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Sources and Uses of Business Financing Grading Guide

FIN/575 Version 3

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Proper APA formatting was followed.

Cited and referenced.

Logical flow maintained throughout the paper.

Sentences were complete, clear, and concise.

Rules of grammar were followed.

Individual Assignment: Sources and Uses of Business Financing

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is for students to access the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) website for the purpose of discovering various sources of financing for their proposed business. Also, the mix of equity and debt financing should be considered. Students will also grasp the single most important thing about managing to maximize firm value which is to pursue excellence in the creation, production, and delivery of the firm’s products and/or services.

Grading Guide

Content

Met

Partially Met

Not Met

Comments:

The student accessed the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) website for the purpose of discovering various sources of financing for their proposed business.

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The student understood the following resource: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) website is perhaps the most valuable resource for any new entrepreneur in America for all aspects of starting, operating, and growing a business, and it would help the students in this class to use like a handbook. It is especially useful in learning more about financing a business and obtaining a loan.

20

The student assessed the stages of finance to:

· Explain the different stages of financing.

· Analyze sources of financing through the lifecycle of a firm.

· Assess the trade-offs between debt and equity financing for an entrepreneur.

20

20

20

The student cited a minimum of one peer reviewed reference from the University of Phoenix Library.

5

The student assessment is 1,200 words in length.

10

Total Available

Total Earned

100

#/100

Writing Guidelines

Met

Partially Met

Not Met

Comments:

The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.

10

Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.

10

Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.

10

Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.

10

Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.

10

Total Available

Total Earned

 

50

#/50

Assignment Total

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150

#/150

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