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Funding the Business Grading Guide

FIN/375 Version 3

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Individual Assignment: Funding the Business

Purpose of Assignment

The focus of this assignment is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of starting a business from scratch and versus buying an existing business, and to apply best practices to an entrepreneurial venture.

Grading Guide

Content

Met

Partially Met

Not Met

Comments:

The student describes the various types of funding available to a business, and includes at least three examples.

 

The student explains the advantages and disadvantages of each type of funding.

The student identifies the best source of funding for their business, and explains why you selected this source.

The student explains how they plan to grow and support the business over the next 3-5 years.

The student describes the major costs that they will need to cover prior to generating any revenue, and explains how they plan to cover their cash management.

The student determines the anticipated “break-even” point at which they expect to start seeing a return on their investment (for both your investors and the business).

The paper is 1,050 to 1,400 words in length.

Total Available

Total Earned

10

#/10

Writing Guidelines

Met

Partially Met

Not Met

Comments:

Organization

The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.

The introduction provides a sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.

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

The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.

Mechanics

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

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

Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.

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

Total Available

Total Earned

 

5

#/5

Assignment Total

#

15

#/15

Additional comments: