BUS463: Assignment 2: Operating a Small Business

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Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 250 Assignment 2: Operating a Small Business

Criteria

 

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum

Expectations

60­69% D

 

Fair

70­79% C

 

Proficient

80­89% B

 

Exemplary

90­100% A 1. Choose the legal form of organization for the business, and support your choice.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely chose the legal form of organization for the business; did not submit or incompletely supported your choice.

Insufficiently chose the legal form of organization for the business; insufficiently supported your choice.

Partially chose the legal form of organization for the business; partially supported your choice.

Satisfactorily chose the legal form of organization for the business; satisfactorily supported your choice.

Thoroughly chose the legal form of organization for the business; thoroughly supported your choice.

2. Determine the organization structure which is initially needed to get the business operating, including the number of people necessary to get through the first year of operation, their job titles, and short job descriptions. Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely determined the organization structure which is initially needed to get the business operating, including the number of people necessary to get through the first year of operation, their job titles, and short job descriptions.

Insufficiently determined the organization structure which is initially needed to get the business operating, including the number of people necessary to get through the first year of operation, their job titles, and short job descriptions.

Partially determined the organization structure which is initially needed to get the business operating, including the number of people necessary to get through the first year of operation, their job titles, and short job descriptions.

Satisfactorily determined the organization structure which is initially needed to get the business operating, including the number of people necessary to get through the first year of operation, their job titles, and short job descriptions.

Thoroughly determined the organization structure which is initially needed to get the business operating, including the number of people necessary to get through the first year of operation, their job titles, and short job descriptions.

3. Propose at least three (3) methods to encourage the employees to work together and build an effective brand.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely proposed at least three (3) methods to encourage the employees to work together and build an effective brand.

Insufficiently proposed at least three (3) methods to encourage the employees to work together and build an effective brand.

Partially proposed at least three (3) methods to encourage the employees to work together and build an effective brand.

Satisfactorily proposed at least three (3) methods to encourage the employees to work together and build an effective brand.

Thoroughly proposed at least three (3) methods to encourage the employees to work together and build an effective brand.

4. Examine at least three (3) ways to satisfy each of the stakeholders in the business including the investors, the employees, the customers, and the community.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely examined at least three (3) ways to satisfy each of the stakeholders in the business including the investors, the employees, the customers, and the community.

Insufficiently examined at least three (3) ways to satisfy each of the stakeholders in the business including the investors, the employees, the customers, and the community.

Partially examined at least three (3) ways to satisfy each of the stakeholders in the business including the investors, the employees, the customers, and the community.

Satisfactorily examined at least three (3) ways to satisfy each of the stakeholders in the business including the investors, the employees, the customers, and the community.

Thoroughly examined at least three (3) ways to satisfy each of the stakeholders in the business including the investors, the employees, the customers, and the community.

5. Suggest a way to fund the business. Recommend how to attract equity investors.

Did not submit or incompletely suggested a way to fund the business. Did not submit or incompletely

Insufficiently suggested a way to fund the business. Insufficiently recommended

Partially suggested a way to fund the business. Partially recommended

Satisfactorily suggested a way to fund the business. Satisfactorily recommended how to attract

Thoroughly suggested a way to fund the business. Thoroughly recommended

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Weight: 15% recommended how to attract equity investors.

how to attract equity investors.

how to attract equity investors.

equity investors.

how to attract equity investors.

6. Analyze how much of the funding should come from debt, and how much from equity. Support your evaluation.

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Did not submit or incompletely analyzed how much of the funding should come from debt, and how much from equity. Did not submit or incompletely supported your evaluation.

Insufficiently analyzed how much of the funding should come from debt, and how much from equity. Insufficiently supported your evaluation.

Partially analyzed how much of the funding should come from debt, and how much from equity. Partially supported your evaluation.

Satisfactorily analyzed how much of the funding should come from debt, and how much from equity. Satisfactorily supported your evaluation.

Thoroughly analyzed how much of the funding should come from debt, and how much from equity. Thoroughly supported your evaluation.

7. 3 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present

7­8 errors present

5­6 errors present

3­4 errors present

0­2 errors present