Project Portfolio Template

This document will form a portfolio for submission of work for this assessment. Complete each section and submit to the Assessor for marking with the final assessment documents.

Section $1$: Background research

Use the table below to record information about your case study business and research that you carry out on the other two businesses. You can use this information to help you negotiate business opportunities so ensure that you are thorough in your research so you understand what benefits and opportunities can be made from establishing a relationship with them.

Name of your selected case study business: ABC Company

Website link: SweetDelightBakery.com

What is the main industry sector for this business? $.$

Explain the industry structure and how this business fits into it$.$

Outline the main products and services provided by the business $($include any pricing structures$)..$

What memberships or associations does the business have? $.$

List any marketing and or purchasing activities that you could offer other businesses to promote collaboration.

List all reference materials used to determine:

$$ facts and statistics on the business

$$ potential key performance indicators

$$ market information.

Use the following tables for the businesses that you will meet with.

Name of first business: Cake making

Website link: SweetDelightBakery.com

What is the main industry sector for this business?

Explain the industry structure and how this business fits into it$.$

Do they have any current relationships or links with other businesses?

What opportunities are there to work with this business?

How does the business use social media to interact within the industry?

Identify how this business networks.

With regard to this business, what are their current sources of supply and how does this compare with what you can offer?

What professional networks does this business use?

In what way could you engage regular contact with the business based upon their current networking approaches?

Include any further information that you think will support your understanding of the business and that you can use to make viable proposals or agreements for collaboration.

Describe how the reference materials assisted the negotiation process?

Name of second business:

Website link:

What is the main industry sector for this business?

Explain the industry structure and how this business fits into it$.$

Do they have any current relationships or links with other businesses?

What opportunities are there to work with this business?

How does the business use social media to interact within the industry?

Identify how this business networks.

With regard to your business, what are their current sources of supply and how does this compare with what you can offer?

What professional networks does this business use?

In what way could you engage regular contact with the business based upon their current networking approaches?

Include any further information that you think will support your understanding of the business and that you can use to make viable proposals or agreements for collaboration.

Describe how the reference materials assisted the negotiation process?

Section $2$: Outcomes from networking event

Use the tables below to record information discussed with the two business you met with and reflect on the way the agreements will be formed.

Name of Business:

Briefly summarise how you think the meeting went. What were the key takeaways?

Outline the outcomes agreed $($this must relate to marketing or purchasing activities$)$:

Explain how each outcome will benefit your business. Outcome $1$:

Outcome $2$:

Outline the specifics of how each benefit will work $($for example a discount, links to the website, a contact fee$).$ Outcome $1$:

Outcome $2$:

Using a specific cost structure, explain how this can be included as a formal agreement. Outcome $1$:

Outcome $2$:

How will you maintain regular contact with this business?

What further networks can you be part of that will support the business relationship?

Include any further information that you think will support maintaining the business relationship.

Name of Business:

Briefly summarise how you think the meeting went. What were the key takeaways?

Outline the outcomes agreed $($this must relate to marketing or purchasing activities$)$:

$1.$

$2.$

Explain how each outcome will benefit your business. Outcome $1$:

Outcome $2$:

Outline the specifics of how each benefit will work $($for example a discount, links to the website, a contact fee$).$ Outcome $1$:

Outcome $2$:

Using a specific cost structure, explain how this can be included as a formal agreement. Outcome $1$:

Outcome $2$:

How will you maintain regular contact with this business?

What further networks can you be part of that will support the business relationship?

Include any further information tha