The first major task is for you to develop a proposal for your project. For the proposal, you should do enough background research to know the proposal is feasible for the firm, For example, a proposal that a firm doesn't pay a dividend should stop paying dividends 1 isn't feasible. The ideas should not be for an action the firm has already undertaken. For example, you should not propose that eBay should sell its Skype subsidiary because it has already done so. Your subject firms must be included in the Edgar Online and Mergent Horizon databases The proposal should be described briefly but clearly. Many good descriptions run about 200 words Sample proposals: Project Proposal 1: Finance Structure or Dividend Policy. This proposal will involve financial leverage and/or dividend policy, and should have a clear relation to the topics in Chapter 16 and 17 of RW). For example, you may propose that Google start paying dividend, or that General Motors try to strengthen its balance sheet by seeking private equity financing