problem is that although 66% of small business owners use mobile technology for their business (http://news.constantcontact.com/sites/constantcontact.newshq.businesswire.com/files/research/file/Mobile_Tech_Pulse_slidedeck_FINAL_3.pdf), it is still somewhat difficult to track in terms of actual correlated return and mobile friendly platforms all around. Social Media, according to Constant Contact, leads in mobile technology use at 73% while e-mail marketing follows at 71%. With better e-mail platforms being introduced such as @gmail, which virtually eliminates any...
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...Running Header: SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Small Business Opportunities – Educational Services In APA Style School Name Here BUS 505 – Business Strategies and Proposals Professors name here May 20, 2011 INTRODUCTION The Fudge Education Center (FEC) is a woman owned small business located in Charleston, SC, that provides educational support services to both military and civilians that qualify based on a financial need. FEC is currently seeking opportunities under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 611710 and 611430 – for Educational Services. These services will support military and civilians in areas such as study sessions, test preparation, coaching, educational development, job training, to include resume writing, interviewing skills and job placement. The criteria for qualifying to participate in FEC’s program will be based on household income per family. For example, a family of three earning no more than $25,000 per year will qualify to participate in these programs based on a financial need. However, a family of three earning $50,000 or more will not qualify to participate in the FEC program as they do not demonstrate a financial need based on household income. FEC is in the process of seeking contracting opportunities within the small business. We are currently researching our options to see which social economic small business category will best fit FEC’s small business status. FEC’s ideal...
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...Unit Title |Starting a Small Business | Criteria Partially Covered |P4 M3 | | | |P4 – describe the legal and financial aspects that will affect the start up of the business | | | |M3 - M3 assess the implications of legal and financial aspects that will affect the start up of the business. | | | Task Introduction |You have been preparing a business proposal to show to your bank manager. The final part of your proposal will cover legal | |aspects of your business start up. | Legal aspects: legal status eg sole trader, partnership, limited company, franchise, cooperative; legal liabilities; trading terms and conditions; trading standards; licences; record keeping; resolving problems; national/local laws; regulations and bylaws;...
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...The purpose of this document is to request approval to complete a research proposal which seeks to determine which small business resources offer value to Electronic Document Management, Inc. The primary areas of concern are in regards to: improving the company's ability to network with larger companies, improving the company's finances, and determining the technological needs of the company. The objective of the research is to assist to ensure the long-term success of the company, and also to ensure the company has the technology available to comply with the policies present in the financial and healthcare sectors. PROBLEM Electronic Document Management, Inc. may not be utilizing all of the small business resources available to the company. Relevant to professional business networking, Electronic Document Management, Inc. has recently experienced difficulties establishing new working contracts with larger companies. In regards to the finances of Electronic Document Management, Inc., the company was recently rejected for a commercial loan application. The company also recently expanded to a second office location. The recent expansion of renting out a second office location imposes additional constraints to the daily and monthly budgets, and therefore operating under this current business model may not be sustainable over a long-term period of time. In regards to technological capabilities, the company does not have any electronic billing system in place...
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...President Obama took office in the White House, the country was in financial turmoil. The housing market was unstable, Wall Street was crumbling beneath our feet, the automobile industry was near collapse and although I hate to mention it, the massive amount of job lost was a major issue as well. The progress that the county has made from the previous year are that of a stabilized housing market by allowing lenders to work with homeowners to keep them in their homes and the government extended financial assistance to banks, financial institutions and the automotive industry. President Obama has also, created the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that invested in the infrastructure of the country. The ARRA provided tax cuts to small businesses, invested in health care, education and infrastructure. The issues that the country faces as we move forward include the revamping of the education, the rising cost of the health care system and figuring out how to support and protect democracy around the world while trying to reduce the overall budget. The national debt is major concern for the President moving forward. The educational system is not preparing our students for future jobs and we rank lower than our counterparts with similar resources. The health care system prices are continuing to rise, therefore millions of Americans will not be able to afford healthcare. The President must chose how to cut the military spending but keep the homeland safe and other countries...
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