Entrepreneurial Business Plan Part B (and Change Matrix)
I HAVE ATTACHED PART A
Entrepreneurial Business Plan Part B:
The purpose of this assignment is to complete an investigation into (a) customer segmentation, (b) industry analysis, and (c) location analysis for the selected firm. To Part B of the Entrepreneurial Business Plan, students will be using information from this week’s reading assignments, outside research, and their critical thinking skills. (CLO’s 1, 3, 6, and 8)
Expectations for this assignment:
General Guidelines:
1. Your paper should meet all APA (6th Ed.) writing standards.
2. The Change Matrix must be placed immediately following the Title Page.
3. Beginning in Wk. 2 – Instructor’s feedback, recommendations, and corrections must be addressed and detailed on the change matrix page.
4. Include a faith integration component – The faith integration component should be present throughout your business plan (e.g., not just a paragraph or mention of faith at the end of each section). In other words, how does your faith or world view influence your firm?
Specific to this week’s component:
1. Customer Segmentation – Identify three common characteristics of your potential customer.
2. Create three graphs showing the moving trends of each identified common characteristic (from #1 above). Graphs must include a minimum of three years of data for each identified segment.
3. Provide a discussion detailing the significance of each identified trend (from #’s 1 & 2 above)
4. Complete an in-depth analysis of the industry including:
a. Description of the industry.
b. Identify the North American Industry Classification number (NAIC) and provide a discussion of the importance of this identification.
c. Discuss the expected profit margin for the industry (be sure to support your findings).
d. Provide an in-depth discussion of your location preferences.
i. Provide city data.
ii. Provide pertinent demographic data within the selected area.
iii. Provide a detailed list of the advantages and disadvantages of the selected location.
For the change Matrix:
The instructor’s feedback – “I hope your week is off to a great start… Be sure you review your paper where I placed my feedback/notes. Each of the noted items must be corrected (using the change matrix) when submitting your Wk.’s 2 assignment.”
I have attached the document with the instructor’s feedback. Please make sure that the changes are made and the Change Matrix completed.
Entrepreneurial Business Plan (1)
20190914122103business_plan___part_a
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The company selected in the business plan is Platinum Covers which deals with smartphone covers. The mission and vision statement of the company are aimed at producing high quality products at a lower price to satisfy the customer needs. Finally, the paper analyzes the value and importance of Blue Ocean Strategy in Platinum Covers.
Entrepreneurial Business Plan
The business to be discussed in this case is known as Platinum Cases; this firm will be producing smartphone cases (Stern & Xu, 2018).
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