BSAD 210, SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT HOMEPAGE

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THIS HOMEPAGE IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN THE BSAD 210 CLASS BY PROVIDING A PLACE WHERE CASES, CLASS NOTES, AND THE CLASS SYLLABUS MAY BE DIRECTLY ACCESSED.

ASSIGNMENTS

• PART-TIME BUSINESS PLAN (Oral and Written Reports are due on 9-14-11)
• FRANCHISE REPORT GUIDELINES (Oral and Written Reports are due on 10-05-11)
• ACQUISITION (BUY-OUT) BUSINESS PLAN (Oral and Written Reports are due on 10-05-11)
• INTERVIEW GUIDELINES (Oral and Written Reports are due on 11-07-11)
• START-UP BUSINESS PLAN GUIDELINES (Oral Reports Due 11-28-11 and 11-30-11)

WEB RESOURCES

• http://www.inc.com                   Inc Magazine Business Resource Center
• http://www.sba.gov                   US Small Business Administration
• http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov     SBA - Online Site
• http://www.score.org                 SCORE - Mentoring for Small Businesses
• http://www.michigan.gov             Michigan Business & Economic Growth
• http://www.bplans.com               The Business Planning Experts
• http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small       Internal Revenue Service website
• http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/index.html Entrepreneur Magazine - Franchises

BUSINESS PLAN ILLUSTRATIONS

• SILVER SHEEN CAR WASH BUSINESS PLAN
  • Table of Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • Company Summary
  • Market Analysis and Projections Summary
  • Management Summary
  • Financial Summary

• WESTBURY STORAGE BUSINESS PLAN

• WOLF'S INDOOR SOCCER BUSINESS PLAN

• ALLEN'S BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATE & SAMPLE PLAN

CHECKLISTS AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS

• The BRIE Checklist
• Building Legitimacy for your Small Business
• Competency Self-Assessment
• Michigan Business Checklist

OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS

• SUBWAY RESTAURANT HISTORY
• FRANCHISE REPORTS
• SUDS-UR-DUDS ANALYSIS.
• SALES FORECASTS & REVENUE PROJECTIONS
• USEFUL URLs
• VALUING A BUSINESS
• MICHIGAN NAME SEARCH (Part of the Michigan.gov site above)
• MICHIGAN GUIDE TO STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS (from the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center)

SCHWAB POWERPOINT NOTES - (for 2011)

Understanding Small Business/Entrepreneuring
1. Introduction to Entrepreneuring/Small Business Management
2. Entrepreneurial Characteristics and Competencies

Entrepreneurial Strategies
3. Part-Time Ventures
4. Full-Time Start-Ups
5. Franchises
6. Acquisitions / Buy-Outs
7. Family Businesses

Creating a Business Opportunity
8. Environmental Analysis
9. Clarifying Values, Vision and Objectives

Exploring Your Market
10. Defining the Target Market
11. Applying the Marketing Mix (4-Ps)
12. Selling, Customer Relations, & Global Marketing
13. Projecting Customer Demand and Revenue

Legal and Location Issues
14. Legal Structures
15. Intellectual Property Protection
16. Location & Layout Issues

The Business Plan: Roadmap to Success
17. The Basic Business Plan
18. Establishing Time Lines and Milestones

Financial Issues
19. Funding Sources
20. Financial Statements
21. Cash Flow Projections
22. Ratio Analysis
23. Break-even Analysis
32. Determining Contribution Margins

Operations and Staffing Issues
24. Outsourcing
25. Product Development
26. Inventory Management
27. Management Team & Advisors
28. Human Resource Considerations
29. Risk Management
30. Quality Management
31. Supply Chain Analysis

SYLLABI

• FALL, 2011

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