BUS 505 Assignment 1: Firm Research

Imagineyouareasmall-businessownerseekingafederalbusinessopportunitythatfallsinoneofthefollowingcategories:competitive8a,woman-owned,  HUBZone,service-disabledveteran-owned,  orveteran-owned.

Writeatwotofour(2-4)pagepaperinwhichyou:

1.      Describethesmall-business  lineofbusiness(LOB).

2.       DeterminewhichfederalgovernmentprocurementopportunityisalignedwiththeLOBusingtheFederalBusinessOpportunitiesWebsite:https://www.fbo.gov

3.      Providethefirm'scurrentstrategiesandthenassessthestrategicsuccessusingfinancialfigures or"soft"indicatorsasthebackground.

4.      DevelopaSWOTanalysis (useatable)forthebusinesstodeterminetheinternalandexternal factorsinservicingthefederalgovernmentandthenprovideagapanalysis (usingtheweaknessesandthreats)insatisfyingtheexpectedrequirements.

5.      Usingthefederalprocurementprocess,createanactionplantofulfilltheexpectedrequirementsbasedoffthegapanalysis.

6.      Useatleastthree(3)qualityresourcesinthisassignment.Note:WikipediaandsimilarWebsitesdonotqualifyasqualityresources

Yourassignmentmustfollowtheseformattingrequirements:

•      Betyped,doublespaced,usingTimesNewRomanfont(size12), withone-inchmarginsonallsides;citationsandreferencesmustfollowAPAorschool-specificformat.Checkwithyour professorforanyadditionalinstructions.

•      Includeacoverpagecontainingthetitleoftheassignment,thestudent'sname,theprofessor's name,thecoursetitle,andthedate.Thecoverpageandthereferencepagearenotincludedintherequiredassignmentpagelength.

Thespecificcourselearningoutcomesassociatedwiththisassignmentare:

•      Analyzetheoperationsandfunctionsofthekeyparticipantsinthefederalprocurementprocessandassessafirm'sabilitytosatisfyexpectedrequirements.

•      Researchandlocatefederalgovernmentprocurementopportunities.

•      Determinetherequiredactionstoenableafirmtobeabletoparticipateinthefederalgovernmentcontractingactions.

•      Usetechnologyandinformationresourcestoresearchissuesinbusinessstrategiesandproposals.

•      Writeclearlyandconciselyaboutbusinessstrategiesandproposalsusingproperwriting mechanics.

Gradingforthisassignmentwillbebasedonanswerquality,logicIorganizationofthepaper,andlanguageandwritingskills,usingthefollowingrubric.