Gear Up

Nina has been working for a local small business called Gear Up for the last three years. It is a retail business that sells sporting goods equipment. When Nina started working there, she noticed that the business wasn't doing so well and observed several things that didn't bode well for the business's future. Nina has been thinking of starting her own small business because she feels she has learned much through working for Gear Up$.$

Knowing that Nina was studying business, her manager asked her to create a business plan for Gear Up$.$ The manager hoped that this plan would put things into perspective to help the company do better. After creating the plan, Nina suggested that Gear Up contact a group of senior and graduate students in business administration who provide management counseling for small businesses. Nina wants to make sure that her leaving does not become the cause of the company going under.

$24.$ Refer to Gear Up$.$ In preparing the business plan, Nina would have incorporated all of these components except

A$.$ company and industry descriptions

B: an exit strategy

C$.$ government regulations

D$.$ benefits to the community

E$.$ a marketing plan