Create Your Own Business Project

Assignment $1$: Business Proposal $(24$ pts$.)$

Write a business proposal in unbound report format. It must be a minimum of one page. It must

contain all of the information listed below. Every item needs a detailed explanation.

$1.$ Name of your business

$2.$ Hours you will be open

$3.$ What do you do$?($Fix$,$ sell, build, feed, serve, help?$)$

$4.$ Location of the business. Is it a small, rural community or d large, urban community?

Where in the town will you be located? Actually choose a location. Explain why that

location will be good for your business.

$5.$ Identify the competition in your business area and location.

$6.$ How many employees will you need? You must have at least $3.$ What specific positions

will these employees hold?

$7.$ Why do you think your business will succeed?

$8.$ Graphics to help convey your ideas$---$could be photos, organization chart, map, etc.

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Business Proposal Rubric

CATEGORY $4321$

Organization Information is very Information is Information is The information

organized with organized with organized, but appears to be

well$-$constructed well$-$constructed paragraphs are not disorganized. paragraphs and paragraphs. well$-$constructed. subheadings.

Amount of All topics are All topics are All topics are One or more Information addressed and all addressed and addressed, and topics were not

questions most questions most questions addressed. answered with at answered with at answered with $1$

least $2$ sentences least $2$ sentences sentence about

about each. about each. each.

Content& Students have Students have Several required Information included all of the included most of areas of

required the required information have

information and information and been omitted. content, and have content with some gone beyond to omissions. OR

include additional The students did

text and$/$or not include

information that additional text or

contribute to the information to

overall quality of enhance the

the document. quality of the

document.

Mechanics No grammatical, Almost no A few grammatical Many spelling or grammatical, spelling, or grammatical, punctuation errors. spelling or punctuation errors. spelling, or punctuation $(3-4$ errors.$)$ punctuation errors. errors. $(1-2(5$ or more errors.$)$ errors.$)$

Diagrams & Diagrams and Diagrams and Diagrams and Diagrams and

Illustrations illustrations are illustrations are illustrations are illustrations are not

neat, accurate and accurate and add neat and accurate accurate OR do

add to the reader's to the reader's and sometimes not add to the

understanding of understanding of add to the reader's reader's the topic. the topic. understanding of understanding of

the topic. the topic.

Professionalism The final outcome The final outcome The document

of the document of the document looks

looks "fit for the looks fairty good, unprofessional

shelf." but the document and needs major

could use some revisions and

minor improvements.

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Create Your Own Business Project $2$

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Assignment $2$: Logo $(12$ pis.$)$

You may want to combine this with assignment $3.$

Think of logos that companies use, such as the Nike swoosh sign, the Ford logo$,$ or the Apple

computer logo$.$ Why did these companies choose these kinds of logos$?$ How do they represent

their businesses most effectively?

Design a logo for your business. You may use Publisher, PhotoShop or draw something that can

be scanned. This symbol must represent your business effectively and give your customers a visual

representation of your business.

Design it carefully because it will appear on most of your company's literature. The logo should

be colorful and creative, but not necessarily complex.

Keep it simple, crisp and catchy. Presentation is everything!

Logo Rubric

CATEGORY $4321$

Graphics The student has Minor size and$/$or Flaws in size

demonstrated a color issues. and$/$or color.

master of using

graphic images.

The size and use

of the image is

appropriate. Use

of advanced

features is evident.

Represents Greatjob$-$ Represents the Does not

business represents the business. represent the

business well. business.

Professionalism The final outcome The final outcome The document

of the document of the document looks

looks ready for the looks fairly good, unprofessional

printer. but the document and needs major

could use some revisions and

minor improvements.

I improvements.

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Assignment $3$: Slogan $(4$ pts$.)$

Think about popular business slogans used by companies today. For example, Nike uses

the slogan "Just do it$."$ Volkswagen's slogan is "Drivers wanted." A slogan is a catchy

phrase used by a company to help consumers or customers remember their business. The

shorter the slogan is$,$ the better, because it will be easier to remember.

Write a short slogan that will be us